On 21 May, one of the matches of the 36th round of the Italian football championship took place. Udinese (Italy) and Lazio (Rome) met.
Italian Championship, round 36
Udinese (Italy) - Lazio (Rome) - 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: C. Immovable (61)
Warnings: Felipe Anderson (22), Ienoma Destini Udogie (39), R. Pereira (71), J. Bijol (90+2)
In the Serie A football match between Udinese and Lazio at the Dacia Arena, both teams left everything on the pitch fighting for a vital win. The first half of the match was a tense affair, with both teams keen not to concede and take their chances in front of goal. The half-time whistle sounded when the score was 0-0. In the second half, the intensity of the game increased as both Udinese and Lazio struggled to break the deadlock. In the 22nd minute, Lazio's midfielder Felipe Anderson received the first yellow card of the match. Udinese player D. Udogi got a yellow card in the 39th minute.
Lazio started the second half more aggressively and made an early substitution in the 46th minute: Pedro came on instead of Felipe Anderson. 61 minutes into the match, Lazio got a penalty-kick awarded to C. Immobile to put Lazio ahead. Udinese tried to get back into the game by making two substitutions on 70 minutes. M. Segelaar was replaced by D. Udogi and T. Arslan was replaced by I. Nestorovski. However, their efforts were not enough to level the score. In the 71st minute, Udinese player R. Pereira received a yellow card, which made their situation even worse. Lazio made a second substitution in the 75th minute when M. Lazzari came on in place of A. Marusic. As time went on, both teams made further substitutions. In the 87th minute, Lazio brought on M. Zacchagna instead of T. Basic, while Udinese brought on L. Samardzic instead of F. Tovin and Beto instead of V. Semedo. In the 90th minute, Udinese player J. Bijol was given a yellow card, which made things even worse for his side. The half-time whistle blew and Lazio came out on top, winning 1-0. The match was a great display of energy and passion, with both teams playing from the heart. While Udinese will be disappointed to lose, Lazio are happy to take three vital points from their Serie A campaign.
In the next round, the opponents will be Salernitana versus Udinese and Lazio versus Cremonese.
| Udinese | Lazio | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 11 | Shots | 14 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Kicks from the penalty area | 10 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 4 |
| 15 | Offences | 9 |
| 3 | Corner | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 39% | Possession of the ball | 61% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 411 | Total assists | 651 |
| 352 | Accurate passes | 588 |
| 86% | Accuracy of transmissions | 90% |