On Saturday, the Italian Serie A champions Juventus experienced their first failure of the season at home against Lazio.
The Turin team lost 1:2 to Ciro Immobile-led Lazio. The first half promised nothing bad for Juventus - the team held the initiative in their hands, after 24 minutes when Douglas Costa shot the ball into Thomas Strakosha's goal.
However, the situation changed in the 47th minute, when Ciro Immobile received the ball in the attack and equalized the match with a precise shot. The situation became even more complicated for Juventus in the 52nd minute when Gianluigi Buffon brought down an opponent in the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty kick. C. Immobile, who took the penalty kick, did not miss and brought his team ahead 2:1.
In the last minute of added time, another penalty kick was awarded, this time towards Lazio's goal. However, unlike the opponent who took the previous penalty kick, Paulo Dybala failed to score a goal, and Juventus suffered their first failure in Italy this season.
After this victory, Lazio has 19 points, and they overtook Juventus, who suffered their first failure, in this indicator.
In the second matches on Saturday, this season's leader Napoli continued their winning streak by defeating Roma 1-0 away.
In a match where Napoli allowed opponents to shoot at their goal only once, the team secured a victory after Lorenzo Insigne's goal in the 20th minute.
These were the first Serie A matches of the season where Napoli did not concede at least three goals to their opponents. The team's players have not lost points yet and have run five points ahead of their closest competitors. However, if Inter wins the Milan derby tomorrow, Napoli's advantage will decrease to two points.
On the other hand, Roma, who suffered a defeat, has 15 points and ranks fifth in the Italian championship.
Results:
Juventus 1 : 2 Lazio
24' [1 - 0] D. Costa
47' [1 - 1] C. Immobile
54' [1 - 2] C. Immobile (from the penalty spot)
90+7' P. Dybala missed the penalty kick
Roma 0 : 1 Napoli
20' [0 - 1] L. Insigne
Standings:
