Wonderful

Season 2014-15

Game 20, Serie A

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Lazio Milan 3-1

Lazio dominate Milan, despite falling behind early, thanks to Klose and Parolo

At the end of the first half of the season Lazio were fifth, two points behind Napoli and Sampdoria, third.

The match

Milan started the game really well and went ahead after just four minutes. Jeremy Menez stole the ball from Dušan Basta on the half way line and ran forward, marked at a distance by Lorik Cana. Once in the box on the left he ran past the Lazio defender and beat Federico Marchetti.

The Biancocelesti reacted and in the 14th minute Stefano Mauri was just a fraction too late on an Antonio Candreva cross. In the 20th minute the Lazio winger again sent a perfect cross in for Miro Klose but the German goal fisher headed the ball wide. In the 25th minute, long pass from Mauri to Klose who had trouble controlling the ball but he saw Candreva arriving on the right, ball to the winger who tried to surprise Diego Lopez but the Spanish goalkeeper managed to parry into corner.

Lazio continued to attack in the first half but Milan were able to wall every attempt.

In the second half the Biancocelesti equalised immediately. In the 47th minute Klose-Mauri one-two on the right. The German crossed into the middle of the box and Marco Parolo beat the Milan defenders and volleyed the ball behind Diego Lopez. A well-deserved goal for Lazio who four minutes later made it two. Riccardo Montolivo, challenged by Lucas Biglia, tried to pass the ball back to Philippe Mexes, the former Roma player however was taking a nap, so Klose got to the ball and in front of the goalkeeper made no mistake. Lazio 2 Milan 1.

In the 65th minute Parolo had a powerful shot from quite far out but Diego Lopez parried into corner. In the 69th minute Stefano Pioli was forced to substitute Stefan de Vrij and in came the new signing Mauricio. In the 81st minute the Biancocelesti closed the match. Danilo Cataldi opened play to the right for Candreva who once in the box passed to Filip Djordjević who mistimed his shot, putting his foot on top of the ball instead of under it. His fumble however was then picked up by Parolo who scored his brace. Djordjević suffered a severe injury in the move and all the players were more concerned about his well-being than celebrating the goal.

The final event of the game was Mexes being sent off for violent conduct.

Good win for Lazio, bad defeat for Milan.

Who played for Lazio

Marchetti, Basta, de Vrij (69’ Mauricio), Cana, Radu, Cataldi, Biglia, Parolo, Candreva, Klose (73’ Djordjević, 83’ Keita), Mauri