ALVARO MORATA’S STRIKE GIVES JUVENTUS A SLIM WIN AGAINST SPEZIA IN THE ITALIA SERIE A LEAGUE.

Juventus 1 : 0 Spezia; Narrow Win For Juventus At Home To Spezia Keeps Them In A Good Position On The League Table

Alvaro Morata’s first-half strike was enough to give Juventus victory against Spezia despite an unconvincing display in their Serie A clash.

The only goal of the game came after 21 minutes when Dusan Vlahovic stole the ball just outside the penalty area and flicked a pass to Manuel Locatelli who immediately played the ball on to Morata in the left hand side of the area, and the Spaniard finished with aplomb.

Juan Cuadrado could have extended the lead before the break, forcing a decent save out of Ivan Provedel, but there was little threat from the hosts thereafter and they had to hold on in the second half.

Spezia did not create enough chances given their territorial advantage in the second half, but Emmanuel Gyasi muffed a great chance to head home Salvador Ferrer’s cross and then Kevin Agudelo forced a good save from Wojciech Szczesny with 11 minutes remaining.

Morata should have notched a second in added on time when Cuadrado beat his man and fired a low cross inside the six-yard box but the Spaniard swung a leg at the ball which ballooned away from the target.

Though far from their best, most importanly the Bianconeri took all three points which just about keeps them within reach of the top three.