On 12 May, one of the matches of the 35th round of the Italian football championship took place. Lazio (Rome) and Lecce (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, round 35
Lazio (Rome) - Lecce (Italy) - 2:2 (1:1)
Goals: C. Immovable (34), Milinkovic-Savic (90+4) - Remi Oudin (45+2), Remi Oudin (51).
Warnings: Lazzari (8), Lamek Banda (13), Remi Oudin (65), M. Sarri (77), Luca Pellegrini (78), Vladimiro Falcone (79), Alexis Blin (81), Milinkovic-Savic (81), Joan Gonzalez (90+4)
The match between Lazio and Lecce in Serie A proved to be a thrilling encounter in which both teams showed remarkable skill. In the first half, both teams entered into a battle of attrition, with each side exerting pressure in midfield. The match came to life in the 8th minute when Lazio's M. Lazzari was shown the yellow card and Lecce's L. Banda followed suit in the 13th minute. The turning point of the half came in the 23rd minute when Lecce's G. Strefezza missed a penalty, much to the relief of the Lazio fans. C. Immobile then put Lazio ahead in the 34th minute but Lecce responded with a goal from R. Udina in the 45th minute to level the score at half-time. Lecce came out in the second half with renewed energy and took the lead on 51 minutes thanks to R. Udina's second goal of the match. Udina's second goal of the match.
Lazio's manager responded with a double substitution in the 58th minute, with Felipe Anderson and E. Hisay replacing Pedro and L. Pellegrini. The substitutions had an immediate impact as Lazio began to press Lecce. In the 73rd minute, Lazio made another substitution with M. Antonio replacing T. Basic. The Lecce manager also made two substitutions in the 68th minute, with F. Di Francesco and A. Sizaia replacing L. Banda and L. Colombo. Lazio's attempts to level the score were constantly thwarted by Lecce's resolute defence, with several players receiving yellow cards and coming on as replacements. In the 82nd minute, T.J. Helgason was replaced by R. Udin who became the hero of the match for Lecce. However, Lazio kept pushing on and in the final minutes of the match, S. Milinkovic-Savic scored a goal that saved Lazio and earned his team a point. The match took place at the Stadio Olimpico, and it was a game full of drama and excitement. Both teams gave it their all and it was a worthy advertisement for Serie A.
Our next fixtures will be Udinese versus Lazio and Lecce versus La Spezia.
| Lazio | Lecce | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 20 | Shots | 13 |
| 8 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 12 | Kicks from the penalty area | 7 |
| 8 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 6 |
| 11 | Offences | 13 |
| 2 | Corner | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 67% | Possession of the ball | 33% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 4 |
| 595 | Total assists | 298 |
| 490 | Accurate passes | 206 |
| 82% | Accuracy of transmissions | 69% |