A deserved win in Turin
Lazio beat Juventus 3-0 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on 18 October, moving level with Inter at the top of Serie A after the seventh round. Gattuso's side took control after a cautious first half, and La Stampa described Lazio as dominant in the game while Juventus chased a match their own supporters increasingly seemed to have given up on. Juventus were without coach Spalletti, who was suspended and watched the match from the stands. The defeat left Juventus on 11 points in eighth place, while Lazio and Inter each reached 19.
How the goals came
Provstgaard opened the scoring in the 37th minute, heading in a cross from Zaccagni, and Il Messaggero's match review confirmed the goal as regular. Earlier, in the 24th minute, referee Davide Massa had disallowed a Kolo Muani goal for offside after a Douglas Luiz shot rebounded off a defender, and VAR upheld the decision. Isaksen doubled Lazio's lead in the 66th minute with a counterattack that caught the Juventus defence out of position, and Dele Bashiru sealed the 3-0 result in the 89th minute. Woltemade came on alongside Kolo Muani in the second half, but the change came too late to alter the score. Nico Gonzalez protested for a foul in the 35th minute, but Massa played on, and Taylor was booked in the 41st minute for delaying the restart. Zaccagni was booked in the 49th minute for a late tackle on Nico Gonzalez.
- Kolo Muani goal disallowed for offside, upheld by VAR
- Nico Gonzalez protests a foul, referee Massa plays on
- Provstgaard heads Lazio in front
- Taylor booked for delaying the restart
- Zaccagni booked for a late tackle on Nico Gonzalez
- Isaksen doubles the lead on a counterattack
- Dele Bashiru completes the scoring
Juventus under pressure
Fanpage described Juventus as easy to breach at the first attack, a side that never really set the pace of the match. The outlet pointed to an unresolved tactical question: whether to start with two strikers or with Kolo Muani alone and bring Woltemade on later. Lazio's Nuno Tavares caused problems on the left with his runs forward and his passes across the pitch. Fanpage also noted that Lazio had started the season with six wins and one draw, and it put Juventus four points behind the Champions League places, a gap it said could still be closed.
Standings and the reaction in Turin
La Stampa reported that the home crowd had already jeered the first half, which ended 0-1, and that the booing turned into a full protest at the final whistle. The protest continued as the players went toward the curva. La Stampa's headline described Juventus as sinking while Lazio took first place. Lazio and Inter share the lead on 19 points, Roma are two points behind Lazio, and Juventus sit eighth on 11, eight points off the top according to Fanpage. Napoli are on 10 points, one fewer than Juventus, per the same outlet.