At the Olimpico, Lazio hosts Atalanta in the match valid for the 25th round of Serie A, the first leg of a double encounter that will continue in a few weeks in the semifinals of the Coppa Italia.
Sarri’s team is looking for consistency: aiming for a fourth consecutive positive result and a second win in the last four matches to stay in the race for Europe. The Biancocelesti come off a 2-2 draw against Juventus in the league and a penalty shootout win over Bologna in the Coppa.
On the other side, Palladino’s Dea hasn’t lost in eight league matches and wants to fuel their continental ambitions after their win over Cremonese and a clear 3-0 against Juventus in the Coppa.
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💣 Ederson makes it 1-0 from the penalty spot: 1st in his career! Cataldi ✋
39th MINUTE -Zappacosta gets to cross after a one-two with Krstovic, Cataldi slides in to intercept the ball but touches it with his right arm. Referee Sacchi awards the penalty, a decision agreed upon by Marelli on DAZN: "Cataldi’s arm is very high, he touches the ball between armpit and elbow".
Ederson steps up and sends Provedel the wrong way. This is the first penalty taken by Ederson during the 90 minutes of a match.
💥 Taylor hits the post, Carnesecchi’s reflex at 0.61 xGOT
28th MINUTE - Maldini receives in the box, shields the ball and lays it off to Taylor: the midfielder shoots first time but Carnesecchi gets a touch on the ball, sending it onto the post. An instinctive save worth 0.61 xGOT.
👎 Ahanor subbed off: out at 25'
25th MINUTE - Honest Ahanor is subbed off by Palladino: booked in the 12th minute and some individual marking errors lead the coach to make a change. Kolasinac comes on in his place.
⛔ Provstgaard saves on the line, Provedel 🥶
17th MINUTE - Long ball for Bernasconi who beatsProvedel to it as he comes out, the Atalanta winger crosses low for Krstovic who shoots first time. Provstgaard gets in the way on the line and saves the result.
In the first quarter of an hour there were several individual errors, with 2/3 of the Orobic defense booked: Scalvini and Ahanor.
✅ The official lineups
LAZIO (4-3-3): Provedel; Marusic, Gila, Provstgaard, Tavares; Dele-Bashiru, Cataldi, Taylor; Isaksen, Maldini, Noslin.
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Djmsiti, Ahanor; Zappacosta, Ederson, De Roon, Bernasconi; Samardzic, Zalewski; Krstovic.
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