Lazio vs. Juventus: Live stream, start time, TV channel, how to watch Serie A as Cristiano Ronaldo returns

Juventus returns to Serie A action Sunday with Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo back in the fold as they prepare to take on Lazio. Ronaldo returns in time to help Juventus try to reclaim its spot atop the Italian league from AC Milan. Currently, Juventus sits in third place at 3-3-0. Ronaldo remains the centerpiece on offense while Dejan Kulusevski, Álvaro Morata and Leonardo Bonucci have made major contributions. On the other side, Lazio has bounced back from 1-1-2 start to the season, winning back-to-back matches against Bologna and Torino while also going 1-2-0 in Champions League play. Ciro Immobile, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Felipe Caicedo have led the scoring for them this season offensively.

Sunday’s game will air on ESPN. If you don’t have cable, there are plenty of ways to watch the game using a streaming service. You can watch the games on ESPN online for free by signing up for a free trial of fuboTV or Sling.

Lazio vs. Juventus (UEFA Champions League 2020)

Start date: 6:30 a.m. EST

TV channel: ESPN2 (Channel finder: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast, Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, Dish, Hulu, fuboTV, Sling.)

Live stream: WatchESPN | Sling | fuboTV – If you have a cable subscription, you may be able to stream online via WatchESPN using the login credentials from your cable provider. If you don’t have cable, you can sign up for fuboTV or Sling (or use their free trial) to watch online.

More coverage via the Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — On the night that Cristiano Ronaldo began his 18th consecutive Champions League campaign, it was Álvaro Morata who did the bulk of the scoring for Juventus.

Morata netted the first two goals in a 4-1 win at Ferencvaros, giving the Spanish forward four of Juventus’ six scores in its opening three matches in the competition.

“I’ve got the motivation that every player needs,” said Morata, who rejoined Juventus in September on loan from Atletico Madrid. “I feel wanted and desired and I’ve got everything I need here.

“If this squad continues like this we can go far.”

Ronaldo, who missed Juventus’ opening two Champions League games after contracting the coronavirus, set up Morata’s second.

Substitite Paulo Dybala got Juventus’ third into an empty net after Ferencvaros goalkeeper Dénes Dibusz failed to control a back-pass. Lasha Dvali then scored an own goal following another error by Dibusz.

Franck Boli pulled one back for Ferencvaros in the 90th.

“We were too complacent in the first half and slowed the tempo too much,” Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini said. “We did better when pushing after the break and raised the tempo to create chances.

“We shouldn’t kid ourselves, though. There was a big difference in the level of the teams.”

Juventus remained three points behind Group G leader Barcelona, which beat Dynamo Kyiv 2-1. Kyiv and Ferencvaros trail with one point each.

Seven minutes in at Puskás Aréna, Morata used one touch to redirect a cross from Juan Cuadrado, who had run onto a through ball from Leonardo Bonucci.

Celebrating his 100th game with Juventus in all competitions, Morata was just as efficient on the hour mark when he took a cross from Ronaldo and connected with a shot from the edge of the area.

United States midfielder Weston McKennie used an dummy to let Ronaldo’s cross reach Morata.

Morata also scored both goals when Juventus won its opener 2-0 at Kyiv.

Only Ronaldo’s former Real Madrid teammate Iker Casillas has appeared in more consecutive Champions League campaigns — 20 between 1999-2000 and 2018-19.

Ronaldo was denied by an expert tackle late in the second half after being set up unselfishly by Morata, then missed wide after the break.

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