Luciano Spalletti opted to make a half-time substitution through the interval of Juventus’s conflict in opposition to Lazio on Sunday night, however he was pressured into altering his thoughts on the last minute after it appeared that Francisco Conceicao can be unable to enter.
Juventus hosted Lazio on the Allianz Area on Sunday night, and surprisingly fell two targets behind after strikes from Pedro and Gustav Isaksen. Weston McKennie introduced one again simply shy of the hour mark earlier than a last-gasp equualiser from Pierre Kalulu with 15 seconds of harm time remaining.
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Why Conceicao couldn’t come on throughout Juventus vs. Lazio
VERONA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 20: Francisco Conceicao celebrates after scoring his workforce’s first aim through the Serie A match in opposition to Hellas Verona FC at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on September 20, 2025 in Verona, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Scaccianoce/Getty Pictures)
Along with his workforce trailing 1-0 on the half-time break, Spalletti determined to make an attacking substitution.
He took off full-back Juan Cabal and had initially supposed to switch him with Portugal worldwide Conceicao, who was seen receiving detailed directions from the Juventus teaching employees whereas warming up at half-time.
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Nevertheless, it quickly turned obvious that Conceicao had felt one thing in his knee whereas warming up, and the Juventus workforce determined in opposition to risking him for the second half in opposition to Lazio, which is why they determined to deliver on Zhegrova for Cabal as an alternative.