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Lazio beat Juventus 3-0 as Provstgaard, Isaksen and Dele-Bashiru score
A 37th-minute header, a second goal just after halftime and a late breakaway carried Lazio level with Inter on 19 points after seven Serie A matches.
Lazio beat Juventus 3–0 in Turin after Oliver Provstgaard headed in the opener, Gustav Isaksen doubled the lead just after halftime and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru finished a late counterattack. The result took Lazio to 19 points from seven Serie A matches, level with Inter.
The scoreline came from three distinct phases: a set-piece goal before the interval, an immediate second-half blow and an 89th-minute finish after Juventus had committed players forward. The reporting below is limited to the completed match and does not predict either club’s season.
Provstgaard broke the deadlock in the 37th minute
Juventus had possession but struggled to turn it into clear chances. Lazio punished that lack of incision when captain Mattia Zaccagni delivered from the left and Oliver Provstgaard rose to head the ball into the net in the 37th minute.
The opener changed the shape of the match. Juventus needed to chase, while Lazio could protect the center and wait for space without abandoning its threat on the break.
Isaksen struck immediately after halftime
Three minutes after the restart, Gustav Isaksen made it 2–0. The Denmark winger received the ball on the right side of the attack and finished the move in the 48th minute, giving Juventus a two-goal problem before it could establish second-half pressure.
Juventus made changes and pushed forward, but Lazio defended the penalty area and kept the advantage intact. The second goal mattered because it allowed Lazio to choose its moments rather than trade attacks.
Dele-Bashiru completed the result late
With Juventus committing numbers forward, Lazio found the decisive third goal in the 89th minute. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru drove into the open space and finished the counterattack for 3–0.
The late goal did not create the victory, but it captured the difference between the teams: Lazio converted key moments, while Juventus did not turn extended possession into a reply.
What the completed result changed
Lazio moved to 19 points after seven matches, level with Inter at the top of Serie A at the time of the reports. Reuters described it as Lazio’s best start to a Serie A season.
Those are completed-match facts, not forecasts. A 3–0 win does not settle the title race or guarantee either club’s next result; it records how Lazio combined a set piece, a quick restart goal and a late counterattack to take all three points in Turin.
