19:20
60′ – Opportunity for Felipe Anderson
Lazio steal the ball and open for Felipe Anderson: from a tight angle the Brazilian goes without strength, ball out.
19:19
59′ – Fiorentina still dangerous
Rugby style action from Fiorentina, then ball to Gonzalez who again kicks with his left foot: high ball.
19:13
54′ – Dangerous Marusic
The Lazio full-back did well who anticipated a Fiorentina player and kicked from the edge with his left foot: the ball was not very high. Biancoceleste shock after the equalizer.
19:09
49′ – Eurogol by Nico Gonzalez
Insistent action by Fiorentina, then ball to Nico Gonzalez, who finds an incredible goal from outside the box with his left foot. Provedel battutto, ball in the net and Viola that makes 1-1.
19:06
46′ – Fiorentina are immediately dangerous
Bonaventura’s shot from the edge, slightly deflected by Barak: blocks Provedel without any particular problems.
19:06
46′ – The second half begins at the Olimpico
It starts again after the break. Kouamé out and Saponara in for Fiorentina.
18:50
45’+3′ – The first half ends
The first half ends. Shortly before, Zaccagni was also booked. Everyone in the locker room with Lazio leading 1-0, but Fiorentina was excellent in terms of ball possession.
18:48
45′ – Lazio chance with Pedro
Ball inside by Felipe Anderson for the arrival of Pedro, who with his left foot, in a hurry to anticipate the defender, shoots high. Two minutes of recovery.
18:43
40′ – First yellow card of the match
Booked Kouame to make it hard on Zaccagni. The Fiorentina player is the first yellow card of the match, so far very regular.
18:38
35′ – Lots of ball possession Fiorentina
The Italian team holds the ball a lot with Lazio holed up inside their own half. The biancocelesti play it on the restarts.
18:30
28′ – Dangerous Jovic, for Provedel
Maneuvered action by Fiorentina that leads to the shot of Jovic. Provedel doesn’t risk it and with his hand he puts it in the corner. The former Real Madrid still dangerous in the area on the development of the corner: blocked.
18:27
25′ – Dangerous Luis Alberto
The Magician steals the ball from Ranieri in the viola area and kicks very hard from a tight angle: the ball cornering, but an excellent Luis Albertowhich went to press hard.
18:19
17′ – Another shot from Fiorentina
Insistent action by Viola, then kicks from the edge with Nico Gonzalez’s left foot: strong shot, but wide. The Italian team tries to react to the disadvantage.
18:16
13′ – Fiorentina try with Barak
Lost ball by Zaccagni, arrives Barak who kicks from the edge with his left foot: the ball is abundantly out. Provedel check safe.
18:10
8′ – Lazio take the lead right away!
Lazio corner kick with Luis Alberto, ball in the middle and with the outside Casale find the net of advantage. 1-0 Lazio at the first opportunity.
18:06
4′ – Early stages of study
No acceleration, study phase between the two teams. Boiling climate at the Olimpico between the choirs, with back and forth, between the Curva Nord and Tribuna Tevere. Even the Fiorentina fans make themselves heard.
18:03
1′ – The match between Lazio and Fiorentina begins!
Minute’s silence at the Olimpico for Tavecchio, then off we go. First ball for Lazio dressed in a classic white and blue suit. On the other side the Italian team with away kit. About 40,000 spectators at the Olimpico.
17:50
Tare’s words on the market and the match
“As long as it’s open, anything can happen, but no action is planned at this time”. This is how the DS spoke Repel to the microphones of Dazn. Then on the game: “I don’t see it as a unique opportunity, but as a match to be won to continue the championship because to give important meaning to Tuesday’s victory, tonight should be the possibility of bringing home the three points”.
17:45
The warm-up ends, everything is ready to start
The teams have finished warming up, the Curva Nord screams “We want eleven lions.” About 200 Fiorentina fans arrived at the Olimpico. It is now very close to the kick-off of the match.
17:30
Teams on the field for warm-up
The Olimpico begins to fill up. Meanwhile, the teams enter the green field to warm up.
17:20
Luis Alberto’s match
Fiorentina are Serie A’s favorite victims Luis Alberto (four goals, including one in the first leg) and also the formation in general against which the Spaniard has participated in the most goals (eight, also the result of four assists).
17:05
Lazio-Fiorentina, the official formations
LAZIO (4-3-3): provedel; Marusic, Casale, Romagnoli, Hysaj; Milinkovic, Cataldi, Luis Alberto; Pedro, Felipe Anderson, Zaccagni. A disp.: Maximiano, Adamonis, Lazzari, Patric, Gila, Fares, Marcos Antonio, Vecino, Basic, Bertini, Immobile, Cancellieri, Romero. All.: Maurice Sarri.
FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Terracciano; Dodò, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Barak, Amrabat, Bonaventure; Gonzalez, Jovic, Kouame. A disp.: Cerofolini, Sirigu, Saponara, Cabral, Ikonè, Terzic, Venuti, Martinez Quarta, Duncan, Mandragora, Amatucci, Igor. All.: Vincenzo Italian.
17:00
Zaccagni’s words
The fittest man in Lazio, Matthias Zaccagni. In the pre-match, on Lazio Style Channel, he commented: “We’re trying to find continuity, today we’re facing a very strong team. The standings don’t reflect the value of our opponents, we’ll do our best to bring home the three points. In the first leg, the result was perhaps too broad looking at the progress of the match. Tonight we will have to try to bring the attitude of the last few games onto the pitch”.
16:45
The numbers of Lazio-Fiorentina
Fiorentina is the team against which Lazio has both achieved the most victories (58 in 147 matches) and scored the most goals (206) in their history in Serie A, completing 42 draws and 47 victories for the Viola. Lazio have won six of their last seven matches against Fiorentina in Serie A (1P), also keeping clean sheets in the most recent three – the last time the biancocelesti achieved four consecutive wins against the viola in the tournament dates back to the period between March 2014 and January 2016.
16:30
Lazio, a victory to fly again
Winning and convincing, Lazio is looking for the third victory in a row to stay in the upper areas of the standings. In the eyes there is still the splendid performance against Milan, but now the match against Fiorentina appears insidious and difficult. Lazio closed the first round at an altitude of 37, Sarri avoided Champions League calculations even if repeating himself would perhaps mean entering the top four. After the show served with Milan, there is only one concern. Avoid voltage drops.
