Juventus received their Serie A season off to an ideal begin with Sunday’s 3-0 stroll at Udinese which recommended they are going to be within the title combine, whereas Lecce struck twice late to beat final 12 months’s runners-up Lazio 2-1.
Massimiliano Allegri’s Juve did all of the harm within the first half with an early strike from Federico Chiesa, Dusan Vlahovic’s penalty and a header from Adrien Rabiot simply earlier than the break.
The away facet then sat on their lead and comfortably held out for the win, and the return to type of injury-prone Chiesa will give Juve a lift as they attempt to bounce again from final season’s scandals.
Factors deductions over switch irregularities led to Juve ending seventh final time period after which a ban from European soccer by governing physique UEFA.
With out continental competitors and with a match squad Juve have been tipped to problem for the Scudetto, and on Sunday’s proof they are going to be a tricky group to beat.
With 84 minutes gone at Lecce Ciro Motionless’s 197th Lazio aim gave the impression to be the decisive strike.
However after the Italy ahead had a shot tipped onto the put up Lecce new boy Pontus Almqvist levelled with an excellent left-footed end from the sting of the penalty space.
And seconds later Federico Di Francesco despatched the 30,000 house followers wild with pleasure when he reacted quickest to lash in a low drive which left Ivan Provedel with no probability.
Objective droughts ended
Earlier, Andrea Belotti and Charles De Ketelaere each ended lengthy scoring droughts as Roma had been held 2-2 by Salernitana and Atalanta ran out 2-0 winners at Sassuolo.
Italy ahead Belotti scored his first Serie A targets for Roma, breaking a league duck which stretched again to Could final 12 months when he opened the scoring within the seventeenth minute at a packed Stadio Olimpico.
And after Antonio Candreva put the away facet within the lead with two lovely strikes both facet of half-time, Belotti then powerfully headed Roma degree from Leandro Paredes’ nook with eight minutes remaining.
“Sadly I had a really tough final season, I did not have a pre-season, I received injured. I used to be by no means at 100%,” Belotti informed DAZN.
“This 12 months I’ve managed to do the entire pre-season with none issues, and I do know that after I’m at 100% I could be very helpful.”
Roma are on the lookout for a brand new striker as Tammy Abraham shall be out till January however Belotti underlined his need to battle whoever is introduced is as competitors.
“All I do know is that after I’m on the pitch I want to assist my group to win. No matter who arrives, I will be able to play,” Belotti mentioned.
De Ketelaere failed to attain a single aim for AC Milan final season after signing for 35 million euros from Membership Brugge.
However the Belgium worldwide received off to the right begin as an Atalanta loanee, heading within the opening aim within the 83rd minute earlier than Nadir Zortea lashed within the dominate away group’s second in stoppage time.
“It is a good feeling for which I would been ready for some time. It feels good to attain and win,” mentioned the 22-year-old.
“I at all times need to play in addition to doable, and this 12 months is identical as every other. I like our type of play and that is one of many explanation why I got here right here.”
Sassuolo had been with out star man Domenico Berardi whose hoped transfer to Juve, who’re at Udinese in a while Sunday, fell by way of within the week.
CEO Giovanni Carnevali mentioned earlier than kick-off that Berardi is not going to be leaving for Juve as Sassuolo wouldn’t have time between now and the tip of the switch window to discover a alternative.
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