Patric is booked for his challenge on Bernardeschi.
SAVE!!!!!!!!! DRAMA AT THE END OF THE CONTEST! Dybala has a chance to earn his side a point, but he is denied by a great stop by Strakosha. The keeper dives to his right and palms the ball to safety.
MISS!!!!! The Argentine is unable to save a point for his team as his strike is saved by Strakosha. The ball was at a comfortable height and the keeper palmed the ball away. Not the best effort from the striker.
90' +6
VAR! PENALTY TO JUVENTUS! The referee has overturned his decision on review and points to the spot.
90' +4
PENALTY SHOUT & MELEE! Patric flies into a challenge on Bernardeschi. The referee turns down the appeal from the home side and chaos ensues as the Lazio players tell the Juve midfielder to get up.
90' +3
S. Sturaro gets yellow.
CHANCE! Milinkovic-Savic beats Chiellini to a lofted ball forward and brushes the defender aside. The referee waves play on and the midfielder tees up Caicedo for a strike, with only Buffon to beat. However, the striker is denied by the feet of the Italian keeper.
Sturaro heads in the book.
90' +1
OFF THE POST! Dybala comes within inches of an equaliser, but his volley strikes the post. Matuidi found him in space on the edge of the box and he created further room to strike on the half-volley. His strike beat Strakosha, but not the post and it clattered off the inside of the woodwork and bounced clear. So close for the home side.
90'
There will be four minutes of added time.
89'
Lazio are doing a fine job of retaining possession in the middle of the park. Juve are chasing shadows at the moment.
87'
NO! Lazio are able to clear the danger once again as Dybala's cross lacked the depth to test the visitors at the back.
86'
Dybala has another opportunity to whip the ball into the box from the left. Can the Argentine get the breakthrough Juve need?
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85'
Juve win a corner down the left and Dybala swings the ball into the box, but Lazio are organised at the back and are able to clear their lines.
84'
Patric enters the game and replaces S. Lulić.
Patric replaces Lulic for the visitors in their final change.
83'
Juve's frustration is starting to rise in the final third as they're looking short of ideas. Higuain and Mandzukic have offered little this evening.
81'
Milinkovic-Savic rises in the box to head the resulting corner at goal, but his effort lands safely into the grasp of Buffon.
Milinkovic-Savic remains down in the box after the incident and requires treatment before we can continue.
80'
Stuaro has to be alert at the back to clear Parolo's cross and he gets rid of the ball, but can only send it behind for a corner.
79'
The first delivery is cleared by the visitors, but the follow-up from Asamoah travels into the box and De Vrij misses his header. Higuain has space to shoot if he can control, but he cannot corral the ball and it trickles behind for a goal-kick.
78'
Asamoah raids down the left flank and he hammers the ball towards the near post, but Nani diverts the ball out for a corner.
76'
F. Caicedo enters the game and replaces C. Immobile.
Caicedo replaces Immobile for the visitors.
74'
Lazio carve out space on a well-worked counter, but Lulic's low cross from the left flank is blocked with ease by Barzagli in the Juve box.
73'
S. Sturaro enters the game and replaces S. Lichtsteiner.
Lichtsteiner makes way for Sturaro.
72'
Nani enters the game and replaces Luis Alberto.
Nani replaces Luis Alberto for the visitors.
70'
Dybala searches for space in the final third and he goes for the strike from the edge of the box, but his path to goal is blocked by Bastos.
68'
CHANCE! Lulic is played into acres of space down the left and he raids into the box before cutting back on his right foot to shoot. However, he can only fire a tame effort straight at Buffon.
66'
Dybala collects on the left and floats the ball to the back post. Bernardeschi desperately attempts to meet it on the full, but Radu does enough to put him off to save his team.
65'
P. Dybala enters the game and replaces S. Khedira.
Dybala time for Juventus as he replaces Khedira.
64'
The visitors break and space opens up on the edge of the Juve box. Milinkovic-Savic takes on the strike, but he scuffs his effort on the half-volley wide of the post.
63'
Lulic wins a free-kick for the visitors down the left, but the resulting delivery from Alberto is cleared away by Chiellini. Lazio's delivery from the wide areas has not been great this evening.
62'
Lazio are doing a fine job of frustrating the home side at the moment. They've got plenty of men behind the ball and Alberto and Immobile are linking up well in the final third.
59'
Allegri's men are desperately trying to regain the intiative in the contest, but are being held in check by the visitors, who look threatening on the break.
57'
BLOCK! Immobile collects in another threatening position and he plays the ball across to Luis Alberto. The midfielder passes up the opportunity to strike first time, delaying for a second before shooting, but a wall of black and white shirts prevent the effort from reaching the target.
55'
WIDE! Asamoah raids down the left and cuts back for Khedira to strike on his left foot. Radu goes to clear the ball, but he misses his kick, only for the ball to trickle harmlessly wide of the post. So close for Juve.
54'
Penalty goal scored by C. Immobile for Lazio!
F. Bernardeschi enters the game and replaces Douglas Costa.
GOALLLLLLL!!!!! IMMOBILE CONVERTS! Lazio take the lead as the striker holds his nerve from 12 yards and places the ball into the corner, sending Buffon the wrong way. The match has turned on its head since the break.
Bernardeschi replaces Costa for the home side.
52'
G. Buffon gets yellow.
Buffon is booked for bringing down Immobile.
PENALTY TO LAZIO! Buffon brings down Immobile in the box and the visitors are awarded a spot-kick. Milinkovic-Savic opened up the Juve defence and the striker raided past Buffon, but was just clipped by a fingertip and hit the deck. He was looking for the contact, but it was enough to award the penalty.
49'
CHANCE! Juve hit back almost immediately as Higuain finds space in the box. He fires low towards the net, but Strakosha makes the stop with his feet. The Argentine's frustrating match continues.
47'
C. Immobile has scored a goal for Lazio! Assist by Luis Alberto.
Luis Alberto collects on the edge of the box and slices open the home side's backline to play in Immobile to score.
GOALLLLLLL!!!!! IMMOBILE EQUALISES! Lazio are back in the game as they open up the Juve backline and Immobile converts with a low finish inside the box. Alberto created the space for the striker to raid into and he played a fine throughball for Immobile to take in stride. The finish was clinical as he played the ball past Buffon - just inside the far post. A clinical strike from the Italian.
46'
We're back underway in the second half.
45'
The referee brings an end to the first half.
42'
Lazio have come to life over the last couple of minutes, but still have not registered an effort to trouble Buffon between the sticks.
40'
Luis Alberto is played into space down the left inside channel. He turns back to strike on his right foot, but his effort is blocked by a wall of Juve defenders. The game is opening up before the break.
39'
SCRAMBLE! Juventus are all over the place at the back as Immobile finds space for a strike, but between Barzagli and Chiellini, they manage to clear the ball behind for a corner. The striker almost found a way through the mass of black and white shirts.
37'
UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Strakosha is closed down by Higuain at the back and his clearance smacks off the strike on the goalline. However, the ball bounces up on to the bar and back down into the hands of the Lazio keeper. Somehow it does not cross the line and Strakosha can breathe again. How did that not cross the line?
36'
SAVE! Strakosha keeps Lazio in the game with a stunning save to deny Khedira. The German was allowed to raid to the edge of the box and he let fly with a powerful low strike that curled towards the bottom corner late. However, Strakosha got down quickly to palm the ball past the post with a strong right hand.
33'
Higuain gains possession from Asamoah's cutback on the edge of the box, but as he shapes to shoot, two Lazio players out of the line to close him down.
32'
The home side have gained a stronger foothold in the Lazio half since taking the lead, but there's still a lack of rhythm to their play in the final third.
30'
Costa collects and goes for the strike from 25 yards, but his effort is well blocked by De Vrij inside the penalty area.
28'
Marusic probes down the right flank and he lifts a cross towards the back post. Immobile rises well, but the cross is just a shade too high for him to make meaningful contact with his headed effort, allowing Buffon to claim.
26'
Lazio give the ball away at the back and Higuain attempts to surge into the box, but Bastos fends him off and plays the ball back to Strakosha to clear. The Argentine wants a penalty, but the referee is having none of it.
23'
Douglas Costa has scored a goal for Juventus!
GOALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! COSTA FINDS THE NET! Juve take the lead as Costa reacts to a save from Strakosha and buries his effort into the net from close range on the half-volley. Asamoah opened up the Lazio defence with a run down the left flank and his low cross teed up Khedira for a strike at goal. His low effort was well saved by the Lazio keeper down to his right, but Lulic played Costa onside and it allowed him to pounce on the rebound and score.
21'
Higuain collects on the edge of the box and he tries to open up space for the strike, but Radu stops him with a strong challenge and is able to clear the lines for the visitors.
19'
It has not been a fluent performance from the home side thus far as Chiellini floats an aimless ball straight into the hands of Strakosha.
17'
BLOCK! Milinkovic-Savic takes the set-piece, but hammers his effort straight into the wall. Manduzkic takes the blow straight to the face and the visitors knock the ball out so he can receive treatment.
16'
Milinkovic-Savic beats his man and moves into space in the middle of the park. He comes within inches of opening up the Juve defence, but Barzagli gets a foot on the ball, only to concede a free-kick in dangerous position as he then fouls Immobile.
15'
Higuain puts pressure on De Vrij at the back, but the defender is able to clear his lines with ease due to the lack of cohesion on the press from the home side.
13'
Juve have shown more in the final third in the early stages of the contest, but neither side has managed to carve out a clear-cut opening in front of goal yet.
11'
OVER! Juve break forward and Matuidi is allowed to strike from the edge of the box, but he scoops his effort over the bar.
10'
Lazio are unable to threaten from their set-piece as there is a foul on the area as Radu attempts to challenge Chiellini in the air.
9'
Lulic is brought down on the left flank by Lichtsteiner and the visitors have a chance to send the ball into the box through Luis Alberto.
8'
CLOSE! A long ball over the top of the Lazio defence almost finds Higuain in the box. Between Bastos and De Vrij they manage to steer the ball away from the Argentine, but the ball bounces in the box. Fortunately Radu reacts to clear the ball away from the advancing Khedira.
6'
Immobile collects on the edge of the Juve box and drops his shoulder in an attempt to beat Chiellini, but the defender gets the better of the forward, guiding the ball back to Buffon.
4'
Asamoah is allowed space and time 35 yards from goal and he goes for an ambitious strike. However, De Vrij clears the danger away with ease in the penalty area.
3'
Lulic goes on the charge down the left, but he's dispossessed with ease by Lichtsteiner, who brings the Bianconeri away from their own box.
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We're underway in this Serie A contest.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the Serie A clash between Juventus and Lazio.
Juventus are sitting in unfamiliar territory in second place in the Serie A table due to Napoli's perfect start to the campaign. I Bianconeri were on pace with their rivals, but allowed a two-goal lead to slip against Atalanta last time out to draw the contest. Massimiliano Allegri will want to see a strong performance from his team this afternoon.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Lazio have also made a bright start to the campaign and are with the pacesetters, claiming 16 points from their opening seven matches. They've lost only once this term going down 4-1 to Napoli, but are coming into the contest on a high note have hammered Sassuolo 6-1 in their last outing.
LAZIO (3-5-1-1): Strakosha; Bastos, De Vrij, Radu; Marusic, Parolo, Leiva, Milinkovic-Savic, Lulic; Luis Alberto; Immobile.
Lazio subs: Vargic, Guerrieri, Luiz Felipe, Mauricio, Murgia, Di Gennaro, Patric, Pedro Neto, Nani, Caicedo.
Juventus have made three changes from their draw against Atalanta. Allegri is still without Claudio Marchisio, Miralem Pjanic, Mattia De Sciglio, Benedikt Howedes and Marko Pjaca. Sami Khedira, Andrea Barzagli and Douglas Costa come into the fold, with Paulo Dybala being forced to settle for a place on the bench.
Lazio have made one change from their win over Sassuolo last time out. Bastos comes into the fold to replace Patric at the back, while Ciro Immobile leads the line supported by Luis Alberto.
FLASHBACK! The two sides met at the start of the season in the Italian Super Cup and played out a 3-2 thriller. Alessandro Murgia scored the decisive strike and Lazio will be hopeful of a similar performance this afternoon.
The players are out on the pitch so we should be underway shortly.
HALF-TIME: JUVENTUS 1-0 LAZIO
Juventus hold a narrow lead at the break thanks to Douglas Costa's strike, but it has been a fairly even contest between I Bianconeri and Lazio. The early stages of the game were mainly played in the middle of the park, but towards the interval it opened up and Sami Khedira was denied by a fine save from Thomas Strakosha. The visitors have had decent moments, but are yet to test Gianluigi Buffon with a meaningful effort at goal.
The players are back out for the second half, so we should be underway again shortly.
FULL-TIME: JUVENTUS 1-2 LAZIO
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
WHAT A FINISH! Juventus were far from their best this evening, but could have earned a share of the spoils, only to be denied by a fine save from Thomas Strakosha as he saved Paulo Dybala's penalty. Lazio were a team transformed in the second half as Ciro Immobile first equalised with a neat finish before converting from the penalty spot. Juve tried to find the momentum that had in the first half when they went ahead through Douglas Costa's strike, but the visitors thwarted their efforts and deserved the win.
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