Lazio hand Juve first defeat of season after controversial red card

Lazio came from behind to beat Juventus 3-1 and hand the Turin side their first defeat of the season on Saturday, scoring the two decisive goals in the final 20 minutes after Juan Cuadrado was controversially sent off.

Juve, who had gone their first 19 games under new coach Maurizio Sarri unbeaten in all competitions, went ahead with a Cristiano Ronaldo goal in the 25th minute, but Luiz Felipe levelled for Lazio in first-half stoppage time.

But the game turned in the 69th minute, when Juve right-back Cuadrado clattered into Manuel Lazzari after he was sent clear by Luis Alberto's pass, and the referee dismissed the Colombia international after viewing the incident on the pitchside monitor.

Five minutes later, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic latched on to Alberto's cross to put Lazio in front. There was further drama when Lazio forward Ciro Immobile had a penalty saved by Wojciech Szczesny, who also blocked the rebound, and substitute Felipe Caicedo added a third goal in stoppage time.

Juventus stayed second, two points behind Inter Milan, with 36 points from 15 games. Third-placed Lazio closed the gap on their opponents to three points after their seventh successive league win.