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Lazio maintained their impre sive run of form with a 2-1 Tim McCarver Jersey win over Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday to tighten their grip on second place in Serie A.On a weekend in which Milan, Inter and Atalanta had all dropped points, Lazio took full advantage with an entertaining win over Juve, who remain eight points off the top four.Adrien Rabiot cancelled out Sergej Milinkovic-Savics opener in a frenetic end to the first half Stan Musial Jersey , with that sloppy goal ending Lazios six-game run without conceding in the league.But Mattia Zaccagni restored the hosts lead eight minutes after the restart, and Lazio held on to move five points clear of third place, which is now occupied by rivals Roma. Wojciech Szczesny produced a fine save to keep out Ciro Immobiles volley, but the Juventus goalkeeper could do little to deny Milinkovic-Savic from close range for Lazios 38th-minute opener.Referee Marco Di Bello allowed the goal Chris Beck Jersey to stand following a check of the pitchside monitor, despite the visitors arguing Milinkovic-Savic shoved Alex Sandro before Matt Carpenter Jersey controlling and firing in.A member of Juves backroom team was i sued a red card and substitute Leonardo Bonucci cautioned for their protests, but Juve were level before half-time as Rabiot bundled in after Ivan Provedel had saved Bremers initial header.Lazio were back in front on 53 minutes through Zaccagnis first-time finish into the bottom-right corner after Luis Alberto brilliantly back-heeled the ball into his path in front of goal.Ma similiano Allegri turned to Federico Vince Coleman Jersey Chiesa and Arkadiusz Milik from the substitutes bench, but Juve did not register a meaningful attempt in the second half as they failed to make up ground on the top four. |
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