Lazio vs Cagliari, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AImmobile strikes again as Lazio beat Cagliari for sixth win in a row
Ciro Immobile's 14th league goal of the season was enough to earn Lazio a hard fought 1-0 win over struggling Cagliari on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
- 1': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 4': Offside, Lazio. Stefan Radu tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
- 6': Offside, Cagliari. Charalampos Lykogiannis tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Stefan Radu (Lazio).
- 8': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 9': Mateo Musacchio (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 13': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Correa (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Radu.
- 17': Foul by Lucas Leiva (Lazio).
- 17': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Stefan Radu (Lazio).
- 20': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Attempt missed. Diego Godín (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 22': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
- 25': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a headed pass.
- 26': Foul by Diego Godín (Cagliari).
- 26': Joaquín Correa (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari with a cross.
- 28': Attempt saved. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 28': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 30': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 30': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 31': Joaquín Correa (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Lazio).
- 32': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Offside, Cagliari. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Leonardo Pavoletti is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 33': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 34': Offside, Lazio. Stefan Radu tries a through ball, but Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 37': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 38': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
- 39': Foul by Lucas Leiva (Lazio).
- 39': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Hand ball by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
- 44': Hand ball by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Lazio 0, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lazio 0, Cagliari 0.
- 50': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
- 52': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Tripaldelli replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis because of an injury.
- 53': Foul by Alessandro Tripaldelli (Cagliari).
- 53': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alessandro Tripaldelli.
- 57': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 58': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 58': Francesco Acerbi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 58': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
- 58': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 61': Goal! Lazio 1, Cagliari 0. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a headed pass.
- 62': Foul by Stefan Radu (Lazio).
- 62': Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Substitution, Lazio. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro replaces Luis Alberto.
- 64': Substitution, Lazio. Senad Lulic replaces Manuel Lazzari.
- 65': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 65': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 69': Alessio Cragno (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Lazio).
- 69': Joaquín Correa (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Lazio. Vedat Muriqi replaces Joaquín Correa.
- 74': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
- 74': Lucas Leiva (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Cagliari. Giovanni Simeone replaces Gabriele Zappa.
- 76': Foul by Lucas Leiva (Lazio).
- 76': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 77': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alessandro Tripaldelli.
- 79': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 80': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by João Pedro.
- 80': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Daniele Rugani.
- 81': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 81': Mateo Musacchio (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': João Pedro (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Lazio. Marco Parolo replaces Mateo Musacchio.
- 82': Substitution, Lazio. Gonzalo Escalante replaces Lucas Leiva.
- 83': Foul by Daniele Rugani (Cagliari).
- 83': Vedat Muriqi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Parolo with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Cerri replaces Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 84': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Radja Nainggolan.
- 85': Attempt missed. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 85': Diego Godín (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Lazio).
- 86': Alessandro Tripaldelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Marco Parolo (Lazio).
- 86': Marco Parolo (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt saved. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Senad Lulic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Marusic.
- 88': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Daniele Rugani.
- 89': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
- 89': Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Hand ball by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
- 90': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
- 90': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lazio 1, Cagliari 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lazio 1, Cagliari 0.
Statistics
 CAG |
LAZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.3 | Possession | 62.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 237 | Accurate Passes | 452 |
| 322 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 15 | Crosses | 40 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 21 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 35 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 8 | +8 | 17 |
| 3 | Juventus | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 9 | +10 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Lazio (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 33 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 26 | Stefan Radu |
| 37 | Mateo Musacchio |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 6 | Lucas Leiva |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari |
| 11 | Joaquín Correa  |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
Cagliari (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 2 | Diego Godín |
| 24 | Daniele Rugani |
| 40 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 8 | Razvan Marin |
| 18 | Nahitan Nández |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 25 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 4 | Radja Nainggolan |
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