13 November 2021
Juventus Women made short work of Lazio to extend their winning start in Serie A to nine games – proving their European campaign is no distraction from their domestic duties.
An entirely one-sided encounter saw the Bianconere run out 5-0 winners, recording a host of firsts along the way: Agnese Bonfantini netted her first (and second) goal for Juventus in Serie A, Lina Hurtig and Lisa Boattin both got their first of the season and summer recruit Amanda Nilden opened her Juve account too.
For this match – sandwiched between home and away fixtures against Wolfsburg in the Champions League – Joe Montemurro went with Aprile in goal, Hyyrynen, Lenzini, Salvai and Nilden in defence, a midfield trio of Zamanian, Rosucci and Caruso, and Bonansea, Hurtig and Bonfantini forming the three-pronged attack.
Juve dominated the initial proceedings and opened the scoring after just five minutes. Hurtig brought the ball down in the box and laid off for the onrushing Bonfantini to unleash a shot the visiting keeper could do nothing about.
Lazio were unable to muster a response and it remained one-way traffic as Bonfantini again, Hurtig, Barbara Bonansea and Annahita Zamanian all had chances to double our lead.
Hurtig managed it on the half-hour mark when she collected Bonfantini's pass, put an opponent on her backside with a clever dummy and fired home.
Before half time, Zamanian struck the post and Hurtig was denied by Serena Natalucci and Nora Heroum as the sides went in with score at 2-0.
It was the same story after the restart, with Juve on the attack and Lazio defending. Natalucci kept her team in it for as long as possible but was helpless midway through the half when substitute Boattin shook off an opponent, played a one-two with Cristiana Girelli and angled home Juve's third of the day.
The game was all but over by this point but that didn't stop the Bianconere going in search of more.
17-year-old Elisa Pfattner was handed some game time – and only an outstanding save by Natalucci denied her a goal to go with it.
With six minutes left on the clock, Bonfantini made it 4-0 when she met Nilden's cross to the back post and smashed in her second of the game.
Nilden rounded off the scoring with the fifth a few minutes later, Girelli again the provider.
That's how it ended: another three points and another record for Juve Women, as they become the first team to win their first nine Serie A fixtures two seasons running since 2004/05.
