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43% Ball Possession LAZIO and 57% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Lazio – Fiorentina 
6′ Lucas Biglia
65′ Antonio Candreva
75′ Miroslav Klose
85′ Miroslav Klose
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 4th position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +16
Fiorentina, 6th position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +13
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lazio | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 43:27 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 37:24 | 13 | 42 |
Super victory for Lazio not only defeating Fiorentina, but also taking away the 3rd position from Napoli. Yep, Lazio reaching 46 points just like Napoli, but the goal difference is of +20 for Lazio while Napoli with +13. It’s a super boost for the morale of the team and Lazio fans might dream to reach to the 2nd position being now -4 points below AS Roma with 50 points.
Positive mark for Lazio forward Miroslav Klose scoring 2 goals.
It is Lazio midfielder Lucas Biglia to open the score in the 6th minute defeating Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
Here are LAZIO official starting lineups by coach Stefano Pioli:
LAZIO (4-2-3-1): Marchetti; Basta, de Vrij, Mauricio, Radu; Cataldi, Biglia; Candreva, Mauri, Felipe Anderson; Klose.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Neto; Richards, Tomovic, Basanta, Pasqual; Kurtic, Badeli, Mati Fernandez; Diamanti, Ilicic, Salah.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for LAZIO: Forward Stefano Mauri with 8 goals
Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Khouma Babacar with 7 goals
| Player | Goals | Goals | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauri, Stefano | 8 | 7 | Babacar, Khouma |
| Djordjevic, Filip | 7 | 4 | Cuadrado, Juan |
| Felipe Anderson | 6 | 4 | Rodriguez, Gonzalo |
| Klose, Miroslav | 6 | 3 | Salah, Mohamed |
| Parolo, Marco | 6 | 2 | Fernandez, Matias |
Stats here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 04/03/15 | CI | Lazio – Napoli | 1:1 | Semifinal | |||
| 01/03/15 | SA | Sassuolo – Lazio | 0:3 | Roud 25 | |||
| 22/02/15 | SA | Lazio – Palermo | 2:1 | Round 24 |
Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 3 wins
| 05/03/15 | CI | Juventus – Fiorentina | 1:2 | Semifinal | |||
| 01/03/15 | SA | Inter – Fiorentina | 0:1 | Round 25 | |||
| 26/02/15 | UELK | Fiorentina – Tottenham | 2:0 | Round 1 |
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2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 26
Lazio 3 – 0 Fiorentina
Monday 9 March 2015
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
19:00
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: DE LUCA – STEFANI
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: GUIDA
Official formations – lineups:
LAZIO (4-2-3-1): Marchetti; Basta, de Vrij, Mauricio, Radu; Cataldi, Biglia; Candreva, Mauri, Felipe Anderson; Klose.
Subs: Strakosha, Berisha, Braafheid, Cana, Ciani, Novaretti, Ledesma, Onazi, Ederson, Perea, Keita.
Coach: Stefano Pioli.
FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Neto; Richards, Tomovic, Basanta, Pasqual; Kurtic, Badeli, Mati Fernandez; Diamanti, Ilicic, Salah.
Subs.: Rosati, Lezzerini, Rodriguez, Richards, Alonso, Rosi, Pizarro, Lazzari, Borja Valerio, Vargas, Joaquin, Gilardino.
Coach: Vincenzo Montella.
Match Stats
| Lazio | Match Stats | Fiorentina |
| 4 | Goals | 0 |
| 16 (13) | Shots (on goal) | 6 (0) |
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Offsides | 4 |
| 43% | Ball Possession | 57% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 9 |