ROMA (ITALPRESS) – La Lazio lacks another opportunity to find continuity and assault on the Europa area, balancing for 0-0 at home against Cremonese. The Biancocelesti do not follow the Parma company and, above all, continue to fail to win two matches in Serie A, remaining three points from the fifth place of Juventus.
Choices almost obligated for Sarri, which must do without the disqualified Basic and Zaccagni: in midfield, then, space in Vecino, while in attack is Pedro to win the ball with Noslin, which starts again from the bench. Nicola, instead, in defense launches Folino for the first time owner and in midfield chooses the pair formed by Bondo and Grassi, with Johnsen in position of trequartista behind Bonazzoli and Vardy. The game starts on quite low rhythms, especially for demerit of Lazio that holds the ball possession but struggles to find speed in exchanges and movements to try to impress the host defense, which closes well and grants little, then trying to share with Barbieri on the band and Vardy shots deep. Just before half an hour there is an important opportunity for Lazio, with Castellanos trying a complicated detour of head but he does not find any companion in the area, favoring the taking of Audero.
One of the problems of Lazio are the few situations where the Biancocelesti managed to isolate in one against one Chancellor and Pedro. The second time begins with two important flashes, on the one hand with Castellanos, which does not fit at best and does not carefree Audero, and on the other with Vardy, which from good position of head sends high. It is only an illusion, however, since the rhythms return soon to lower.
Sarri relies again on the unpredictability of Noslin, who just entered Guendouzi a beautiful movement in depth and arrives at the shooting, too choked. The game also becomes a bit nervous (to emphasize the yellow in Guendouzi, who was distrusted and will skip the game against Udinese) and the two goalkeepers get ready on the attempts without too much ambitions of Bonazzoli and Marusic.
In the recovery, protagonist Guendouzi, first with a dangerous cross well rejected by Audero, and then with a super-repair that led to the expulsion of Ceccherini for a foul from last man on Cancellieri. On the punishment from an excellent position goes Cataldi, but his shot turns out on the bottom, very high.
IL TABELLINO
LAW (4-3): Provedel 6; Marusic 6, Gila 6, Romagnoli 6, Pellegrini 6 (37’st Lazzari sv); Guendouzi 6.5, Cataldi 6, Vecino 6 (19’st Belahyane 6); Chancellors 6, Castellanos 5.5, Pedro 5.5 (19’st Noslin 6). On the bench: Mandas, Furlanetto, Patric, Tavares, Provtsgaard, Farcomeni, Fernandes. Coach: Sarri 6.
CREMONESE (3-4-1-2): Audero 6; Terracciano 6, Baschirotto 6, Folino 6 (25’st Ceccherini 5); Barbieri 6 (43’st Floriani Mussolini sv), Grassi 5.5 (24’st Vandeputte 6), Bondo 5.5, Pezzella 6; Johnsen 5.5 (31’st Zerbin 6); Bonazzoli 5.5 (31’st Sanabria 6), Vardy 6. On the bench: Silvestri, Nava, Faye, Valoti, Sarmiento, Lordkinapidze, Moumbagna, Vazquez. Coach: Nicola 6.
ARBITRO: Pairetto di Nichelino 5.
NOTES: cloudy evening, ground in good condition.
At the 49’st expelled Ceccherini for foul on clear occasion from goal. A
mmoniti: Pedro, Grassi, Barbieri, Romagnoli, Guendouzi, Pezzella, Gila.
Angles: 3-0.
Recovery: 1′ pt; 5′ st.
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