ROMA. Lazio tops Torino with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Vecino (56′) and a goal from M. Zaccagni (75′).
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Thursday and it started at 4:45 am local time. The referee was Michael Fabbri with the assistance of Vittorio Di Gioia and Marco D’Ascanio. The 4th official was Alessandro Prontera. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 27.01 degrees Celsius or 80.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Lazio was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Torino that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Lazio was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lazio won the match.
Lazio shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Torino shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Lazio received 1 yellow card (Ciro Immobile). Regarding the opposition, Torino received 4 yellow cards (Samuele Ricci, Perr Schuurs, Adrien Tamèze and Raoul Bellanova).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Lazio will have 7 points like Hellas Verona to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Torino will stay with 8 points like Frosinone to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Lazio will host Bologna on the 18th of February with a 15-5 head to head in favor of Lazio (9 draws).
Torino will host Lecce on the 18th of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Torino (3 draws).
Lazio – Formation
Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maurizio Sarri decided to play with the following team: Sashko Pandev, Ivan Provedel , Manuel Lazzari , Nicolò Casale , Alessio Romagnoli , Adam Marušić , Matías Vecino , Nicolò Rovella , Luis Alberto , Felipe Anderson , Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni .
The home team had on the bench: Patric, Daichi Kamada, Pedro, Elseid Hysaj , Luca Pellegrini, Mattéo Guendouzi , Gustav Isaksen , Valentin Castellanos , Danilo Cataldi, Luigi Sepe, Mario Gila Fuentes and Christos Mandas.
Lazio could not rely on the presence of Elseid Hysaj (injured).
Substitutions
Lazio made 4 changes: Matías Vecino for Mattéo Guendouzi (74′), Ciro Immobile for Valentin Castellanos (74′), Mattia Zaccagni for Gustav Isaksen (80′) and Manuel Lazzari for Elseid Hysaj (80′).
Best player: Mattia Zaccagni
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lazio was Mattia Zaccagni.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
Torino – Formation
Torino started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ivan Juric played with: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic , Perr Schuurs , Alessandro Buongiorno , Ricardo Rodríguez , Raoul Bellanova , Adrien Tamèze , Samuele Ricci , Valentino Lazaro , Antonio Sanabria , Nikola Vlasic , Duván Zapata .
These were the players on the bench: Ivan Ilic , Nemanja Radonjic , Luca Gemello, Yann Karamoh, Pietro Pellegri , Saba Sazonov , Matteo Brezzo, Demba Seck , Mërgim Vojvoda, Gvidas Gineitis, Karol Linetty, Brandon Soppy and Ange Caumenan N’Guessan.
Torino could not rely on the presence of Saba Sazonov (injured) and Brandon Soppy (injured).
Substitutions
Torino made 5 changes: Alessandro Buongiorno for Saba Sazonov (27′), Adrien Tamèze for Ivan Ilic (60′), Valentino Lazaro for Pietro Pellegri (80′), Duván Zapata for Nemanja Radonjic (60′) and Raoul Bellanova for Brandon Soppy (80′).
Best player: Duván Zapata
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Torino was Duván Zapata.
His rating is with 12 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Inter – Sassuolo – 1-2
- Hellas Verona – Atalanta – 0-1
- Cagliari – Milan – 1-3
- Napoli – Udinese – 4-1
- Lazio – Torino – 2-0
- Empoli – Salernitana – 1-0