Lazio “snatches” victory from Juve; Tudor subs in Adžić in the 76th, then pulls him 10 minutes later.
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Juventus played to a 1:1 draw against Lazio, putting both teams in jeopardy regarding their Champions League spots as they head into the final two rounds of Serie A.
Both Juventus and Lazio are tied at 64 points, while Roma, with a game in hand, trails closely by just one point…
The “Old Lady” conceded a last-minute goal from Matijas Vecino, which severely impacted the home team and their coach, Igor Tudor.
The Croatian coach’s late-game decisions were questioned.
In the 76th minute, he substituted Montenegrin player Vasilije Adžić for Kolo Muani, only to replace him ten minutes later with Dušan Vlahović.
Similarly, Portuguese player Conceição came on in the second half, only to be substituted with Federico Gati in the 86th minute.
Juventus initially took the lead thanks to a header by Kolo Muani, assisted by a great cross from McKennie.
However, Kalulu received a straight red card in the 60th minute, shortly followed by the sending off of Montenegrin player Adam Marušić from Lazio.
With a total offensive effort from the sky-blues, Juventus struggled to maintain their team cohesiveness, prompting Tudor to make substitutions to secure the result.
In a controversial moment, VAR intervened in the 89th minute to negate a penalty for Savona’s poor reaction, as the call was overturned due to offside.
Nonetheless, Vecino managed to secure a well-deserved point for Lazio during the sixth minute of injury time.
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