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Ronaldo scores but Juve fall to Lazio for first defeat of season
TURIN, Italy, Dec 8, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Italian champions Juventus suffered
their first defeat of the season in all competitions with a 3-1 Serie A loss
against Lazio in Rome on Saturday.
Maurizio Sarri’s eight-time reigning Serie A champions remain second in
the league, two points behind leaders Inter Milan after 15 matches.
Cristiano Ronaldo put Juventus ahead at the Stadio Olimpico when he picked
up a Rodrigo Bentancur cross to tap in after 25 minutes.
But Luiz Felipe hit back for the Romans in front of 60,000 fans just
before the break.
Juventus were hampered by Juan Cuadrado’s sending off on 69 minutes and
Lazio took control as Sergej Milinkovic-Savic connected with a Luis Alberto
assist to fire in a stunning goal.
Felipe Caicedo snatched the third goal five minutes into injury time as
the Romans consolidated third place with their seventh straight win.
Simone Inzaghi’s side are now just three points behind Juventus, and five
adrift of Inter.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0834 hrs