Empoli vs Lazio, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

Lazio finish 2nd in Serie A after 2-0 win at Empoli

Alessio Romagnoli and Luis Alberto emerged as the saviours for Lazio when they scored in a 2-0 win at Empoli on Saturday, giving the visitors a second-place finish in Serie A.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Attempt saved. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
• 7': Hand ball by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
• 8': Foul by Matías Vecino (Lazio).
• 8': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 14': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli).
• 14': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 14': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 15': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
• 15': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
• 16': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Pellegrini.
• 17': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 17': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Ciro Immobile.
• 18': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 18': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Anderson with a cross.
• 19': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Pellegrini.
• 19': Attempt missed. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross following a corner.
• 24': Attempt saved. Pedro (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
• 25': Offside, Lazio. Pedro tries a through ball, but Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
• 26': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
• 27': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 27': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
• 28': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
• 29': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
• 30': Attempt saved. Pedro (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
• 30': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
• 30': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 34': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
• 34': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
• 35': Attempt missed. Matías Vecino (Lazio) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
• 35': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Vecino.
• 35': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
• 37': Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 37': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
• 37': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 38': Attempt saved. Patric (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
• 38': Attempt blocked. Matías Vecino (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 39': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
• 39': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 40': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 41': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a through ball.
• 41': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
• 42': Attempt saved. Pedro (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matías Vecino with a headed pass.
• 44': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
• 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Lazio 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Lazio 0.
• 46': Offside, Lazio. Patric tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
• 47': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
• 47': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
• 48': Goal! Empoli 0, Lazio 1. Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
• 49': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Lazio).
• 49': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Offside, Empoli. Alberto Grassi tries a through ball, but Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
• 54': Attempt blocked. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
• 54': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
• 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 57': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Alberto Grassi.
• 59': Hand ball by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
• 61': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
• 61': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
• 62': Foul by Matías Vecino (Lazio).
• 62': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Matías Vecino (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 63': Substitution, Lazio. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Pedro.
• 66': Attempt saved. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
• 66': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 70': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
• 70': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 71': Substitution, Lazio. Nicolò Casale replaces Alessio Romagnoli.
• 71': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Matías Vecino.
• 72': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 72': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
• 73': Attempt blocked. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
• 75': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces Roberto Piccoli.
• 75': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
• 78': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
• 79': Hand ball by Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
• 82': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danilo Cataldi.
• 82': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
• 84': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
• 84': Substitution, Empoli. Samir Ujkani replaces Guglielmo Vicario.
• 84': Hand ball by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
• 86': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
• 86': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Pellegrini.
• 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Patric.
• 89': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 89': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
• 89': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Second yellow card to Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) for a bad foul.
• 90'+2': Goal! Empoli 0, Lazio 2. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
• 90'+3': Substitution, Lazio. Marco Bertini replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Lazio 2.
• 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Lazio 2.