At 3 a.m. Beijing time on April 3, in the first leg of the semifinals of the 2023-24 Coppa Italia, Juventus played Lazio at home. In the first half, Juventus won a penalty and the penalty was cancelled and neither side achieved anything, and in the second half, Cambiasso provided a long-range assist, and Chiesa and Vlahovic scored two goals in a row. In the end, Juventus won 2-0 at home to Grazio to take the lead in the semi-finals and also claim their first win in the last five matches. The second leg of the semi-finals will be played in the early hours of April 24 Beijing time.
In the 13th minute, Cambiaso was knocked down when he was playing against his opponent in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty, but after reviewing the VAR from the sidelines, the referee determined that Cambiaso was offside and cancelled the penalty. In the 23rd minute, Anderson won the ball in the middle of the field and brought it to the edge of the penalty area, and shot high over the crossbar with his foot.
In the 35th minute, Juventus played a small area on the right side of the penalty area, and when Chiesa crossed in front of the goal near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, the ball was blocked by the defender. In the 41st minute, Lazio crossed from the right, Alberto headed the ball in the middle of the penalty area, and the ball bounced off the crossbar and went out of the bottom line.
At the end of the first half, both sides were scoreless, and they went into the break with a 0-0 scoreline.
In the second half, Cambiaso sent a precise through plug from the back, Federico Chiesa inserted the ball in the middle of the front field and pushed into the penalty area to score, Juventus led 1-0!
In the 61st minute, Juventus' cross from the right was cleared not far away, and Locatelli's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area went wide of the left post. In the 64th minute, McKennie passed forward, Vlahovic won the ball on the right side and took it into the penalty area, adjusted and shot into the far corner, Juventus led 2-0!
In the 81st minute, Juventus made two substitutions, with Ildiz and Weah Jr. coming on to replace Chiesa and Cambiasso. In the 85th minute, Weah's volley from a small angle near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area hit the goal, and the goalkeeper stretched his leg to block the ball.
In the 86th minute, Juventus made another substitution, with Moise Keane coming on to replace Vlahovic. In the 89th minute, Juventus made their last two substitutions, with Sandro and Alcaraz coming on to replace Kostic and McKennie.
Shortly after, Juventus beat Lazio 2-0 at home to take the lead in the two-legged semi-finals and end a four-match winless streak.
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