Juventus, which is going through a particularly difficult time, was able to advance to the semifinals of the Italian Cup by beating Lazio 1-0 on Thursday in the duel that closed the quarterfinals.
The only goal of the match in Turin was signed by the Brazilian gleison bremer (minute 44), with a header to the center of the Serbian Filip Kostic.
It was the best chance of the first part and in the second the score did not move.
Moise Kean was close to extending the ‘Juve’ account in minute 70, after a ball served by the Colombian Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, but the Portuguese goalkeeper Luis Maximiano was attentive.
This victory allows the Juventus take a breather and give the club hope to end the season with a title, that of the ‘Coppa’, after being relegated to a thirteenth place in Serie A after receiving a 15 point penalty for accounting fraud.
In the Italian league, Juve have collected just one point in the last three games (1 draw, 2 losses) and this triumph bolsters their confidence ahead of Tuesday’s crucial visit to Salernitana, in the game that will close the 21st season. Calcium day.
In the semifinals, a round that will already be played with round-trip crosses, Juventus will have as an adversary the Inter de Milanwhich opened the quarterfinal round on Tuesday by beating Atalanta 1-0 thanks to a goal from Matteo Darmian.
He Inter is the current champion of the Italian Cup, recently won the Italian Super Cup and is second in Serie A, so is emerging as the favorite among the teams that survive in the competition.
The other semifinal of the tournament will be played by the Fiorentina and the cremonese.