ROMA. Lazio had a surprising win over Sampdoria with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. (41′) and a goal from L. Alberto (59′). Lazio was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa who had the assistance of Matteo Bottegoni and Antonio Vono. The 4th official was Daniele Paterna. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 24%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Lazio had a strong ball possession 62% while Sampdoria was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lazio was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lazio won the match.
Lazio shot 16 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Sampdoria shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lazio received 1 yellow card (E. Hysaj). Talking about the opposition, Sampdoria received 1 yellow card (R. Vieira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Lazio will have 62 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Sampdoria will stay with 33 points like Spezia to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Lazio will play away with Juventus on the 16th of May with a 24-5 head to head in favor of Juventus (9 draws).
Sampdoria will host Fiorentina on the 16th of May with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (11 draws).
Lazio – Formation
Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maurizio Sarri decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Lazio made 4 changes: D. Cataldi for Lucas Leiva (65′), L. Alberto for T. Basic (77′), M. Lazzari for E. Hysaj (78′) and M. Zaccagni for L. Romero (83′).
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Marco Giampaolo played with: .
Substitutions
Sampdoria made 4 changes: F. Caputo for F. Quagliarella (69′), A. Sabiri for M. Damsgaard (69′), M. Thorsby for K. Askildsen (78′) and R. Vieira for S. Trimboli (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.