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Juventus 2-0 Lazio: goals from Mandzukic and Pjanic give Old Lady victory

Juventus 2-0 Lazio: goals from Mandzukic and Pjanic give Old Lady victory

Lazio travel to Turin to take on Serie A champions Juventus in Cristiano Ronaldo’s home debut. Lazio have a point to prove after losing their first match of the season 2-1 to Napoli; Juventus, on the other hand, lucky to prevail 3-2 in Verona over Chievo.
 
Last season, Lazio won two of three fixtures, including a 2-1 win at the Allianz Stadium which brought to an end 47 games without defeat for Juventus at home. Lazio also triumphed in the 2017 Supercoppa Italiana, winning 3-2 thanks to an injury time winner from young midfielder Alessandro Murgia.
 
Confirmed Line-ups:
 
Juventus (4-3-3): Szczesny; Alex Sandro, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, Joao Cancelo; Blaise Matuidi, Miralem Pjanic, Sami Khedira; Cristiano Ronaldo, Mario Mandzukic, Federico Bernardeschi
 
Lazio (3-5-1-1): Thomas Strakosha; Stefan Radu, Francesco Acerbi, Wallace; Senad Lulic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Lucas Leiva, Marco Parolo, Adam Marusic; Luis Alberto; Ciro Immobile
 
18:30 - After thirty minutes, Juventus are on top and in the lead thanks to a goal from Miralem Pjanic. Lazio have had a few opportunities but no reward as of yet.

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