ROMA. Lazio overcomes Cagliari 1-0 after Pedro scored just 1 goal (8′). Lazio was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Antoine Makoumbou received a red card (27′). This red card was one of the reason why Cagliari lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Federico Dionisi with the support of Giorgio Peretti and Mattia Politi. The 4th official was Giacomo Camplone. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 28.4 degrees Celsius or 83.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Lazio was in firm control of the ball 61% while Cagliari was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lazio was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lazio won the match.
Lazio shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cagliari shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lazio didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Cagliari received 2 yellow cards (Pantelis Hatzidiakos and Nahitan Nández).
Also, Cagliari didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Antoine Makoumbou (Cagliari) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (27′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lazio will have 20 points like Atalanta and Fiorentina to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Cagliari will stay with 10 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Lazio will host Bologna on the 18th of February with a 15-6 head to head stats in favor of Lazio (9 draws).
Cagliari will play away agasint Udinese on the 18th of February with a 16-10 head to head in favor of Udinese (8 draws).
Lazio – Formation
Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maurizio Sarri decided to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel , Manuel Lazzari , Patric , Mario Gila Fuentes , Adam Marusic , Mattéo Guendouzi , Nicolò Rovella , Luis Alberto , Gustav Isaksen , Ciro Immobile and Pedro .
The home team had on the bench: Felipe Anderson , Danilo Cataldi , Luca Pellegrini, Matías Vecino , Daichi Kamada , Valentin Castellanos , Toma Bašić, Luigi Sepe, Christos Mandas and Fabio Ruggeri.
Lazio could not rely on the presence of Daichi Kamada (injured).
Substitutions
Lazio made 5 changes: Pedro for Felipe Anderson (70′), Ciro Immobile for Valentin Castellanos (70′), Nicolò Rovella for Danilo Cataldi (46′), Gustav Isaksen for Matías Vecino (83′) and Luis Alberto for Daichi Kamada (56′).
Player of the match: Patric
The most impressive player for Lazio was Patric even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 92 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6.
Cagliari – Formation
Cagliari started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Claudio Ranieri played with: Simone Scuffet , Edoardo Goldaniga , Alberto Dossena , Pantelis Hatzidiakos , Gabriele Zappa , Matteo Prati , Antoine Makoumbou , Paulo Azzi , Nicolas Viola , Andrea Petagna and Gianluca Lapadula .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jakub Jankto, Tommaso Augello, Zito Luvumbo , Boris Radunović, Marco Mancosu, Nahitan Nández , Alessandro Deiola, Simone Aresti, Gaetano Oristanio , Gastón Pereiro, Mateusz Wieteska, Ibrahim Sulemana , Leonardo Pavoletti, Adam Obert and Eldor Shomurodov .
Substitutions
Cagliari made 5 changes: Gianluca Lapadula for Zito Luvumbo (32′), Pantelis Hatzidiakos for Ibrahim Sulemana (32′), Nicolas Viola for Gaetano Oristanio (46′), Edoardo Goldaniga for Nahitan Nández (83′) and Matteo Prati for Leonardo Pavoletti (88′).
Player of the match: Alberto Dossena
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cagliari was Alberto Dossena.
His rating is with 58 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.