
Vlahovic makes his first Juve start since October in the hope of twisting the atrocious season around
Reading Time: 2min | Thu. 02.02.23. | 13:51
Bianconeri face Lazio in the Coppa Italia quarter-final do-or-die tie
It's been a trauma of a monumental size when Juventus was recently deducted 15 points for 'financial irregularities', which dropped them down the table heavily. Moreover, Bianconeri finished third in their Champions League group, suffering dropping out of Europe's elite competition.
Juve's season - as you can see by now - has been pretty much awful, and the only chance of salvation lies in the Coppa Italia, where The Old Turin Lady have reached the quarter-final stage.
At their ground, they'll face Maurizio Sarri's Lazio on Thursday night in a one-leg tie with no place for any mistakes and shortcomings. If there's a single reason for Juve's fanbase's optimism, then it's definitely the return of Dusan Vlahovic into the starting XI. The Serbian striker hasn't started a single Juve match since October and has missed most of the games due to injuries.
Dusan Vlahovic • The perfect Striker for Manchester United 💫🇷🇸 pic.twitter.com/XLlCuCDcST
— 🇸🇦 (@Magical_Antony) January 31, 2023
Massimiliano Allegri missed the exquisite forward a lot, just as much as another sidelined star - Federico Chiesa - who's also about to return to the pitch against Lazio.
On the other hand, Lazio's long-term captain Ciro Immobile is still doubtful for the same reasons, but the axis Pedro-Milinkovic Savic promises a lot of firepower in the attack for the visitors.
The winner of tonight's clash will join Inter in the semifinal, while Cremonese and Fiorentina will decide the other finalist.












