Lazio secured their fourth win of the marketing campaign by beating Cagliari by two unanswered objectives and subsequently prolonged their unbeaten run to 6.
Lazio Beginning Lineup
Maurizio Sarri solely made one change to the lineup that , changing Luca Pellegrini with Manuel Lazzari, and consequently switching Adam Marusic from right-back to the left flank. Therefore, the Lazio boss reverted to the identical beginning eleven that beat per week in the past.
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Mario Gila and Alessio Romagnoli accomplished the backline in entrance of Ivan Provedel, with Toma Fundamental maintaining his place alongside Danilo Cataldi and Matteo Guendouzi in midfield. Boulaye Dia spearheaded the Aquile’s cost, flanked by Mattia Zaccagni and Gustav Isaksen.
Forgettable First Half
The motion within the first half was lukewarm at finest. Cagliari created the primary real probability of the match, when Michael Folorunsho discovered a gap in Lazio’s backline as he sneaked into the field from the left aspect. Gianluca Gaetano picked up his run, however Folorunsho’s shot was too weak to hassle Provedel.
Lazio Waste Three Probabilities
For his or her half, Lazio solely launched an onslaught between the twenty eighth and thirty first minutes, creating three successive possibilities. On the primary event, Zaccagni dribbled previous Gabriele Zappa on the left wing earlier than feeding Fundamental within the field, however the Croatian’s first-time shot went excessive.
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The hosts then replicated the transfer from the best flank, with Lazzari teeing up Zaccagni, who additionally couldn’t hit the goal. Lazio had been lastly capable of take a look at Elia Caprile with a beautiful roller from Marusic that yielded a flying save from the rising Italian goalkeeper.
Afterwards, Lazio dropped their rhythm as soon as extra, whereas Folorunsho tried his luck from an acute angle, however did not beat a well-positioned Provedel.
Gustav Isaksen Breaks the Dealock
After the break, Lazio didn’t essentially seem like scoring, however Isaksen pulled one off virtually out of nowhere. Guendouzi laid the ball to the Dane, who lower from the best wing to the centre. After discovering himself a great capturing angle, he fired a low drive to the far nook, beating the outstretched Caprile.
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Mattia Zaccagni Secures the Win
Cagliari boss Fabio Pisacane introduced within the likes of Mattia Felici, Zito Luvumbo and Leonardo Pavoletti looking for an equalizer, however they solely managed to forge only a few goal-scoring alternatives.
Mattia Zaccagni (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
Quite the opposite, it was Lazio who doubled their lead within the ninetieth minute via Zaccagni, who pounced on a poor again go from Matteo Prati, earlier than smashing an unstoppable shot into the highest nook, leaving Caprile stranded.
With this win, Lazio climbed to eighth place within the Serie A desk, they usually’ll be hoping to maintain their unbeaten streak intact after they tackle Inter Milan at San Siro on Sunday.
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Lazio 2-0 Cagliari
Scorers: 65′ Isaksen (L), 91′ Zaccagni (L).
Lazio (4-3-3) : Provedel; Lazzari (Pellegrini 72′), Gila, Romagnoli (Provstgaard 46′), Marusic; Guendouzi, Cataldi, Fundamental (Vecino 61′); Isaksen (Pedro 83′), Dia (Noslin 83′), Zaccagni.
Cagliari (4-3-1-2) : Caprile; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Palestra (79′ Idrissi); Folorunsho (79′ Pavoletti), Prati, Adopo; Gaetano (56′ Felici); Borrelli (68′ Kiliçsoy), Esposito (68′ Lovumbo).
Referee: Sacchi; Assistants: Mondin – Monaco; Fourth Official: Galipò; VAR: Paterna; VAR: Di Paolo.
Yellow playing cards: 46′ Gaetano (C), 58′ Felici (C).