Cagliari vs Lazio Results: Lazio’s Dramatic Victory

DBasia.news –  Lazio drew a dramatic 2-1 victory when they visited Cagliari headquarters in the 16th Italian giornata Italian League 2019/2020. Luis Alberto and Felipe Caicedo become Lazio heroes.

Appearing as the host, Cagliari managed to excel when the game ran for eight minutes after Giovanni Simeone grabbed Joao Pedro’s pass. Lazio who were left behind immediately took the initiative to attack.

Despite continuing to attack, Lazio still were unable to score an equalizing position. They even almost re-conceded at the end of the first half. Luckily, Thomas Strakosha was still able to block Radja Nainggolan’s kick from close range.

A few seconds later, it was Simeone’s turn to threaten. However, he still deviated Lazio’s goal. The first half ended with a draw score of 0-0.

After halftime, Lazio continued to lock Cagliari’s back line. They also had a golden opportunity through Ciro Immobile and Joaquin Correa at the beginning of the second half. However, both of them still have not managed to break down Cagliari’s goal.

Continuing to be attacked, Cagliari did not remain silent. Utilizing the momentum of the counterattack, they were also able to release some threats against Lazio. However, a poor final settlement made them fail to double their lead.

In injury time, Lazio finally managed to score an equalizing position through the efforts of Luis Alberto. A few seconds before the match ended, Felipe Caicedo successfully brought Lazio ahead and has brought the hosts home with three points from Sardegna Arena.

An additional three points has made Lazio managed to attenuate the distance with Juventus and Inter Milan in first position and two Serie A standings. Currently, Simone Inzaghi’s troops has a collection of 36 points. Three points adrift of Juventus and Inter Milan.

Line-up:

Cagliari: 1-Rafael; 22-Babis Lykogiannis, 15-Ragnar Klavan, 19-Fabio Pisacane, 12-Fabrizio Cacciatore; 18-Nahitan Nandez, 8-Luca Cigarini (17-Christian Oliva 80 ′), 21-Artur Ionita (24-Paolo Farago 83 ′); 10-Joao Pedro, 4-Radja Nainggolan (27-Alessandro D; 99-Giovanni Simeone

Coach: Rolando Maran

Lazio: 1-Thomas Strakosha; 26-Stefan Radu (20-Felipe Caicedo 80 ′), 33-Francesco Acerbi, 3-Luiz Felipe; 19-Senad Lulic (22-Jonny 56 “), 10-Luis Alberto, 6-Lucas Leiva (32-Danilo Cataldi 64”), 21-Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 29-Manuel Lazzari; 11-Joaquin Correa, 17-Ciro Immobile

Coach: Simone Inzaghi