On March 16, one of the Conference League soccer matches was held. AZ (Netherlands) and Lazio (Rome) met.
Conference League
AZ (Netherlands) - Lazio (Rome) - 2:1 (1:1)
Goals: J. Karlsson (28), Pavlidis (62) - Felipe Anderson (21)
Warnings: M. Kerkez (2), Vesino (42), Luca Pellegrini (47)
AZ Alkmaar won the Europa League match against Lazio 2-1 at the AFAS Stadium. The match was tightly fought, both teams showed their skills from the beginning of the match. The first incident in the match occurred in the 2nd minute, when AZ Alkmaar player M. Kerkez got a yellow card. Then, in the 21st minute, Felipe Anderson of Lazio scored the first goal of the match, giving his team the much-needed lead. However, the lead was short-lived, as AZ Alkmaar player J. Karlsson equalized the score, making it 1-1. As the match went on, the intensity of the game grew, and in the 42nd minute Lazio player M. Vecino got a yellow card. The second half began with Lazio player L. Pellegrini receiving a yellow card in the 47th minute. Lazio tried to regain the lead with three substitutions in the 58th minute.
С. Milinkovic-Savic, M. Zacchagna and A. Romagnoli took the field instead of Luis Alberto, Pedro and N. Casale respectively. However, AZ Alkmaar took the lead again in the 62nd minute when V. Pavlidis scored his second goal of the match. Lazio made a fourth substitution in the 69th minute, replacing M. Lazzari with L. Pellegrini. As time went on, Lazio kept looking to equalize and, in the 78th minute, made one last substitution: L. Romero was replaced by Felipe Anderson. In an attempt to keep the lead, AZ Alkmaar made three substitutions in the 85th minute. W. Goes replaced S. Bukema, J. Odgaard replaced M. Lhado and M. van Brederode replaced J. Karlsson. The substitutions helped AZ Alkmaar maintain their advantage and the match ended 2-1 in their favor. Overall, the match was an exciting encounter between two top teams, and the win boosted AZ Alkmaar's confidence.
| AZ | Lazio | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 15 | Strokes | 6 |
| 2 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 11 | Kicks from the penalty area | 3 |
| 4 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 8 | Violations | 9 |
| 4 | Corner | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 49% | Ball possession | 51% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 429 | Total assists | 463 |
| 358 | Accurate passes | 396 |
| 83% | Accuracy of transmissions | 86% |