Morata double fires Juve to comeback win over Lazio
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TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – Two goals from Alvaro Morata helped Juventus come from behind to beat Lazio 3-1 in Serie A on Saturday, closing the gap on leaders Inter Milan to seven points.
Joaquin Correa capitalised on an underhit backpass from Juve’s Dejan Kulusevski before finishing well to give the visitors a surprise 14th-minute lead.
With Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, the champions struggled to create any real openings until Adrien Rabiot scored a rare Serie A goal, firing into the roof of the net from a tight angle six minutes before the break to level.
Juventus’ Alvaro Morata (L) celebrates with teammate Adrien Rabiot (R) after scoring the 3-1 lead from the penalty spot during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Juventus FC and SS Lazio in Turin, Italy, 06 March 2021. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic almost put Lazio back ahead but was denied by the crossbar, and Juve capitalised by edging ahead through a fine Morata finish in the 57th minute.
Three minutes later, Morata slotted home from the penalty spot after Aaron Ramsey had been fouled to make sure of a win that moved Juve on to 52 points, one behind AC Milan in second.
Milan and Inter are in action on Sunday and Monday respectively.
A third defeat in four league games dented Lazio’s top-four hopes, with Simone Inzaghi’s men down in seventh on 43 points, six behind fourth-placed Atalanta.
