Triumph in Turin!!!
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Game 7, Serie A
Sunday, October 18, 2026
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Allianz Stadium, Turin
Juventus Lazio 0-3
Lazio crush Juventus 3-0 with a wonderful performance
The team
After the encouraging second half against Monza, Rino Gattuso decided to bring Josip Šutalo into the starting line-up in place of Danilho Doekhi. Otherwise, it was the same team that had played the previous week.
Lazio had not won in Turin since their 2-1 victory in 2017, when Thomas Strakosha saved a last-gasp penalty. It was about time that record changed.
First half
The opening 45 minutes were fairly even, with both teams playing at a high tempo and the ball moving quickly from one end of the pitch to the other. Clear-cut chances, however, were few and far between. In fact, there was only one meaningful opportunity for each side.
In the 11th minute, Kerim Alajbegović crossed from the left and found Nico Gonzalez inside the box, but the Argentine failed to control the ball properly and Christos Mandas saved comfortably.
On the half-hour mark, Davide Frattesi crossed from the left towards Gustav Isaksen at the far post. The Dane attempted an Amarildo-style looping header, trying to send the ball towards the opposite post, but heading is not exactly his forte and the effort went wide.
Lazio took the lead in the 37th minute. Mattia Zaccagni's corner was initially cleared by the Juventus defence, but Kenneth Taylor collected the ball outside the Bianconeri box. He waited for Zaccagni to get back onside before returning the ball to the captain, who delivered a perfect cross. Oliver Provstgaard met it with a superb header to make it 1-0. It was the Danish defender's first goal for Lazio.
The Biancocelesti almost doubled their lead in the 44th minute. Nuno Tavares tried his luck from the left, with Bremer close by. The Brazilian defender's deflection sent the ball soaring towards goal, and it came crashing down off the crossbar.
Lazio went into the break with a slender but deserved lead.
Second half
Luciano Spalletti decided to introduce another forward at half-time, replacing Alajbegović with Nick Woltemade.
Juventus had been rather slow in building their attacks during the first half, but things changed after the restart. The Bianconeri created two huge chances to equalise, both originating down the left through Randal Kolo Muani.
In the 55th minute, the Frenchman burst down the wing and delivered an excellent low cross into the box. Woltemade tried to turn it goalwards with a volley, but the ball went narrowly wide.
A minute later, Kolo Muani broke forward again and switched play from the left to Nico Gonzalez on the opposite side. The Argentine got past Nuno Tavares, but, despite being in a favourable position, could only produce a scuffed shot that drifted wide. Lazio had been given two serious warnings.
Then, in the 66th minute, Nuno Tavares did something that would have made Maurizio Sarri raise an eyebrow: from the left, the Portuguese full-back produced a long diagonal pass towards the opposite side of the pitch. It was perfectly weighted for Isaksen, who controlled the ball with ease despite Zeki Celik closing him down.
Romano Floriani provided support on the right, perhaps distracting the former Roma defender for a split second. Isaksen moved into a position to kill the game and curled a superb shot past Guglielmo Vicario.
Two goals up, two Danish pastries.
Gattuso then made his first changes, bringing on Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Andrea Pinamonti for Taylor and Tijjani Noslin. Manuel Lazzari and Alfonso Pedraza subsequently replaced Isaksen and Zaccagni. Juventus responded with Francisco Conceição, Edon Zhegrova, Andrea Cambiaso and Jérémie Boga, who came on for Nico Gonzalez, Douglas Luiz, Celik and Pape Matar Sarr.
The Bianconeri seemed to lose heart and struggled to find a way back into the game. They had half a chance in the 82nd minute when Woltemade reached the byline and sent a high cross towards Kolo Muani, but the Frenchman's header sailed over the crossbar.
In the 89th minute, Lazio broke up a Juventus attack and Dele-Bashiru set off on a remarkable coast-to-coast run. The Nigerian international carried the ball all the way into the box before beating Vicario to complete a magnificent counter-attack and make it 3-0.
A triumph for the Biancocelesti, who showed resilience, played intelligent football and ultimately outclassed the Bianconeri. A 3-0 victory in Turin, just as in 1995 and 1964. Lazio remained joint top of the league with Inter.
Who played for Juventus
Vicario; Kalulu, Bremer, Lucumí; Celik (74' Cambiaso), Douglas Luiz (67' Zhegrova), Sarr (87' Boga), McKennie; Nico Gonzalez (67' Conceição), Alajbegović (46' Woltemade); Kolo Muani
Substitutes: Pinsoglio, Neto, Gatti, Kelly, Rugani, Cabal, Koopmeiners
Manager: Spalletti
Who played for Lazio
Mandas; Floriani, Sutalo, Provstgaard, Nuno Tavares; Frattesi, Belahyane, Taylor (69' Dele-Bashiru); Isaksen (79' Lazzari), Noslin (69' Pinamonti), Zaccagni (85' Pedraza)
Substitutes: Motta, Renzetti, Doekhi, Diogo Leite, Pellegrini, Cataldi, Przyborek, Farcomeni, Serra
Manager: Gattuso
Referee: Massa
Goals: 37' Provstgaard, 66' Isaksen, 89' Dele-Bashiru
Booked: Taylor, Zaccagni
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