Juventus Holds Off Lazio 3-2 in Italian Cup Quarter
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ROME (January 13, 2000 7:54 p.m. EST http://www.sportserver.com) - Juventus let slip a three-goal
advantage over Lazio and ended up winning their Italian Cup
quarterfinal first-leg match 3-2 on Thursday.
Juventus had led 3-0 at halftime but allowed Lazio back into
the game as first Fabrizio Ravanelli and then Roberto Mancini
kept their side's hopes alive.
Juventus took the lead in the 12th minute through a Zinedine
Zidane free kick and added a second goal on the half hour when
Antonio Conte finished off a neat move with composure.
Carlo Ancelotti's side looked to have booked a place in the
semifinals when Yugoslav striker Darko Kovacevic headed in the
third two minutes before the break.
However, former Juventus favorite Ravanelli converted a
spot kick in the 52nd minute after Paolo Montero was judged to
have handled inside the penalty area.
Mancini grabbed a second goal 10 minutes from the end after
Dejan Stankovic fed him with a perfect through pass.
