Alessandro Matri
The substitute who scored the winner in the 2015 Coppa Italia final.
via Wikipedia: 2015 Coppa Italia final · see source
Alessandro Matri is a striker who played for Torino FC. He was born in Settimo Torinese, Italy. His career included a spell at Juventus, and he scored for Juventus in the 2015 Coppa Italia final. In that match, played on 20 May 2015 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Juventus defeated Lazio 2–1 after extra time. Matri came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal from ten yards in the first half of extra time. He also had a goal disallowed for offside earlier in the match. Matri's goal helped Juventus win a record tenth Coppa Italia title.
- Role
- Centre-forward / Striker
- Shirt number at Torino
- 99
- Hometown
- Settimo Torinese, Italy
Lore & Background
Alessandro Matri's most notable moment in the 2015 Coppa Italia final came as a substitute for Juventus. The match, played on 20 May 2015 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, saw Juventus face Lazio. Juventus were without forward Álvaro Morata, who was sent off in the second leg of the semi-final. In Morata's absence, Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez started up front. Matri entered the match later on. Early in the second half, after coming on, Matri had a goal disallowed for offside. Then, in the first half of extra time, Matri scored past Lazio goalkeeper Etrit Berisha from ten yards, securing the winning goal for Juventus. The final score was 2–1 after extra time, giving Juventus a record tenth Coppa Italia title. Matri's goal was the decisive moment in a match that also featured goals from Lazio's Ștefan Radu and Juventus's Giorgio Chiellini.
In Their Own Story
The 2015 Coppa Italia final. Juventus and Lazio. Stadio Olimpico, Rome. The score is 1–1 after regulation time. Extra time begins. Alessandro Matri, on as a substitute, finds himself in space. He strikes the ball from ten yards, past Etrit Berisha. The net moves. Juventus lead 2–1. That goal, scored in the first half of extra time, proves to be the winner. It gives Juventus a record tenth Coppa Italia title. Earlier in the match, Matri had a goal disallowed for offside. But this one counts. This one decides the final.
Reader's Guide
Alessandro Matri | Juventus FC | 2014–2015 season | Centre-forward / Striker
Key moment: 2015 Coppa Italia final, 20 May 2015, Stadio Olimpico, Rome. Juventus 2–1 Lazio (after extra time). - Matri came on as a substitute for Juventus. - He had a goal disallowed for offside in the second half. - He scored the winning goal in the first half of extra time from ten yards. - The goal gave Juventus a record tenth Coppa Italia title. - Juventus also won the 2014–15 Serie A that season. Context: Juventus were without Álvaro Morata (suspended) and Claudio Marchisio (yellow card accumulation) for the final. Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez started up front. Giorgio Chiellini captained the side, with Marco Storari in goal replacing Gianluigi Buffon.
Did You Know?
- Alessandro Matri scored the winning goal for Juventus in the 2015 Coppa Italia final, a 2–1 victory over Lazio after extra time.
- Matri's goal came from ten yards in the first half of extra time.
- Earlier in the same match, Matri had a goal disallowed for offside.
- Matri was a substitute in the final, replacing Miroslav Klose? No—Matri replaced Klose? Actually, the source says: 'Shortly after he came on in place of Miroslav Klose, Lazio forward Filip Đorđević had an attempt saved by Storari, and the Juventus substitute Alessandro Matri had a goal disallowed for offside.' So Matri was a Juventus substitute, not replacing Klose (who played for Lazio).
- Juventus won the 2015 Coppa Italia final for a record tenth title.
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