Result: Juventus 3-0 Spezia
Date: 02 March 2021
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Cristiano Ronaldo was on target yet again Juventus moved to within seven points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan after defeating Spezia 3-0 on Tuesday evening.
Weston McKennie and Danilo were recalled to the Juventus line-up, with Federico Bernardeschi and Aaron Ramsey dropping to the bench after the draw with Hellas Verona.
The first real opening fell to the away side in the opening 10 minutes Diego Farias played in Riccardo Marchizza, who saw his powerful strike rattle the side-netting.
Juventus, meanwhile, had to wait until the 29 minutes for a clear-cut opening but with Dejan Kulusevski through on goal, Ivan Provedel raced off his line to thwart the Swedish striker.
Ronaldo went agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock five minutes before the halftime break with a powerful strike from the edge of the box that crashed against the upright with Provedel well beaten.
After a missing a couple chances early in the second half, Andrea Pirlo introduced Alvaro Morata and Bernardeschi on the hour mark.
The changes paid off immediately as Bernardeschi raced to the byline to pick out Morata who found the back of the net with a near-post finish, with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) approving the strike after it was initially ruled offside.
The lead was doubled on 71 minutes through Federico Chiesa's close-range finish after Provedel could only parry Bernardeschi's strike into the Italian striker's path.
The hosts continued pushing for more goals as the half drew to a close, with Ronaldo forcing a good save out of Provedel on 77 minutes after taking aim from a free-kick.
Ronaldo got his reward on 89 minutes with a low strike past Provedel after some good work by Rodrigo Bentancur, while Spezia missed the chance to bag a conslation after Wojciech Szczesny saved Andrey Galabinov's penalty in the 93rd minute.
