Juventus acquired their Serie A season off to an ideal begin with Sunday’s 3-0 stroll at Udinese which steered 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 injury 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 aspect 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.

“I wanted to do the knee slide as it had been a long time since I’d last done one,” joked Chiesa, who has suffered a sequence of knee issues, about his celebration after drilling house his second-minute opener.

“Like the manager said our aim is to get back into the Champions League, after that we’ll see.”

Points deductions over switch irregularities led to Juve ending seventh final time period after which a ban from European soccer by governing physique UEFA.

Without 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 troublesome workforce to beat as they attempt to transfer in the direction of a extra aggressive, attacking fashion of play.

“We played very well today, especially in the first half. That’s how we need to play, a modern style of football,” added Chiesa.

“We have to go out and get after teams, we can’t just sit back and play on the counter.”

With 84 minutes gone at Lecce, Ciro Immobile‘s 197th Lazio objective appeared to be the decisive strike.

But after the Italy ahead had a shot tipped onto the submit, Lecce new boy Pontus Almqvist levelled with an outstanding 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.

“We were unacceptably bad in the second half,” stated a visibly indignant Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri.

“We had chances to win the game but it wouldn’t have been deserved as there was only one team on the pitch.”

Goal droughts ended

Earlier, Andrea Belotti and Charles De Ketelaere each ended lengthy scoring droughts as Roma have been held 2-2 by Salernitana and Atalanta ran out 2-0 winners at Sassuolo.

Italy ahead Belotti scored his first Serie A objectives for Roma, breaking a league duck which stretched again to May final 12 months when he opened the scoring within the seventeenth minute at a packed Stadio Olimpico.

And after Antonio Candreva put the away aspect within the lead with two stunning strikes both aspect of half-time, Belotti then powerfully headed Roma stage from Leandro Paredes’ nook with eight minutes remaining.

Roma are in search of a brand new striker as Tammy Abraham might be out till January however Belotti underlined his need to battle whoever is introduced in as competitors.

“All I know is that when I’m on the pitch I need to help my team to win. Regardless of who arrives, I’ll be ready to play,” Belotti informed DAZN.

De Ketelaere failed to attain a single objective for AC Milan final season after signing for 35 million euros from Club Brugge.

But the Belgium worldwide acquired off to the proper begin as an Atalanta loanee, heading within the opening objective within the 83rd minute earlier than Nadir Zortea lashed within the dominant away workforce’s second in stoppage time.

“I always want to play as well as possible, and this year is the same as any other. I like our style of play and that’s one of the reasons why I came here,” stated the 22-year-old.

Sassuolo have been with out star winger Domenico Berardi whose hoped transfer to Juve fell by means of within the week.

CEO Giovanni Carnevali stated earlier than kick-off that Berardi won’t be leaving for Juve as Sassuolo wouldn’t have time between now and the top of the switch window to discover a substitute.

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