FIRENZE. Fiorentina succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Lazio to win 2-1. It was Lazio to strike first with a goal of Luis Alberto at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 61′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Giacomo Bonaventura gave the win to Fiorentina in the 69′ minute.
Nicolás González didn’t score a penalty (67′) for Fiorentina.
The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. In front of 25,190 spectators. The referee was Marco Guida with the collaboration of Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni. The 4th official was Daniele Perenzoni. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.83 degrees Celsius or 49.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 22 Total 5
- 7 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 110 Attack 83
- 56 Dangerous attack 22
- 97 Ball safe 78
- 1 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Fiorentina was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Lazio that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fiorentina had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fiorentina won the match.
Fiorentina shot 22 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lazio shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Fiorentina didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Lazio received 2 yellow cards (Mattéo Guendouzi and Matías Vecino).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Fiorentina has 41 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Lazio will stays with 40 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Fiorentina will play away with Torino on the 3rd of March with a 16-6 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (10 draws).
Lazio will host Milan on the 3rd of March with a 20-9 head to head stats in favor of Milan (16 draws).
Fiorentina – Formation
Fiorentina
61'
90'
Fiorentina started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Vincenzo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Lucas Martínez Quarta, Pietro Terracciano , Michael Kayode , Nikola Milenković , Luca Ranieri , Cristiano Biraghi , Arthur , Giacomo Bonaventura , Nicolás González , Lucas Beltrán , Riccardo Sottil and Andrea Belotti .
The home team had on the bench: Maxime López, Jonathan Ikoné, M’Bala Nzola, Gino Infantino, Tommaso Martinelli, Pietro Comuzzo, Rolando Mandragora , Tommaso Vannucchi, Antonin Barak , Davide Faraoni, Fabiano Parisi and Alfred Duncan.
Substitutions
Fiorentina made 4 changes: Arthur for Maxime López (90′), Riccardo Sottil for Rolando Mandragora (85′), Lucas Beltrán for Antonin Barak (81′) and Andrea Belotti for M’Bala Nzola (90′).
Player of the match: Michael Kayode
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fiorentina was Michael Kayode.
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Lazio – Formation
Lazio
67'
Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Maurizio Sarri played with: Ivan Provedel , Manuel Lazzari , Nicolò Casale , Alessio Romagnoli , Adam Marusic , Mattéo Guendouzi , Danilo Cataldi , Luis Alberto , Gustav Isaksen , Ciro Immobile , Felipe Anderson .
These were the players on the bench: Luca Pellegrini, Pedro , Valentin Castellanos , Mattia Zaccagni , Elseid Hysaj , André Anderson, Luigi Sepe, Christos Mandas, Fabio Ruggeri, Luca Napolitano, Larsson Coulibaly, Saná Fernandes, Matías Vecino and Daichi Kamada.
Substitutions
Lazio made 5 changes: Gustav Isaksen for Mattia Zaccagni (46′), Adam Marusic for Elseid Hysaj (46′), Ciro Immobile for Valentin Castellanos (78′), Felipe Anderson for Pedro (78′) and Danilo Cataldi for Matías Vecino (62′).
Player of the match: Luis Alberto
The player that probably impressed the most for Lazio was Luis Alberto.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
