Game 5, Serie A
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin
Torino Lazio 0-4
The Biancocelesti demolish Torino 4-0 away thanks to Rocchi, Oddo and Mauri
In the first two games of Serie A the Biancocelesti lost to Milan away in the first game and Palermo at home in the second. This match had seen the Palermo goalkeeper saving everything, even the impossible. They then had won the next two.
The match
The first half hour of the game was terribly boring. Torino tried to get hold of the match but were never dangerous, Lazio were just waiting for the right moment to pounce. In the 29th minute Gianluca Comotto found the gap in the Biancoceleste defence but Alessandro Rosina’s shot went wide. A minute later, Tommaso Rocchi was sent on the counter attack one against three, he reached the edge of the box on the right but his shot was slightly off target. In the 42nd minute a Roberto Stellone header off a Rosina cross was too high.
In the second half Lazio’s attack was like a hot knife through butter. In the 48th minute Stefano Mauri flew down the left wing on the counter attack and once inside the box crossed towards the centre for Goran Pandev. The North Macedonian had a little bit of work to do to avoid Comotto and failed. The ball was cleared but in came Gaby Mudingayi from outside the box. He ran towards the right and crossed in the middle again for Rocchi who promptly shot. Christian Abbiati tried to parry but the ball went into the goal. 1-0 for Lazio.
Soon after, Rocchi crossed from the left and Mauri headed the ball but the crossbar denied the Biancoceleste goal. In the 55th minute again Rocchi on the left moved inside the box and was tripped by Marco Di Loreto. Massimo Oddo took the spot kick, Abbiati almost saved it but Torino 0 Lazio 2.
Pandev had a chance shortly after when Rocchi this time went racing down the right wing, but his shot was wide. In the 67th minute corner for Lazio, the ball was cleared by the Torino defence but it reached Oddo on the right outside the box. Big whack, ball deflected by the Torino defence, and the Biancocelesti were three up.
Four minutes later, a long ball to Rocchi on the right in the box. The Lazio centre forward took a shot at goal, Abbiati saved with his foot, ball on the left, in came Mauri who volleyed it in.
A wonderful win in Turin and a great game from the Biancocelesti.
Who played for Torino
Abbiati, Comotto, Di Loreto, Franceschini, Balestri, Barone, Gallo (77' Ardito), De Ascentis, Rosina (57' Muzzi), Fiore (74' Ferrarese), Stellone
Substitutes: Taibi, Pancaro, Cioffi, Abbruscato
Manager: Zaccheroni
Who played for Lazio
Ballotta, Oddo, Stendardo, Siviglia, Zauri, Manfredini, Mudingayi (72’ Baronio), Ledesma, Mauri (80’ Belleri), Pandev, Rocchi (74’ Tare)
Manager: D. Rossi
Referee: Pieri
Goals: 48’ Rocchi, 55 Oddo (pen), 67’ Oddo, 71’ Mauri.
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