Álvaro Morata, a happy accident of fate, rescues Juventus again | Nicky Bandini
08-Mar-2021 12:12:36 | The Guardian
Two goals against Lazio showed again that the Spaniard and Juve are a happy fit and, at €10m, Andrea Pirlo has got a bargain
With their title hopes hanging by a thread, Juventus turned once more to their Iberian saviour. You know the one: tall, dark hair, a repeat Champions League winner from his time at Real Madrid. A forward who has lifted silverware in Spain, Italy and England and who bangs in the goals for his country at a rate of one in every other game.
He had rescued them once already last week, coming off the bench to break a second-half stalemate at Spezia. On Saturday, he delivered a more remarkable rescue: setting up a goal then scoring two of his own to reverse a 1-0 deficit against top-four rivals Lazio. In the dugout, even Cristiano Ronaldo looked impressed.
Alvaro Morata gets the breakthrough for Juventus!
After a lengthy VAR review, the Bianconeri finally lead against Spezia ⚫⚪ pic.twitter.com/K4tcQAU0ya
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Juventus 3-1 Lazio, Udinese 2-0 Sassuolo, Spezia 1-1 Benevento, Napoli 3-1 Bologna, Sampdoria 2-2 Cagliari, Verona 0-2 Milan, Fiorentina 3-3 Parma, Crotone 4-2 Torino, Roma 1-0 Genoa, Inter 1-0 Atalanta.
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