Juventus beats Lazio in game dedicated to earthquake victims
Posted August 27, 2016 7:00 am
ROME (AP) - Juventus won 1-0 at Lazio on Saturday in a Serie A match dedicated to the victims of the earthquake in central Italy.
Fans held aloft banners to demonstrate their solidarity with the nearly 300 people killed on Wednesday, and a minute of silence was observed before kickoff.
Also, Lazio's shirts featured a message that read "Noi con voi" - "We're with you" - including an image of the clock tower in the hardest-hit town of Amatrice, which was stopped at 3:36 a.m. on Wednesday when the quake hit.
Sami Khedira took a pass from Paulo Dybala and scored with an angled shot inside the far post as Lazio's defense appeared distracted by prized Juventus signing Gonzalo Higuain, who came on a minute earlier.
Juventus' supporters show a banner reading "Close to the families hit by the earthquake" to honor the victims of Wednesday's earthquake that hit central Italy, prior to a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Juventus at Rome's Olympic stadium, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. (Angelo Carconi/ANSA via AP)
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Juventus' Sami Khedira celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Juventus at Rome's Olympic stadium, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. (Maurizio Brambatti/ANSA via AP)
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Juventus' Paulo Dybala, foreground, and Lazio's Stefan Radu go for the ball during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Juventus at Rome's Olympic stadium, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. (Angelo Carconi/ANSA via AP)
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Lazio's Ciro Immobile, right, controls the ball as Juventus' Alex Sandro looks at him, during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Juventus at Rome's Olympic stadium, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. (Maurizio Brambatti/ANSA via AP)
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