Lazio prevails over Fiorentina 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

FIRENZE. Lazio was ultimately too much to handle for Fiorentina.

February 7, 2022

FIRENZE. Lazio was eventually too good for Fiorentina with the goal of S. Milinkovic-Savic (52′), C. Immobile (70′) and C. Biraghi (81′ own).

The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato who was helped by Stefano Liberti and Vito Mastrodonato. The 4th official was Daniele Paterna. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.

Match Statistics

Fiorentina

0 - 3

Lazio

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

9 Total 13
3 On Target 8
6 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 0

82 Attack 55
45 Dangerous attack 25
110 Ball safe 117

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

13 Total 15
3 Yellow Cards 5
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just identical 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. Fiorentina was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Lazio that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Fiorentina was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Lazio found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Fiorentina shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Lazio shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Fiorentina received 2 yellow cards (G. Bonaventura and L. Torreira). On the opposite side, Lazio received 5 yellow cards (Lucas Leiva, Pedro, M. Lazzari, Patric and T. Strakosha).

L. Torreira (Fiorentina) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (85′).

Match Timeline

30'

45'

Pedro- Yellow

Giacomo Bonaventura- Yellow

50'

52'

55'

59'

Felipe Anderson- sub ->Pedro

Gaetano Castrovilli- sub ->A. Duncan

59'

Nicolás González- sub ->José Callejón

59'

Gaetano Castrovilli- sub ->Alfred Duncan

59'

67'

Manuel Lazzari- Yellow

67'

Manuel Lazzari- Yellow

69'

Elseid Hysaj- sub ->Manuel Lazzari

70'

Ciro Immobile (goal)Patric

Jonathan Ikoné- sub ->Giacomo Bonaventura

76'

Cristiano Biraghi (own-goal)

81'

83'

Patric - Yellow

85'

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Fiorentina will stay with 36 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Lazio will have 39 points like Roma to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Fiorentina will host Atalanta on the 20th of February with a 16-7 head to head statistic in favor of Fiorentina (10 draws).

Lazio will host Bologna on the 12th of February with a 12-5 head to head statistic in favor of Lazio (8 draws).

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina

Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy

6.7

Matija Nastasic 55.Serbia

7.0

Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy

7.0

Lorenzo Venuti 23.Italy

6.4

Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia

6.2

Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy

6.8

76'

50'

Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana

6.8

59'

Lucas Torreira 18.Uruguay

6.8

85'

José Callejón 7.Spain

6.4

59'

Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil

6.6

76'

Riccardo Sottil 33.Italy

7.1

88'

Substitutes

Bartlomiej Dragowski 69.Poland

Lucas Martínez Quarta 2.Argentina

Aleksa Terzic 17.Serbia

Igor 98.Brazil

Gaetano Castrovilli 10.Italy

6.6

59'

Jonathan Ikoné 11.France

6.3

76'

Youssef Maleh 14.Morocco

Sofyan Amrabat 34.Morocco

88'

Riccardo Saponara 8.Italy

Aleksandr Kokorin 91.Russia

Krzysztof Piatek 19.Poland

6.4

76'

Nicolás González 22.Argentina

6.8

59'

Fiorentina adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Vincenzo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Pietro Terracciano (6.7), Lorenzo Venuti (6.4), Nikola Milenković (6.2), Matija Nastasić (7.0), Cristiano Biraghi (7.0), Giacomo Bonaventura (6.8), Lucas Torreira (6.8), Alfred Duncan (6.8), José Callejón (6.4), Arthur Cabral (6.6) and Riccardo Sottil (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Gaetano Castrovilli (6.6), Jonathan Ikoné (6.3), Lucas Martínez Quarta, Aleksandr Kokorin, Aleksa Terzić, Youssef Maleh, Krzysztof Piątek (6.4), Bartłomiej Drągowski, Igor Júlio, Sofyan Amrabat, Nicolás González (6.8) and Riccardo Saponara.

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: J. Callejon for N. Gonzalez (59′), A. Duncan for G. Castrovilli (59′), A. Cabral for K. Piatek (76′), G. Bonaventura for J. Ikone (76′) and R. Sottil for S. Amrabat (88′).

Best player: Riccardo Sottil

The player that probably impressed the most for Fiorentina was Riccardo Sottil.

His rating is (7.1) with 24 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Lazio – Formation

Lazio

Thomas Strakosha 1.Albania

7.3

85'

Patric 4.Spain

7.3

83'

Adam Marusic 77.Montenegro

7.1

Luiz Felipe 3.Italy

7.2

Manuel Lazzari 29.Italy

6.5

69'

67'

Lucas Leiva 6.Brazil

6.6

30'

Luis Alberto 10.Spain

7.8

76'

Sergej Milinković-Savić 21.Serbia

6.8

52'

Mattia Zaccagni 20.Italy

8.0

Pedro 9.Spain

6.4

59'

45'

Ciro Immobile 17.Italy

7.8

70'

Substitutes

Pepe Reina 25.Spain

Marius Adamonis 31.Lithuania

R. Floriani Mussolini 44.Italy

Ştefan Radu 26.Romania

Elseid Hysaj 23.Albania

6.6

69'

Luka Romero 18.Argentina

André Anderson 28.Italy

Danilo Cataldi 32.Italy

6.6

Toma Bašić 88.Croatia

5.9

76'

Felipe Anderson 7.Brazil

7.0

59'

Jovane 11.Cape Verde

Raúl Moro 27.Spain

Also Lazio adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Maurizio Sarri played with: Thomas Strakosha (7.3), Manuel Lazzari (6.5), Luiz Felipe (7.2), Patric (7.3), Adam Marušić (7.1), Sergej Milinković-Savić (6.8), Lucas Leiva (6.6), Luis Alberto (7.8), Pedro (6.4), Ciro Immobile (7.8) and Mattia Zaccagni (8.0).

These were the players on the bench: Luka Romero, Romano Floriani, André Anderson, Ştefan Radu, Danilo Cataldi (6.6), Toma Bašić (5.9), Pepe Reina, Elseid Hysaj (6.6), Marius Adamonis, Jovane Cabral, Felipe Anderson (7.0) and Raúl Moro.