ROME – Serie A, Lazio 2-1 Fiorentina, goal: Ribery at 25 ', Ciro Immobile on penalty at 67' and Luis Alberto at 82 '.
No league breakaway for Juventus. Lazio overcame a great Fiorentina and returned less than 4 to the Bianconeri.
The first part of the game was in favor of Fiorentina. The viola deservedly took the lead with a Ribery spell.
At the start of the second half, Fiorentina went close to doubling several times. A pole hit by Ghezzal should be reported .
But the Viola failed to land the knockout blow and this proved to be a fatal mistake.
Lazio overturned the game thanks to two uncertainties of the purple goalkeeper Dragowski.
The Fiorentina extreme defender has naively spread Caicedo giving Lazio the tie of Immobile on a penalty.
Then in the final game, he was surprised by a razor from Luis Alberto.
Lazio still believes in the Scudetto. The demonstration? Inzaghi's race to embrace the Spaniard after the decisive goal.
Lazio-Fiorentina 2-1, biancocelesti continue to dream of the championship and return to less than four from Juventus.
Lazio challenged Fiorentina with Strakosha; Patric, Acerbi, Bastos; Lazzari, Milinkovic, Parolo, Luis Alberto, Jony ; Caicedo and Immobile . All. Inzaghi.
The biancoceleste coach wanted to field a 'heavy' attack with two strikers of the caliber of Caicedo and Immobile. Behind them, the class of Luis Alberto and Sergej Milinkovic Savic.
Fiorentina responded to Lazio with Dragowski; Milenkovic, Pezzella, Ceccherini; Lirola, Castrovilli, Badelj, Ghezzal, Dalbert; Ribery and Cutrone. All. Iachini (disqualified, on the bench Carillo).
The Viola took to the pitch at the Olimpico with a bold attitude as they deployed both Ribery and Cutrone from the first minute.
Lazio-Fiorentina was arbitrated by Fabbri di Ravenna.
The first scoring opportunity was created by Felipe Caicedo in the 7th minute. The Lazio forward made his way among Fiorentina's defenders and hit the head but his conclusion did not frame the goal mirror.
After some actions not materialized by Lazio, Fiorentina took the lead with Ribery at 25 '. The Frenchman dribbled past Patric and Parolo and beat Strakosha with a very powerful shot on the near post.
Luis Alberto did not take advantage of a good free kick at 39 '. His shot ended on the bottom. The first half ended with Fiorentina ahead of a goal in Rome.
Fiorentina close to doubling at 50 '. Ghezzal concentrated and started a big left that was printed on the crossbar to Strakosha beaten.
Lazio close to a draw in the 65th minute, Jony picked up a rejection of the purple defense and started a great shot that was miraculously saved by Dragowski.
Penalty kick assigned to Lazio at 66 'for a contact between Caicedo and Dragowski in the Fiorentina penalty area. From eleven meters, Immobile drew the score by setting the result on one by one.
Ghezzal again at 75 '. His low shot went out by a whisker. The Fiorentina footballer is literally unleashed.
Lazio returned to the lead in the 82nd minute. Luis Alberto won a rebound and beat Dragowski with a low shot.
In the final game, Vlahovic was sent off for an elbow to Patric, and Simone Inzaghi for protests.
Lazio won and returned to four from Juventus.
Source: Blitz Quotidiano