Italy: Juventus beat La Spezia 2-0
Hooked by Nantes on Thursday February 16 at home in the Europa League (1-1), Juventus won at La Spezia 2-0 on Sunday February 19 during the 23e Serie A day.
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| Juventus striker Moise Kean (center), scorer in La Spezia, February 19. |
| Photo: AFP/VNA/CVN |
Thanks to this success at the 17e of the championship, the Turin club, sanctioned with 15 penalty points for accounting fraud, continues its rise in the standings, rising from 9e at the 7e place.
Served by Filip Kostic, Moise Kean scored the first goal of the game (1-0, 32e). Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri had chosen to establish the Italian striker and to rest Federico Chiesa, aligned in C3 and not summoned, as well as Angel Di Maria, left on the bench at kick-off.
The Argentinian, entered at the 56e minute in place of Kean, doubled the mark thanks to a cross shot from 30 meters low to the ground (2-0, 66e). Juventino goalkeeper Mattia Perin allowed his team to keep their advantage thanks to two saves (71e81e).
Unlike the Turinese, the Nantes were beaten in the league on Sunday. The Canaries lost to Lens 3-1 in the 24e day of Ligue 1. The two teams will meet on Thursday February 23 at La Beaujoire in the return play-off to the knockout stages of the Europa League.
Earlier in the afternoon, Lazio went to win 2-0 at Salernitana thanks to a brace from Ciro Immobile. The Romans temporarily took fourth place while waiting for the match of their great rival AS Roma (5e) against Hellas Verona (18e) In the evening.
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