Sassuolo - Lazio - 0:2. Italian Championship, 9th round. Match review, statistics

On 21 October, one of the matches of the 9th round of the Italian Football Championship took place. Sassuolo (Italy) and Lazio (Rome) met.

Italian Championship, 9th round

Sassuolo (Italy) - Lazio (Rome) - 0:2 (0:2)
Goals: Felipe Anderson (28), Luis Alberto (35)

Warnings: Pedersen (31), Nicolo Rovella (32), Pedro (44), C. Immobile (63), Luis Alberto (75), Cataldi (77)

Review of the match Sassuolo - Lazio:

The MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore hosted an exciting match between Sassuolo and Lazio, which ended in a 0-2 victory for Lazio. Lazio dominated the first half and had a 0:2 lead by half-time. In the 28th minute Felipe Anderson gave Lazio the lead with a successful goal. Sassuolo tried to respond, but their attempts were unsuccessful. In the 31st minute M. Pedersen from Sassuolo received a yellow card, and a minute later Lazio's N. Rovella received a yellow card. "Lazio continued to dominate and in the 35th minute Luis Alberto doubled their lead with another accurate shot. Sassuolo failed to create any meaningful chances in the first half and the frustration of the players was evident. At the start of the second half, both teams made important substitutions to add fresh energy and make tactical changes to the line-ups. In the 46th minute, Sassuolo brought on R. Tressoldi, M. Vina and K. Thorstvedt in the hope of getting back into the game. However, their efforts were in vain as Lazio continued to defend solidly. In the 53rd minute, Lazio made two substitutions: Pedro replaced M. Zaccani and N. Rovella was replaced by D. Cataldi. Cataldi.

This tactical substitution allowed Lazio to keep control of the game. In the 61st minute, Sassuolo's S. Castillejo was replaced by G. Defrel, but it did not change the outcome of the match. In the 63rd minute, when the game was about to end, Lazio player C. Immobile received a yellow card, adding to the number of cards shown in the match. In the 67th minute, M. Guendouzi came on in place of M. Vecino, showing his intention to win the game. In the 75th and 77th minutes Lazio received two more yellow cards: Luis Alberto and D. Cataldi were warned by the referee. In the 79th minute Lazio made two substitutions: T. Castellanos replaced C. Immobile and D. Kamada replaced Luis Alberto. In the 88th minute Sassuolo made the last substitution: A. Pinamonti replaced S. Mulattieri, trying to save something in this match. However, Lazio defended staunchly, giving Sassuolo no chance to save, and the match ended 0-2 in favour of Lazio. It was a dominant performance from a team that showed attacking prowess and solid defence. Sassuolo will be disappointed that they were unable to create scoring chances, while Lazio will be pleased that they were able to see it through and defended with discipline. Both teams will now look to build on this result and continue their journey in Serie A.

The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Sassuolo vs Bologna, Lazio vs Fiorentina.

Statistics of the match Sassuolo - Lazio: