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51% Ball Possession LAZIO and 49% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Lazio 1 – 1 Fiorentina 
25′ Stefan de Vrij 94′ Khouma Babacar (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 5th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Fiorentina, 11th position with 17 points and a positive goal difference of +4
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Goals |
DIFF |
Points |
| 5 |
Lazio |
12 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
32:14 |
18 |
28 |
| 11 |
Fiorentina |
13 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
22:18 |
4 |
17 |
Lazio with the pressure to win the home game to keep up the race to be among the top 5 positions of the Serie A. Fiorentina desperately looking for points winning only 5 games this season and losing 6 games.
It is Lazio to open the score. In the 25th minute, defender Stefan de Vrij defeating Fiorentina goalkeeper Sportiello with a headed shot in the top left corner. The assist is by forward Luis Alberto with a cross.
Tough situation for Lazio. Referee Massa giving a penalty to Fiorentina in the agonizing minutes. The penalty conceded by Felipe Caicedo after a foul on Germán Pezzella inside the penalty area. It is Khouma Babacar to convert the penalty in the 93rd minute defeating Lazio goalkeeper Straskosha with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The match ending with a 1-1 draw.
Here is LAZIO official starting lineup – formation by Coach Simone Inzaghi:
LAZIO (3-5-1-1): Straskosha; Bastos, de Vrij, Radu; Marušić, Parolo, Leiva, Milinković-Savić, Lulić; Luis Alberto, Immobile.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Stefano Pioli:
FIORENTINA (4-3-2-1): Sportiello; Laurini, Astori, Pezzella, Biraghi; Badelj, Veretout, Benassi; Chiesa, Théréau; Simeone.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of LAZIO: Ciro Immobile with 15 goals
Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Giovanni Simeone and Cyril Thereau with 4 goals each
| Immobile, Ciro |
15 |
4 |
Simeone, Giovanni |
| Bastos |
3 |
4 |
Thereau, Cyril |
| Luis Alberto |
3 |
3 |
Chiesa, Federico |
| Parolo, Marco |
3 |
3 |
Benassi, Marco |
| Milinkovic-Savic, Sergej |
2 |
2 |
Babacar, Khouma |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 23/11/17 |
UELG |
Lazio – Vitesse |
|
|
|
1:1 |
5 |
| 18/11/17 |
SA |
Roma – Lazio |
|
|
|
2:1 |
13 |
| 02/11/17 |
UELG |
Lazio – Nice |
|
|
|
1:0 |
4 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 9/11/17 |
SA |
Spal – Fiorentina |
|
|
|
1:1 |
13 |
| 05/11/17 |
SA |
Fiorentina – Roma |
|
|
|
2:4 |
12 |
| 29/10/17 |
SA |
Crotone – Fiorentina |
|
|
|
2:1 |
11 |
2017 – 2018 Italian Serie A Week 14
Lazio 1 – 1 Fiorentina
Sunday 26 November 2017
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
18:00
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: SCHENONE – TASSO
Fourth Official: GHERSINI
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: LONGO
Goals: 25′ Stefan de Vrij (L), 94′ Khouma Babacar (pen) (F)
Official lineups – formations:
LAZIO (3-5-1-1): Straskosha; Bastos, de Vrij, Radu; Marušić, Parolo, Leiva, Milinković-Savić, Lulić; Luis Alberto, Immobile.
Subs: Vargic, Guerrieri, Basta, Wallace, Patric, Luiz Felipe, Lukaku, Murgia, Neto, Palombi, Caicedo.
Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
FIORENTINA (4-3-2-1): Sportiello; Laurini, Astori, Pezzella, Biraghi; Badelj, Veretout, Benassi; Chiesa, Théréau; Simeone.
Subs.: Drągowski, Cerofolini, Gaspar, Milenković, Vitor Hugo, Olivera, Sánchez, Cristóforo, Saponara, Gil Dias, Eysseric, Zekhnini, Lo Faso, Babacar.
Coach: Stefano Pioli.
By Anna Italia
