Opening the 25th day of Serie A, Lazio (6th, 39 pts) hosted Bologna (13th, 28 pts) this Saturday at 3 p.m. At the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Maurizio Sarri’s men, dryly beaten (0-4) by AC Milan in the Italian Cup, however hoped to continue their series of 6 matches without defeat in the league and thus get closer to the top 5. On the other hand, a very different dynamic for the Rossoblù, authors of a catastrophic month of January with three defeats and a draw, who therefore had to try to raise their heads against the Biancocelesti. A task that promised to be difficult despite everything for Medel’s teammates and which would quickly shine on the green rectangle.
Even before the end of the first quarter of an hour, Immobile thus gave his side the advantage from the penalty spot (1-0, 13th) and at the same time scored his 19th goal of the season. Master of possession, Lazio faced good opposition but nevertheless returned to the locker room with a small goal lead and was even going to fly away as soon as the restart thanks to a goal from Zaccagni, well served by Alberto (2-0 , 53rd). Inspired, Zaccagni even offered himself a double a few moments later to definitively put the Laziales away (3-0, 63rd). Thanks to this victory, the Romans temporarily return to one point behind Atalanta, fifth. For its part, Bologna remains stuck in 13th place.
The official line-ups at kick-off
Lazio starting XI
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Bologna XI
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