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TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Kalulu of Juventus scores a second goal during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and SS Lazio at the Juventus stadium on February 08, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)
Juventus clawed their way back from 2-0 down to Pedro and Gustav Isaksen goals to snatch a 2-2 draw with Lazio thanks to Weston McKennie and a last-gasp Pierre Kalulu header.
The Bianconeri had been on fine form until a surprisingly heavy 3-0 Coppa Italia quarter-final defeat to Atalanta on Thursday, but they had reason to celebrate, as Kenan Yildiz signed a new contract and shook off a knock to return to the starting XI, which shifted to a back four. Lazio welcomed Alessio Romagnoli and Nuno Tavares back to the fold after failed January transfers, but Luca Pellegrini was suspended, with Mattia Zaccagni, Manuel Lazzari and Samuel Gigot injured.
See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.
The first big scoring opportunity came after a corner when Pierre Kalulu’s cross found a Gleison Bremer bullet header, forcing a flying Ivan Provedel reaction save to tip it out from under the crossbar.
There was a chaotic situation when Juan Cabal went down under a Mario Gila challenge inside the area, play continued and Teun Koopmeiners drilled in from the edge of the box. However, Khephren Thuram was offside and interfering with play, as he got out of the ball’s path to let it through.
Koopmeiners, who was playing as part of a back four, threatened again with a volley that skimmed the upright from distance.
Gustav Isaksen just failed to get on the end of a dangerous Nuno Tavares low ball flashed across from the left, while David’s free header was over from seven yards on the Kalulu cross.
It was Lazio who took the lead in first half stoppages, as Daniel Maldini robbed Manuel Locatelli in midfield and spread it down the left for Pedro, whose angled drive took a deflection off Bremer to wrong-foot Michele Di Gregorio at the near post.
Toma Basic went off injured, while Edon Zhegrova was introduced because Francisco Conceicao felt a knee twinge during the warm-up at half-time.
Lazio doubled their advantage within moments of the restart, as Danilo Cataldi’s long ball sent Isaksen sprinting down the right, holding off Cambiaso to blast under the bar from a tricky angle with his right foot.
Provedel palmed away a Kenan Yildiz curler, while Fisayo Dele-Bashiru’s heavy first touch ruined a great chance set up by Nuno Tavares.
Juve did get back into it when Provedel was at full stretch to parry the Zhegrova strike, but could do nothing as the move continued with Cambiaso standing up a cross for Wes McKennie’s header from six yards.
The hosts poured forward, McKennie grazing his head to another Cambiaso cross, taking it away from Bremer at the back post.
Locatelli’s daisy-cutter skimmed the far post, with Kenneth Taylor also drilling just wide on the counter-attack at the other end.
David completed a give and go with Thuram to roll across from the left beyond Provedel, but as Bremer came sliding in, Nuno Tavares made a decisive defensive block in front of the open goal.
Mario Gila also picked up a muscular problem, allowing Romagnoli to make his comeback after that failed transfer to Al-Sadd.
Kenan Yildiz stung Provedel’s gloves with a ferocious volley on the edge of the box, and McKennie knew he was offside when deflecting a Kalulu cross into the net from point-blank range.
Lazio really should’ve added a third at the 86th minute when Nuno Tavares went on the counter and rolled across, it was laid off by Dele-Bashiru only for Tijjani Noslin to incredibly balloon over when undisturbed from 14 yards.
A Zhegrova curler flashed just wide of the far post, while Provedel fingertipped a Yildiz strike onto the side-netting.
At the 96th minute, Jeremie Boga stood up a cross from the left and found Kalulu ready to nod in the equaliser from close range.
It still wasn’t over, as Lois Openda’s header went wide with the last kick of the game from another Boga cross.
Juventus 2-2 Lazio
Pedro 45+1 (L), Isaksen 48 (L), McKennie 59 (J), Kalulu 96 (J)
08-02-2026 19:45
MatchDay 24
Juventus Stadium (Allianz Stadium)JuventusLazio2 – 2
Player statistic
| 33' | Kenneth Taylor |
| 45+2' | Pedro(Assist: Daniel Maldini) |
| 47' | Gustav Isaksen(Assist: Danilo Cataldi) |
| Weston McKennie(Assist: Andrea Cambiaso) | 59' |
| 81' | Alessio Romagnoli |
| Pierre Kalulu(Assist: Jeremie Boga) | 90+6' |
Match statistic
63
Possession %
37
34
Total shots
9
8
Shots on target
2
13
Shots off target
5
13
Blocked shots
2
8
Corners
1
7
Offsides
1
10
Fouls
4
Juventus
Lazio
Starting lineups
16
Michele Di Gregorio
Goalkeeper
27
Andrea Cambiaso
Defender
76′
3
Bremer
Defender
32
Juan Cabal
Defender
46′
15
Pierre Kalulu
Defender
19
Khéphren Thuram
Midfielder
5
Manuel Locatelli
Midfielder
84′
8
Teun Koopmeiners
Midfielder
77′
22
Weston McKennie
Midfielder
84′
30
Jonathan David
Attacker
10
Kenan Yıldız
Attacker
94
Ivan Provedel
Goalkeeper
77
Adam Marusic
Defender
34
Mario Gila
Defender
77′
17
Nuno Tavares
Defender
25
Oliver Provstgaard
Defender
83′
Daniel Maldini
Midfielder
32
Danilo Cataldi
Midfielder
24
Kenneth Taylor
Midfielder
26
Toma Basic
Midfielder
46′
18
Gustav Isaksen
Attacker
65′
9
Pedro
Attacker
64′
Substitutes
23
Carlo Pinsoglio
Goalkeeper
1
Mattia Perin
Goalkeeper
4
Federico Gatti
Defender
18
Filip Kostic
Midfielder
7
Francisco Conceição
Attacker
2
Emil Holm
Defender
17
Vasilije Adžić
Midfielder
11
Edon Zhegrova
Attacker
46′
13
Jeremie Boga
Attacker
76′
6
Lloyd Kelly
Defender
77′
21
Fabio Miretti
Midfielder
84′
20
Loïs Openda
Attacker
84′
23
Elseid Hysaj
Defender
55
Alessio Furlanetto
Goalkeeper
6
Nicolò Rovella
Midfielder
19
Boulaye Dia
Attacker
21
Reda Belahyane
Midfielder
Edoardo Motta
Goalkeeper
20
Petar Ratkov
Attacker
99
Adrian Przyborek
Attacker
7
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Midfielder
46′
14
Tijjani Noslin
Attacker
64′
22
Matteo Cancellieri
Attacker
65′
13
Alessio Romagnoli
Defender
77′
4
Patric
Defender
83′
