Vlahovic fires Juventus up to third as Inter stay relentless in Champions League race
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Italian newspaper front pages focus on Dusan Vlahovic scoring almost immediately in Juventus' win at Lecce and Inter beating Lazio 3-0. The results intensify the Serie A battle for Champions League places and underline Inter's strong momentum ahead of a key cup match.
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Vlahovic flash
Champions League fight: Goal in 12 seconds, Juve third
Scores immediately and the Bianconeri win in Lecce. The Serbian: ‘Farewell in two games? We’ll see’
Allegri turns Milan around
Six changes, Gimenez-Pulisic up top. Roma and Como still believe
Lautaro lion
Lazio warned
Inter, from the Pope to scoring three, Wednesday the game that counts
Corriere dello Sport
Dusan the difference
Vlahovic flash, Milan overtaken
Juve are third | Spalletti wins 1-0 in Lecce: +1 above Allegri and +4 above Gasp, goal from the Serbian after 11 seconds
Second goal in a row from the no.9: ‘The Champions League depends only on us, I thank the coach, he’s stuck close by me. Is my future still here? We’ll see’.
Inter don’t give discounts
Lazio beaten 3-0: They also want the Coppa Italia on Wednesday
Lautaro, Sucic and Mkhitaryan take centre stage and reserve the double against Sarri. Super numbers: 27 victories and 85 goals in 36 games. Romagnoli sent off: He will miss the derby
Leao and Fofana finish on the bench
Atalanta at 19.45
Milan need six points from three games to secure Champions League qualification. Gimenez in tandem with Pulisic. Ricci is there
La Dea have an idea: Thiago Motta
The Percassis’ move
Giuntoli progressing as the new sporting director, the Italian-Brazilian could replace Palladino
Gasp, a day in the name of Liedholm
Parma at 17.00
635 games on the bench in Serie A today, like Nils: ‘Roma deserve fourth place’. Como in Verona
Tuttosport
Vlahovic impact
Flash-goal from DV9: Juve win in Lecce and rise up to third place
The Serbian scores the Bianconero goal after 12 seconds, his fastest ever in Serie A, then they disallow one for offside and (amidst doubts) judge his position to be irregular before Kalulu’s double: It ends nervously, but Milan are overtaken and Roma are back to -4. Dusan: ‘Staying at Juve? I don’t know, we’ll see’
Squad and fans back D’Aversa
‘Toro, the coach deserves to stay’
Results and a newly-united dressing room. Ebosse: ‘We want a big finish for him, too’. But Cairo continues to not make a decision and meets with Gattuso and Juric
Chivu doesn’t stop, 3 warnings to Lazio
3-0 in the Coppa Italia appetiser
Lautaro-Sucic-Mkhitaryan. The Scudetto hasn’t satisfied Inter. The final on Wednesday
Max: Still Milan, Palladino: Goodbye Dea
Tonight’s battle and the future
Allegri: ‘I’ll be here for a long time’. Revolution is in the air at Atalanta: Sporting director D’Amico is also leaving
‘Dossena, racist insults to Davis’
Udinese report, Cagliari deny
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What happened
The article is a roundup of major Italian sports papers highlighting Juventus moving into third place after an early Vlahovic goal secured victory at Lecce. It also emphasizes Inter's 3-0 win over Lazio, with Lautaro Martinez, Petar Sucic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan among the main contributors. Milan's selection choices and the wider race for Champions League qualification are presented as major talking points. Overall, the piece frames the top-four battle as tightening while Inter continue to carry strong form into their next decisive fixture.
Chance analysis
For football analysis, the main takeaway is immediate form and momentum: Juventus are getting decisive output from Vlahovic at a critical stage, while Inter are sustaining high attacking production. Inter's win over Lazio also adds a discipline note because Alessio Romagnoli's red card is a concrete downstream factor for Lazio. This is more useful as form and availability context than as a standalone tactical revelation.
Juventus and Inter gain momentum in high-stakes domestic matches, while Lazio take a negative hit from a heavy defeat and suspension news.
Prioritize near-term form boosts for Juventus and Inter, and note Lazio's disciplinary setback as a tangible follow-on signal.