Game 27, Serie A
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Fiorentina Lazio 1-1
Lazio scored in the first half and had numerous chances, but they let the Viola in the door and were punished.
So far, the season had been a little bit disappointing. Lazio were currently fifth together with Roma, who they had just beaten 3-0, three points away from Inter, fourth. Unable to come to terms with the bigger teams, Lazio also occasionally struggled with the smaller ones. The star players such as Luis Alberto and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic were not playing up to par. They were trying to keep the Champions League qualification dream alive, but it would certainly not be easy.
The match
Lazio immediately took the initiative but the first chance arrived in the 21st minute. Joaquin Correa on the left passed in the middle to Milinkovic-Savic. Classic movement in the box from Ciro Immobile and ball to him. King Ciro controlled it, turned around and shot, Pietro Terracciano managed to get a finger tip to the ball and send it onto the post. Two minutes later the Biancocelesti on the counter attack, Correa to Immobile outside the box but central. Great curling shot, Fiorentina 0 Lazio 1.
In the 30th minute Adam Marusic on the right, ball in the box to Correa, back pass to Milinkovic-Savic, big whack, Terracciano saved. In the 39th Correa on the left deep into the area tried a shot that the Viola keeper parried not without difficulty. One minute to the interval, Patric tried a foray into the Fiorentina half, splendid ball to Immobile, Terracciano saved again.
In the second half Fiorentina woke up and started to press for an equaliser. In the 59th minute a Kevin Mirallas shot went very wide and two minutes later Muriel made it 1-1. Mirallas on the right went past Stefan Radu and crossed into the middle of the box, Luis Muriel got a touch, ball in the net. Immediately after Giovanni Simeone from the left on the counter attack sent in a great low cross that Mirallas kicked over the crossbar.
The match at this point petered out and neither team was particularly dangerous.
A missed opportunity for Lazio after a first half that had seen them have numerous chances.
Who played for Fiorentina
Terracciano, Milenkovic, Pezzella, Ceccherini (80' Hugo), Biraghi, Edimilson (46' Mirallas), Veretout, Benassi, Gerson, Muriel, Chiesa (36' Simeone)
Substitutes: Lafont, Brancolini, Hancko, Laurini, Dabo, Norgaard, Graiciar
Manager Pioli
Who played for Lazio
Strakosha, Patric, Acerbi, Radu (83’ Bastos), Marusic, Milinkovic-Savic, Leiva, Luis Alberto (74’ Romulo), Lulic (67’ Badelj), Correa, Immobile
Manager: Inzaghi
Referee: Orsato
Goals: 23’ Immobile, 61’ Muriel
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