Lazio vs Cagliari, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALazio clinch Champions League place with win over Cagliari
Lazio claimed a Champions League place as Serie A leading scorer Ciro Immobile scored the winner as they beat Cagliari 2-1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Dangerous play by Patric (Lazio).
- 2': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Caicedo.
- 8': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nahitan Nández.
- 9': Attempt saved. Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 10': Attempt saved. Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 10': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 11': Attempt saved. Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 11': Foul by Marco Parolo (Lazio).
- 11': Marko Rog (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
- 12': Francesco Acerbi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Artur Ionita (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nahitan Nández.
- 15': Attempt saved. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 16': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Luiz Felipe (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Caicedo.
- 18': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jony with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 18': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Paolo Faragò.
- 19': Attempt missed. Patric (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 20': Foul by Federico Mattiello (Cagliari).
- 20': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 22': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Artur Ionita.
- 23': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 25': Offside, Lazio. Manuel Lazzari tries a through ball, but Felipe Caicedo is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Felipe Caicedo with a headed pass.
- 28': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Felipe Caicedo (Lazio).
- 28': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marko Rog with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
- 30': Patric (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Artur Ionita (Cagliari) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Mattiello with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
- 33': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Marko Rog.
- 37': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Felipe Caicedo (Lazio).
- 38': Marko Rog (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 40': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
- 41': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Marco Parolo (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 44': Federico Mattiello (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 45': Goal! Lazio 0, Cagliari 1. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artur Ionita.
- 45'+1': Jony (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lazio 0, Cagliari 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lazio 0, Cagliari 1.
- 46': Federico Mattiello (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 47': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
- 47': Patric (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Goal! Lazio 1, Cagliari 1. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 50': Federico Mattiello (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
- 50': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt saved. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francesco Acerbi.
- 53': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 53': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari.
- 54': Dangerous play by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
- 54': Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 58': Artur Ionita (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
- 58': Substitution, Lazio. Jordan Lukaku replaces Jony.
- 58': Substitution, Lazio. Adam Marusic replaces Manuel Lazzari.
- 58': Foul by Felipe Caicedo (Lazio).
- 58': Marko Rog (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marko Rog with a cross.
- 60': Goal! Lazio 2, Cagliari 1. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a through ball.
- 64': Adam Marusic (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 65': Substitution, Lazio. Joaquín Correa replaces Felipe Caicedo.
- 65': Alessio Cragno (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Jordan Lukaku (Lazio).
- 66': Substitution, Cagliari. Valter Birsa replaces Marko Rog.
- 68': Attempt missed. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 71': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
- 71': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Cagliari. Daniele Ragatzu replaces Federico Mattiello.
- 76': Hand ball by Joaquín Correa (Lazio).
- 77': Attempt saved. Joaquín Correa (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ciro Immobile with a through ball.
- 77': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 79': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 80': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 80': Attempt missed. Marco Parolo (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Patric (Lazio).
- 82': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Cagliari. Fabio Pisacane replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 84': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Gagliano replaces Artur Ionita.
- 84': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Lukaku with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Luca Gagliano (Cagliari).
- 86': Francesco Acerbi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Ragnar Klavan (Cagliari).
- 87': Joaquín Correa (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Ragnar Klavan (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Hand ball by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 90': Marco Parolo (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lazio. Bobby Adekanye replaces Luis Alberto.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 90'+2': Foul by Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari).
- 90'+2': Joaquín Correa (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 90'+4': Patric (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lazio 2, Cagliari 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lazio 2, Cagliari 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lazio 2, Cagliari 1.
Statistics
 CAG |
LAZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 9 | Saves | 3 |
| 35.2 | Possession | 64.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 221 | Accurate Passes | 460 |
| 301 | Passes | 553 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 13 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 52 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 14 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 40 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Lazio (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Strakosha (GK) |
| 3 | Luiz Felipe |
| 33 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 4 | Patric |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 16 | Marco Parolo  |
| 22 | Jony |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari |
| 20 | Felipe Caicedo |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
Cagliari (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 15 | Ragnar Klavan |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 40 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 6 | Marko Rog |
| 18 | Nahitan Nández |
| 21 | Artur Ionita |
| 3 | Federico Mattiello |
| 24 | Paolo Faragò |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 99 | Giovanni Simeone |
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