AMSTERDAM (HOLLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Reduced by the two brilliant victories against Napoli, Lazio found the three points also in the Europa League, imposing themselves in Amsterdam in the big match against Ajax in a match that did not see any biancocelesti fans in the stands, after the highly contested decision of the mayor of the Dutch city to ban them from the away match. Brilliant start by Baroni’s men, who took the lead as early as 12′: a ball recovered in the opponent’s half and Pedro’s feed for Tchaouna, who was cool in beating Pasveer. The reaction of the Lancers was not long in coming and arrived a few minutes later with a great chance for Brobbey, who incredibly sends a header into the bottom corner. Ajax had the ball of the game and was more enterprising, but could not break through the organized host defense. The equalizer, however, came early in the second half with a great shot by Traorè, who put it under the crossbar with a powerful left-footer. Lazio returns to attack vehemently, and the new lead arrives at 52′: excellent cue on the left by Zaccagni, who gets to the back and puts in a taut and powerful cross, on which Dele-Bashiru arrives and makes no mistake. The game is lively, and five minutes later it is again Brobbey who has the ball of the equalizer on his head, after a wretched chest support by Pellegrini to Mandas: fortunately for the fullback, the Dutchmen’s striker is still inaccurate. Closing the score was Pedro, once again among Lazio’s best: much of the credit for the goal, which arrived at 77′, goes to Tavares, who after a 50-meter ride passed the ball to Tchaouna, who with a backheel left it for the Spaniard, who was perfect in beating Pasveer with a delightful left-footed shot at the second post. Ajax tried again with Traorè, stopped by the crossbar, but the result did not change anymore. Lazio rises to 16 points in the standings and sees direct qualification for the round of 16 close.- photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
