DBasia.news – Lazio seems to have to bury their hopes to pursue Juventus in the hunt for the Scudetto title this season after experiencing their third defeat in the Italian Serie A match.
After being defeated by AC Milan in three goals without reply and subjected 2-1 at home to Lecce, this time Gli Aquilotti must recognize Sassuolo’s 2-1 lead at the Olimpico on Saturday (11/7). In fact, Lazio had the lead first.
Not only are they still seven points behind Juventus at the top of the standings, the runner-up position occupied by Lazio is also prone to being rocked by Atalanta (two points behind Lazio) and Inter Milan (3 points).
Juventus and Atalanta will face each other at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday morning, while Inter would host Torino at the Giuseppe Meazza on Tuesday (7/14) AM.
The match was exciting and many exchanged attacks between the two camps throughout the fight.
Lazio threatened first through a golden opportunity by Ciro Immobile in the fourth minute, but only five minutes later the home goal’s net was entered by the 20-year-old Sassuolo talent, Giacomo Raspadori.
Unfortunately for Sassuolo, the cold solution to beat Thomas Strakosha failed to score after VAR decided he was stuck off-side.
The deadend was solved in the 33rd minute. Manuel Lazzari showed a special penetration along the right wing before passing Luis Alberto. Sheltered by luck, the former Liverpool player successfully scored the opening goal with a shot that bounced off the feet of Sassuolo midfielder, Manuel Locatelli.
Being left behind until halftime, Sassuolo then rose in the second half.
Reaching the 52nd minute, Raspadori finally legally scored his first Serie A goal after cheating on Francesco Caputo’s pass. Raspadori’s name was recorded in the history books as the first Sassuolo player to score in his first appearance to start in Serie A.
This equalizing goal has made Sassuolo’s spirit even more passionate. They are increasingly proactive in looking for winning goals.
Dramatically the visitors managed to turn things around to secure three points during injury. Starting from a corner situation, Gian Marco Ferrari continued the ball which was finally gored in by Caputo.
Sassuolo are now ranked eighth in this victory, three points adrift of Milan who are a level above.