ROMA. Inter had a surprising win over Lazio with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Martínez (40′) and a goal from M. Thuram (66′).
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Fabio Maresca with the collaboration of Matteo Passeri and Dario Garzelli. The 4th official was Antonio Rapuano. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 35.64 degrees Celsius or 96.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 16%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Lazio was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Inter that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Lazio was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Inter was able to find the solution to win this match.
Lazio shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Inter shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lazio received 1 yellow card (Nicolò Casale). On the other side, Inter received 2 yellow cards (Nicolò Barella and Marcus Thuram).
(Lazio) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (86′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lazio stays with 21 points like Monza to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Inter will has 41 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Lazio will play away against Empoli on the 23rd of December with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Lazio (5 draws).
Inter will host Lecce on the 23rd of December with a 9-1 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (2 draws).
Lazio – Formation
Lazio
81'
86'
65'
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 , Nicolò Casale , Mario Gila Fuentes , Adam Marusic , Mattéo Guendouzi , Nicolò Rovella , Daichi Kamada , Felipe Anderson , Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Alberto , Elseid Hysaj, Luca Pellegrini, Patric, Matías Vecino, Pedro , Valentin Castellanos , Toma Bašić, Danilo Cataldi , Luigi Sepe, Christos Mandas and Fabio Ruggeri.
Substitutions
Lazio made 4 changes: Daichi Kamada for Luis Alberto (65′), Nicolò Rovella for Danilo Cataldi (75′), Felipe Anderson for Valentin Castellanos (80′) and Mattia Zaccagni for Pedro (75′).
Player of the match: Daichi Kamada
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lazio was Daichi Kamada.
His rating is with 34 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Inter – Formation
Inter
66'
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Simone Inzaghi played with: Yann Sommer , Yann Bisseck , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Stefano Sensi , Marko Arnautović , Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen , Davide Frattesi , Kristjan Asllani , Benjamin Pavard, Carlos Augusto , Lucien Agoumé, G. Stabile and Emil Audero.
Inter could not rely on the presence of Davide Frattesi (injured).
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Marcus Thuram for Marko Arnautović (78′), Nicolò Barella for Davide Frattesi (70′), Federico Dimarco for Carlos Augusto (70′), Lautaro Martínez for Davy Klaassen (89′) and Hakan Çalhanoğlu for Kristjan Asllani (89′).
Player of the match: Lautaro Martínez
The most impressive player for Inter was Lautaro Martínez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Milan – Monza – 3-0
- Lazio – Inter – 0-2
- Fiorentina – Hellas Verona – 1-0
- Udinese – Sassuolo – 2-2
- Bologna – Roma – 2-0
