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57% Ball Possession LAZIO and 43% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Lazio 2 – 1 Atalanta
45′ Sergej Milinkovic-Savic            21′ Andrea Petagna
68′ Ciro Immobile (pen)

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 4th position with 37 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Atalanta, 7th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +9

Lazio keeping up the race to make it at least to the 3rd position. Lazio defeating Atalanta after being down by a goal to win the match.  Surely, Lazio living a momentum reaching now 40 points being only – 5 points below Juventus with 45 points in the first position and -4 points below AS Roma with 44 points in the second position and -1 points below Napoli with 41 points in the 3rd position.

Atalanta opening the score in the 21st minute.  Forward Andrea Petagna defeating Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.  The assist is by defender Remo Freuler.

Lazio equalizing before ending the first half in the 45th minute.  It is midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic to defeat Atalanta goalkeeper Berisha with a headed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Senad Lulic with a cross.

The winner goal arriving in the 68th minute when Referee Pairetto granted a penalty to Lazio.  The penalty is conceded by goalkeeper Berisha following a foul on Lazio forward Ciro Immobile inside the penalty area.    It is precisely Immobile to convert the penalty with a right footed shot in the center to secure the victory.

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Here is LAZIO official starting lineup by coach Simone Inzaghi:

LAZIO (3-5-2): Marchetti; Bastos, De Vrij, Radu; Felipe Anderson, Parolo, Biglia, Lulić; Milinković-Savić, Luis Alberto; Immobile.

Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Gasperini:

ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Berisha; Masiello, Caldara, Zukanović; Conti, Konko, Freuler, Spinazzola; Gómez, Kurtić; Petagna.

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Click the video to watch Lazio 2 – 1 Atalanta highlights including all goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 10 goals

Top scorer of ATALANTA:  Franck Kessie with 6 goals

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO:   2 wins, 1 lost

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA:  2 wins, 1 lost

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2016 – 2017 Serie A Week 20

Lazio 2 – 1 Atalanta
Sunday 15 January 2017
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy

15:00

Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: CARBONE – PERETTI
Fourth Official: VUOTO
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: ABBATTISTA

Goals:    21′ Andrea Petagna (A), 45′ Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (L),  68′ Ciro Immobile (L)(pen)

Official lineups – formations:

LAZIO (3-5-2): Marchetti; Bastos, De Vrij, Radu; Felipe Anderson, Parolo, Biglia, Lulić; Milinković-Savić, Luis Alberto; Immobile.

Subs: Strakosha, Vargić, Patric, Basta, Hoedt, Wallace, Lukaku, Murgia, Leitner, Kishna, Lombardi, Djordjevic.

Coach:  Simone Inzaghi.

ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Berisha; Masiello, Caldara, Zukanović; Conti, Konko, Freuler, Spinazzola; Gómez, Kurtić; Petagna.

Subs: Gollini, Mazzini, Tolói, Bastoni, Grassi, Suagher, Melegoni, Migliaccio, Raimondi, D’Alessandro, Paloschi, Pešić.

Coach: Gasperini.