Serie A: Empoli manages to draw 2-2 with Lazio after recovering a 0-2 deficit
ROMA. Lazio manages to recover against Empoli with a goal on the F. Caputo 83' and a goal on the R. Marin 90'.
ROMA. Lazio manages to recover against Empoli with a goal on the F. Caputo 83′ and a goal on the R. Marin 90′.
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ivano Pezzuto assisted by Domenico Palermo and Marco Ceccon. The 4th official was Alessandro Prontera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing around -3.6 degrees Celsius or 25.61 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Lazio was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Empoli that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Lazio was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Lazio to win the match.
Lazio shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Empoli shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Lazio received 4 yellow cards (Manuel Lazzari, Alessio Romagnoli, Pedro and Matías Vecino). On the other side, Empoli received 1 yellow card (Filippo Bandinelli).
After this match, Lazio will have 31 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Empoli will have 19 points like Bologna to move down in the 13th place.
Match Events
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2'2'
Felipe Anderson
Luis Alberto
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43'43'
Manuel Lazzari
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55'55'
Mattia Zaccagni
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56'56'
Nicolò Cambiaghi
Alberto Grassi
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56'56'
Filippo Bandinelli
Tommaso Baldanzi
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60'60'
Pedro
Mattia Zaccagni
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67'67'
Marko Pjaca
Martín Satriano
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68'68'
Tyronne Ebuehi
Petar Stojanovic
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68'68'
Alessio Romagnoli
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69'69'
Pedro
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70'70'
Elseid Hysaj
Manuel Lazzari
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70'70'
Matías Vecino
Danilo Cataldi
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71'71'
Filippo Bandinelli
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76'76'
Nedim Bajrami
Jacopo Fazzini
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83'83'
Francesco Caputo
Nicolò Cambiaghi
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87'87'
Toma Basic
Luis Alberto
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90'90'
Matías Vecino
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90'90'
Razvan Marin
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Lazio will play away with Sassuolo on the 15th of January with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Lazio (3 draws).
Empoli will host Sampdoria on the 16th of January with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Sampdoria (4 draws).
Lazio: Formation and Lineups
Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maurizio Sarri chose to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel , Manuel Lazzari , Nicolò Casale , Alessio Romagnoli , Adam Marušić , Sergej Milinković-Savić , Danilo Cataldi , Luis Alberto , Felipe Anderson , Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni .
Substitutes
Lazio made 4 changes: Mattia Zaccagni for Pedro (60′), Manuel Lazzari for Elseid Hysaj (70′), Danilo Cataldi for Matías Vecino (70′) and Luis Alberto for Toma Basic (87′).
Top player: Luis Alberto
Probably the most impressive player in Lazio was Luis Alberto.
His rating is with 67 passes (91% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.
Empoli: Formation and Lineups
Empoli started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
On the other side, Paolo Zanetti played with: Guglielmo Vicario , Petar Stojanović , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastiano Luperto , Fabiano Parisi , Răzvan Marin , Alberto Grassi , Jacopo Fazzini , Tommaso Baldanzi , Francesco Caputo and Martín Satriano .
Substitutes
Empoli made 5 changes: Tommaso Baldanzi for Filippo Bandinelli (56′), Alberto Grassi for Nicolò Cambiaghi (56′), Petar Stojanovic for Tyronne Ebuehi (68′), Martín Satriano for Marko Pjaca (68′) and Jacopo Fazzini for Nedim Bajrami (76′).
Top player: Răzvan Marin
The player who no doubt impressed Empoli the most was Răzvan Marin.
His rating is with 61 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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