On 3 June, one of the matches of the 38th round of the Italian football championship took place. Empoli (Italy) and Lazio (Rome) met.
Italian Championship, round 38
Empoli (Italy) - Lazio (Rome) - 0:2 (0:0)
Goals: Romagnoli (48), Luis Alberto (90 +2)
Warnings: Jean-Daniel Akpro (14), N. Cambiagi (37), Milinkovic-Savic (40), Vesino (62), N. Cambiagi (89)
The recent match between Empoli and Lazio was a thrilling encounter that kept fans in suspense until the very end. The match took place at the Stadio Carlo Castellani and although the game started slowly, events quickly heated up. The first half was 0-0 but that didn't mean there were no exciting moments. In the 14th minute, Empoli's G. Akpa Akpro was given a yellow card for foul play. Then, in the 37th minute, there was another yellow card, this time for Empoli's N. Cambiaga. However, Lazio also received a yellow card before the break: S. Milinkovic-Savic got it in the 40th minute. Despite these incidents, the first half produced no goals. Only at the beginning of the second half was the stalemate finally broken. In the 48th minute, Lazio's A. Romagnoli scored a goal that put the team ahead over Empoli. The lead was maintained even after Empoli made a substitution in the 57th minute: A. Grassi was replaced by L. Hender. Grassi was replaced by L. Henderson.
On 62 minutes, Lazio's M. Vecino was given a yellow card, after which Empoli made their first substitution: on 63 minutes, Pedro was replaced by M. Zacchagna. Then, on 71 minutes, Lazio made two substitutions: D. Cataldi replaced M. Vecino and N. Casale replaced A. Romagnoli. Empoli also made a few changes: R. Piccoli replaced M. Piccoli replaced M. Destro and F. Bandinelli replaced N. Haas, both in the 75th minute. With a few more substitutions in the remaining minutes, Empoli were replaced by G. Vicario and G. Fazzini, while Lazio's S. Milinkovic-Savic was replaced by M. Bertini. Unfortunately for Empoli, the game ended on a bad note as N. Cambiagi received his second yellow card in the 89th minute and was then shown a red card. Lazio's Luis Alberto scored another goal in the final minutes of the match, making the final score 0-2 in favour of Lazio. Despite not getting too many goals, the match was a tense one, with plenty of challenges, cards and substitutions making for an interesting game. Lazio emerged victorious, but Empoli put up stiff resistance and both teams showed that they have what it takes to qualify for Serie A.
| Empoli | Lazio | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shots on goal | 11 |
| 7 | Shots | 21 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Kicks from the penalty area | 14 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 7 |
| 7 | Offences | 10 |
| 6 | Corner | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 46% | Possession of the ball | 54% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 9 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 480 | Total assists | 558 |
| 414 | Accurate passes | 497 |
| 86% | Accuracy of transmissions | 89% |