Lazio, ugly knockout in Udine: Lucca frames the biancocelesti
Lazio, ugly knockout in Udine: Lucca frames the biancocelesti
Udinese knocks out Lazio 2-1 at the Bluenergy Stadium in the match valid for the second day of Serie A: Runjaic’s team surprises the Biancocelesti thanks to goals from Lucca to Thauvin, and climbs to 4 points. Baroni's disappointing team remains stuck at three, unable to take advantage of Kamara's expulsion that came in the second half, and only in the final found the 2-1 goal by Isaksen.
Lucca’s early goal heavily conditioned the match: the former Pisa man netted a header on Florian Thauvin’s perfect cross for the 1-0 Bianconeri lead. Baroni's team struggles to react and suffers the high pressure of the hosts,'Udinese coming close to doubling the score with Thauvin on 30'. In the final half Romagnoli has a good chance but Ehizibue saves everything on the goal line.
At the beginning of the second half comes the doubling of the hosts: at 50' Guendouzi badly loses the ball, Thauvin thanks and with a lightning action pierces Provedel for the 2-0 of Udinese.
Lazio is unable to get back into the game, but a double yellow card to Kamara at 68' restores lifeblood to the Capitolini, who go on the attack in the last 20 minutes. Castellanos has a good chance but does not materialize, Okoye guards well over Zaccagni, at 90' Vecino hits the crossbar with a header: after a series of chances the guests find the goal of hope at 95' thanks to Isaksen in a scrum. But è it was too late, Udinese gritted its teeth and won a valuable victory.