Italian Serie A

Fiorentina vs Lazio, 2020-21 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
  • 32': Dusan Vlahovic
  • 89': Dusan Vlahovic
FT
2 - 0
  • Red Card 90'+5': Andreas Pereira

Lazio miss chance to close gap on top four after loss at Fiorentina

A double from Fiorentina's in-form Dusan Vlahovic ensured Lazio missed the chance to close the gap on the Serie A top four in a 2-0 loss.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Franck Ribéry with a cross.
  • 4': Foul by Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina).
  • 4': Stefan Radu (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Offside, Lazio. Luis Alberto tries a through ball, but Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
  • 6': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 7': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Joaquín Correa (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a headed pass.
  • 13': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
  • 13': Lucas Leiva (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Lucas Leiva.
  • 20': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina).
  • 20': Stefan Radu (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Gaetano Castrovilli.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Stefan Radu (Lazio) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Offside, Lazio. Stefan Radu tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
  • 27': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Lazio).
  • 28': Francesco Acerbi (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Correa with a through ball.
  • 32': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Lazio 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 35': Hand ball by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
  • 35': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina).
  • 35': Joaquín Correa (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Offside, Lazio. Luis Alberto tries a through ball, but Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erick Pulgar.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Ribéry.
  • 40': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
  • 42': Offside, Lazio. Lucas Leiva tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
  • 43': Lucas Leiva (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Fiorentina 1, Lazio 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 1, Lazio 0.
  • 47': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
  • 47': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
  • 49': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
  • 51': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
  • 58': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Lucas Leiva (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
  • 61': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 63': Foul by Senad Lulic (Lazio).
  • 63': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Lazio. Luiz Felipe replaces Manuel Lazzari.
  • 64': Substitution, Lazio. Andreas Pereira replaces Senad Lulic.
  • 64': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Lucas Leiva.
  • 64': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
  • 64': Francesco Acerbi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli.
  • 66': Stefan Radu (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Lorenzo Venuti.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Joaquín Correa (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Stefan Radu with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Foul by Luiz Felipe (Lazio).
  • 70': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Substitution, Fiorentina. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 74': Foul by Luiz Felipe (Lazio).
  • 74': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Luiz Felipe (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Lazio. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro replaces Luis Alberto.
  • 75': Substitution, Lazio. Vedat Muriqi replaces Stefan Radu.
  • 75': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina).
  • 75': Luiz Felipe (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Lazio).
  • 77': Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Andreas Pereira (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
  • 78': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Lorenzo Venuti.
  • 81': Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
  • 82': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Lazio).
  • 83': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
  • 84': Foul by Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina).
  • 84': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Substitution, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé replaces Franck Ribéry.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Vedat Muriqi (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
  • 89': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Lazio 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Danilo Cataldi (Lazio).
  • 90'+1': Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lucas Martínez Quarta replaces Gaetano Castrovilli.
  • 90'+1': Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Vedat Muriqi (Lazio) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Marusic.
  • 90'+3': Andreas Pereira (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Vedat Muriqi (Lazio) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Lazio).
  • 90'+5': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Second yellow card to Andreas Pereira (Lazio) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Lazio).
  • 90'+6': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 2, Lazio 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 2, Lazio 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 12
6 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 3
70.4 Possession 29.6
11 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
502 Accurate Passes 166
566 Passes 231
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 6
26 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.4
37 Long Balls 60
19 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 3
11 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.3
7 Interceptions 8
11 Effective Clearances 24
11 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 30 +42 69
2 AC Milan 30 +24 63
3 Napoli 30 +16 62
4 Como 30 +31 57
Full Table

Line-Ups

FIO Fiorentina (3-5-2)

No. Name
69 Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
20 Germán Pezzella Yellow Card
4 Nikola Milenkovic
22 Martín Cáceres Yellow Card
10 Gaetano Castrovilli
5 Giacomo Bonaventura
78 Erick Pulgar
3 Cristiano Biraghi
23 Lorenzo Venuti Yellow Card
7 Franck Ribéry
9 Dusan Vlahovic

LAZ Lazio (3-5-2)

No. Name
25 Pepe Reina (GK)
33 Francesco Acerbi Yellow Card
26 Stefan Radu Yellow Card
77 Adam Marusic
10 Luis Alberto
21 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
6 Lucas Leiva Yellow Card
19 Senad Lulic
29 Manuel Lazzari
11 Joaquín Correa
17 Ciro Immobile

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