Overview
- Francisco Conceição put Juventus ahead and Loïs Openda scored his first Serie A goal before Tommaso Baldanzi narrowed the deficit for Roma.
- The result delivers a second straight league victory for Luciano Spalletti’s side and moves Juventus to within one point of Roma in the race for a Champions place.
- Bremer returned to the Juventus starting XI after a lengthy absence, with Arkadiusz Milik named on the bench following his long layoff.
- Roma traveled without Mario Hermoso and AFCON-bound Evan Ndicka, prompting defensive reshuffles under Gian Piero Gasperini.
- Lazio’s 0-0 home draw with Cremonese stalled their climb toward European positions, as Federico Ceccherini saw red in stoppage time and Daniele Cataldi sent the ensuing free-kick narrowly over, earning the visitors a valuable point.