RIYADH, Dec 23 ― Lazio won the Italian Super Cup for a fifth time yesterday, defeating Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus 3-1 in a game played in the Saudi Arabia capital of Riyadh. “We did something magical tonight,” said Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi. Lazio, the only team to have defeated Juve in...
Lazio's Silvio Proto, Thomas Strakosha celebrate winning the Italian Super Cup with teammates December 22, 2019. ― Reuters pic
Despite boasting the attacking talents of Ronaldo, Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain, it was the Roman side who looked more likely the next to score. Lazio had already defeated Juve 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A two weeks ago ― until yesterday that was the only defeat suffered by Maurizio Sarri in his time as coach of the Italian champions.“I think this was another deserved victory for a strong team that always believed in our ideas.”
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