Game 14, Serie A
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Lazio-Cagliari 4-1
The three forwards all score goals as Lazio annihilate Cagliari
So far Lazio had done reasonably well and were fifth.
The match
Cagliari started well and in the 4th minute had a chance with Nicola Murru thanks to a Nicolò Barella assist but his shot from the left side of the penalty box was parried by Federico Marchetti. Three minutes later Lazio went ahead. Quick counter attack three against two, Senad Lulic on the left sent in a perfect assist for Keita Balde who acrobatically domesticated the ball and from a difficult angle beat Marco Storari.
After a couple of chances for Lazio and a probable penalty, in the 18th minute there was a long pass to Marco Borriello who beat Wallace for speed and saw that Marchetti was dangerously coming forward. The Cagliari forward tried a shot with the Biancoceleste keeper way out of his goal, but the ball shaved the far post. 120 seconds later, Borriello made a perfect pass for Federico Melchiorri who shot over the crossbar from a favourable position. Another two minutes and it was a penalty for Lazio. Ciro Immobile on the far right of the box was fouled by Luca Ceppitelli and the ref had a simple decision to make. King Ciro made no mistake.
In the 28th minute Barella tried to pass the ball back to Storari but he hit Simone Padoin, opening the gates for Immobile who went into the box and scored his brace.
The game slowed down a little bit. Lazio had a few half chances for their fourth but after the intensity of the first 30 minutes both teams took breathers.
In the second half Felipe Anderson immediately lobbed a ball over the Cagliari defence, Immobile tried a shot, well saved by Storari. In the 56th minute Melchiorri and Keita went shoulder to shoulder as they entered the box, the Cagliari player collapsed to the ground and the referee gave the Islanders a penalty. Borriello angled his shot too much and the ball went out. Two minutes later Panagiotis Tachtsidis took a corner, Daniele Dessena all alone in the box headed the ball towards the far corner but Marchetti managed to parry quite miraculously.
In the 79th minute Felipe Anderson received the ball on the edge of the box, dummied a shot, dribbled four players and scored. A remarkable goal!!!
Three minutes from time there was a corner for Cagliari. Marco Capuano headed the ball towards the goal, deflection from Wallace and Cagliari got their consolation goal.
Good win for Lazio.
Who played for Lazio
Marchetti, Patric, Wallace, Hoedt, Radu, Parolo (66’ Murgia), Cataldi, Lulic (82’ Leitner), Felipe Anderson, Immobile (72’ Lombardi), Keita
Substitutes: Strakosha, Vargic, Basta, Prce, Vinicius, Milinkovic-Savic, Kishna, Luis Alberto, Djordjevic
Manager: Inzaghi
Who played for Cagliari
Storari, Bittante, Ceppitelli, Bruno Alves, Murru (68' Capuano), Isla (55' Dessena), Tachtsidis, Padoin, Barella; Melchiorri, Borriello (75' Giannetti)
Substitutes: Rafael, Colombo, Pisacane, Munari, Salamon, Di Gennaro, Sau
Manager: Rastelli
Referee: Celi
Goals: 7’ Keita, 23’ Immobile (pen), 28’ Immobile, 79’ Felipe Anderson, 87’ Capuano
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