Demiral is shown a yellow card for his foul that gave away the penalty.
Szczesny did well to guess the right way, but once he'd deduced the direction of the penalty, the save was simple.
Galabinov misses it! The Spezia substitute cautiously steps up and sends a tame spot-kick to the right where Szczesny dives across to tip it away!
FULL TIME: Juventus 3-0 Spezia
90' +1
Four minutes of stoppage time are added on.
89'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by R. Bentancur.
Bentancur did brilliantly to get Juventus going on the break and then selflessly played Ronaldo clean through to make it three.
RONALDO! 3-0! Bentancur rips possession away from Agoume and leads a counter-attack by slipping Ronaldo through on goal, before the attacker slams a low shot beyond Provedel from 18 yards!
88'
A. Di Pardo enters the game and replaces D. Kulusevski.
Spezia are showing plenty of spirit as they chase a route back into this game, but their hopes are beginning to fade as Bastoni's corner is nodded clear.
Kulusevski makes way for Di Pardo after an impressive display in attack.
86'
L. Agoumé enters the game and replaces Léo Sena.
S. Bastoni enters the game and replaces R. Marchizza.
Sena also departs with Agoume taking his place in midfield.
Marchizza is replaced by Bastoni after an energetic display in defence.
83'
Spezia carefully build a promising attack, but Vignali's eventual cross is punched clear by Szczesny.
81'
Juventus are pouring forward at every opportunity to push for a third goal, but on this occasion, Kulusevski's deft switch is cut out by Vignali.
79'
Marchizza charges forward from defence again and collects a pass from Verde, before having a shot deflected over from 20 yards.
75'
That should seal the win for Juventus now - they've been a constant threat ever since the introduction of Bernardeschi and Morata.
73'
D. Verde enters the game and replaces Diego Farias.
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72'
G. Acampora enters the game and replaces G. Maggiore.
A. Galabinov enters the game and replaces M'Bala Nzola.
A. Ramsey enters the game and replaces F. Chiesa.
Farias is replaced by Verde on the wing.
Spezia make a triple change: first of all, Maggiore comes off for Acampora.
N'Zola is replaced by Galabinov up top.
Chiesa departs straight after the goal with Ramsey taking his place.
71'
F. Chiesa has scored a goal for Juventus!
CHIESA! 2-0! Juventus double their lead as Bernardeschi shimmies into the box and picks out Chiesa who lashes a shot straight at Provedel before instinctively knocking in the rebound from the floor!
66'
Spezia look for a quick response as Erlic cracks off a shot from 30 yards that sails high and wide.
64'
Well, Juventus will be delighted to have the lead. It's been a tough 60 minutes for the hosts but they'll be confident about securing the points now.
62'
Álvaro Morata has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by F. Bernardeschi.
Bernardeschi's had an instant impact! The attacker made the perfect run in behind to receive the throughball from Alex Sandro, before supplying Morata with the perfect cross to finish at the front post!
MORATA! 1-0! The double substitution pays off immediately as Bernardeschi beats the offside trap, before crossing it from the byline, allowing Morata to sweep in a neat finish at the near post! The goal is initially ruled out for offside, but a check with VAR reveals that the goal should stand!
61'
F. Bernardeschi enters the game and replaces G. Frabotta.
Álvaro Morata enters the game and replaces W. McKennie.
Juventus make a double substitution to inject energy into the game: the first change sees McKennie make way for Morata.
Frabotta also departs with Bernardeschi taking his place.
60'
That was by far and away the chance of the game for Ronaldo there and he'll be hugely disappointed not to have taken advantage.
53'
Kulusevski angles a precise cross into Ronaldo, but the attacker heads it well wide from 10 yards.
51'
Juventus work a clever short routine from a free-kick, but Ronaldo is caught offside at the final moment.
50'
The hosts have started this half with much more intent as Chiesa flashes a dangerous cross just over Ronaldo and away for a throw-in.
46'
Juventus get the second half underway.
45' +1
HALF TIME: Juventus 0-0 Spezia
45'
Juventus continue to apply pressure before the break, as Kulusevski gets to the byline before drilling it across goal where Terzi is on hand to hack clear.
44'
Kulusevski robs Erlic but Terzi manages to get across and prevent the attack from developing.
40'
Erlic slips and allows Ronaldo to surge towards the edge of the box, where the attacker lays it off to Kulusevski who cuts inside before having his shot blocked away by the recovering run of Erlic.
38'
The corner's worked shot to Chiesa, but his powerful low cross is gathered by Provedel.
36'
Rabiot picks out Chiesa inside the box with a delightful pass, but Marchizza manages to poke it away for a corner.
34'
Demiral heads a free-kick out to Sena who scuffs a 20-yard volley away for a goal kick.
32'
The resulting corner comes to nothing for the visitors.
31'
Maggiore lets fly from just outside the box and it deflects off Demiral before swinging narrowly over the bar.
27'
Chiesa clips in a deep free-kick for the hosts but it evades everyone and Spezia regroup with a goal kick.
25'
Farias and Nzola play a smart one-two on the edge of the box, allowing the former to curl a shot that deflects off Alex Sandro and away for a corner that amounts to nothing.
23'
Chiesa's resulting set-piece finds its way to McKennie, but the midfielder can't bring it under control and Spezia clear.
22'
Ronaldo darts ominously into the box, but his cross is headed clear by Marchizza at the back post.
19'
Spezia move the ball around intently inside the Juventus half, but they can't quite find an opening and they're eventually forced all the way back to Provedel in goal.
17'
Another Juventus move stalls as Marchizza energetically picks off Bentancur's diagonal pass.
15'
Chiesa drills a low effort across goal from 20 yards that flashes a few yards wide of the far post.
13'
Spezia have made a promising start; they've hassled Juventus high up the pitch and it's resulted in an exciting, open beginning to this game.
11'
Chiesa has it in the net after finishing a one-on-one, but he's called back for a clear offside.
10'
G. Frabotta gets yellow.
Kulusevski cuts inside and thumps a shot straight into Erlic from 12 yards.
Frabotta is booked after a dangerous high foot against Estevez.
4'
Spezia win a corner after a determined burst from Maggiore into the box, but Demiral heads it clear at the near post.
2'
The away side settle into the game with a long spell of harmless possession inside their own half.
1'
Spezia get the first half underway.
Spezia, meanwhile, are in inconsistent form having lost three and won two in their last six matches. They do sit comfortably above the relegation zone in 14th spot though, and they’ll be hoping to climb further away from danger today.
SPEZIA (4-3-3): Ivan Provedel; Luca Vignali, Claudio Terzi, Martin Erlic, Riccardo Marchizza; Nahuel Estevez, Leo Sena, Giulio Maggiore; Emmanuel Gyasi, M’Bala Nzola, Diego Farias.
SUBS: Daniele Verde, Kevin Agudelo, Ardian Ismajli, Roberto Piccoli, Jeroen Zoet, Andrej Galabinov, Gennaro Acampora, Lucien Agoume, Matteo Ricci, Julian Chabot, Simone Bastoni, Salvador Ferrer.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this Serie A fixture between Juventus and Spezia. The hosts enter this one 10 points behind leaders Inter in the table and they’ll be desperate to win this game in hand and close the gap.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
SUBS: Aaron Ramsey, Gianluigi Buffon, Radu Dragusin, Alessandro Di Pardo, Nicolo Fagioli, Matthijs de Ligt, Carlo Pinsoglio, Federico Bernardeschi, Daouda Peeters, Marley, Alvaro Morata.
Kulusevski has been the brightest option in attack for the hosts, but they'll need the rest to raise their game if they're to put Spezia under serious pressure.
The result means that Juventus close the gap at the top to seven points, while Spezia drop to 15th.
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