Lazio vs Sassuolo, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A

Lazio

14': Felipe Anderson
90'+2': Toma Basic

FT
2 - 0

Sassuolo

Lazio beat Sassuolo to keep Napoli title party on hold

Lazio secured a 2-0 home win over Sassuolo on Wednesday to keep Napoli waiting to clinch the Serie A title and return to second place.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
2': Attempt missed. Marcos Antônio (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
4': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rogerio.
5': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
6': Foul by Ruan (Sassuolo).
6': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Offside, Lazio. Nicolò Casale tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
7': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ciro Immobile (Lazio) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
9': VAR Decision: Goal Lazio 0-0 Sassuolo (Ciro Immobile).
10': VAR Decision: No Goal Lazio 0-0 Sassuolo.
11': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Ruan (Sassuolo).
12': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
13': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
13': Attempt missed. Matías Vecino (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
14': Goal! Lazio 1, Sassuolo 0. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Antônio with a through ball.
20': Attempt missed. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matías Vecino.
21': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Nadir Zortea.
22': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Marcos Antônio.
23': Attempt blocked. Adam Marusic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patric.
23': Offside, Lazio. Luis Alberto tries a through ball, but Mattia Zaccagni is caught offside.
25': Offside, Sassuolo. Gian Marco Ferrari tries a through ball, but Gregoire Defrel is caught offside.
27': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
27': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Attempt blocked. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
29': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
29': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Frattesi with a cross.
32': Attempt blocked. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rogerio with a cross.
34': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
36': Attempt saved. Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matías Vecino.
39': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
40': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Luis Alberto (Lazio).
40': Luis Alberto (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
41': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Matías Vecino (Lazio).
45': Substitution, Lazio. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic replaces Matías Vecino because of an injury.
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Alberto (Lazio).
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Ruan (Sassuolo).
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+4': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
45'+4': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
45'+4': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Lazio 1, Sassuolo 0.
45': Second Half begins Lazio 1, Sassuolo 0.
45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Nedim Bajrami replaces Armand Laurienté.
48': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
49': Attempt missed. Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
50': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Foul by Ruan (Sassuolo).
50': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Ruan (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Attempt missed. Marcos Antônio (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
59': Marcos Antônio (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Nadir Zortea (Sassuolo).
60': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Nadir Zortea (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
62': Adam Marusic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Attempt missed. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Frattesi with a through ball.
64': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
64': Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
67': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Marcos Antônio (Lazio).
68': Substitution, Lazio. Elseid Hysaj replaces Adam Marusic.
68': Substitution, Lazio. Pedro replaces Ciro Immobile.
71': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Antônio (Lazio).
72': Substitution, Sassuolo. Agustín Álvarez Martínez replaces Gregoire Defrel.
73': Substitution, Lazio. Toma Basic replaces Marcos Antônio because of an injury.
73': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremy Toljan replaces Nadir Zortea.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
74': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
78': Foul by Toma Basic (Lazio).
78': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo).
79': Toma Basic (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
81': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
81': Ruan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Pedro Obiang.
82': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
82': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
84': Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Attempt missed. Toma Basic (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro.
85': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
85': Pedro (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Martin Erlic replaces Ruan.
89': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
90': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Patric.
90': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Goal! Lazio 2, Sassuolo 0. Toma Basic (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Henrique.
90'+4': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
90'+4': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Lazio 2, Sassuolo 0.
0': Match ends, Lazio 2, Sassuolo 0.
90'+4': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Lazio 2, Sassuolo 0.
0': Match ends, Lazio 2, Sassuolo 0.

Statistics

SAS		LAZ
13	Fouls	13
5	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	2
51.3	Possession	48.7
13	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
454	Accurate Passes	448
527	Passes	515
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	1
15	Crosses	4
0.3	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	47
35	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	8
10	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	13
2	Effective Clearances	19
2	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 38,000

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	24	+38	58
2	AC Milan	23	+21	50
3	Napoli	24	+13	49
4	Juventus	24	+21	46

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lazio (4-3-3)

No.	Name
94	Ivan Provedel (GK)
4	Patric
15	Nicolo Casale
77	Adam Marusic
29	Manuel Lazzari
6	Marcos Antonio
10	Luis Alberto
5	Matías Vecino
17	Ciro Immobile
20	Mattia Zaccagni
7	Felipe Anderson

Lazio Substitutes:

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Pedro, Mohamed Fares, Mario Gila, Luka Romero, Luís Maximiano, Luca Pellegrini, Marius Adamonis, Elseid Hysaj, Stefan Radu, Marco Bertini, Matteo Cancellieri, Toma Basic.

Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No.	Name
47	Andrea Consigli (GK)
13	Gian Marco Ferrari
44	Ruan
6	Rogério
21	Nadir Zortea
14	Pedro Obiang
7	Matheus Henrique
16	Davide Frattesi
92	Grégoire Defrel
45	Armand Laurienté
10	Domenico Berardi

Sassuolo Substitutes:

Agustín Álvarez Martínez, Martin Erlic, Jeremy Toljan, Filippo Romagna, Emil Konradsen Ceïde, Nedim Bajrami, Alessandro Russo, Kristian Thorstvedt, Abdou Harroui, Riccardo Marchizza, Gianluca Pegolo.

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