Lazio - Bologna 1-2 -
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18' Goal by Gustav Tang Isaksen Lazio suddenly recovers the ball and launches into attack with the Isaksen-Immobile duo who exchange quickly: the Italian center forward did well to serve his partner who made no mistakes in front of Skorupski and made it 1-0 .
39' Goal by Oussama EL AZZOUZI! Incredible error in construction by Provedel which favors Fabbian, good at first serving El Azzouzi, who finishes in a cold and sudden manner.
Lazio is seventh, five points behind, but has a match to recover (with Torino, next Thursday);
beating the Bolognese team well is necessary to stay ahead in direct matches (the first leg ended 1-0 for Bologna) in case of finishing on equal points.
In what will be his 100th appearance at the helm of Lazio in Serie A, Maurizio Sarri is forced to quickly forget about the success against Bayern, having to count the absentees: Romagnoli and Vecino are disqualified, Hysaj (ankle), Rovella (groin ) and Zaccagni (the big toe that doesn't heal) are injured.
Patric (who has finally recovered from his shoulder problem) and Gila will find their place in the center of the defense, with Lazzari and Marusic on the wings.
They have the task of canceling out Zirkzee, the rossoblù center forward who exploded this season and is now scoring goals against the big European teams.
In midfield there will be room for the Guendouzi-Cataldi-Luis Alberto trio, while in attack Captain Immobile (match winner on a penalty against the Bavarians) will be supported by Isaksen and Felipe Anderson (with Pedro ready to take over).
Today is the 161st match between Lazio and Bologna: the balance is almost in balance, with 57 Lazio victories, 44 draws and 59 rossoblù successes.
In the last two previous matches, in March and November 2023, the Romans managed to gain just one point and failed to score a single goal, while in the seven previous occasions they had won on five occasions.
This confirms the growth of Bologna, which does not hide its European ambitions led by Thiago Motta, a rising star on the bench: the former Inter and PSG midfielder, as coach, faced Sarri six times, losing in four of them, plus a draw and a victory.
Lazio-Bologna will also be the battle between Sarria's 4-3-3 and the Italian-Brazilian's 4-1-4-1.
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