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48% Ball Possession LAZIO and 52% Ball Possession EMPOLI
Lazio 4 – 0 Empoli 
.4′ Stefano Mauri
31′ Miroslav Klose
44′ Antonio Candreva
53′ Felipe Anderson
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Lazio, 2nd position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +30
Empoli, 15th position with 33 points and a negative goal difference of -6
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lazio | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 58:28 | 30 | 58 |
| 15 | Empoli | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 30:36 | -6 | 33 |
A historical victory for Lazio overtaking the second position. Yes, totally true. Lazio reaching to the 2nd position because AS Roma got only a draw with Torino. Lazio now having 58 points while Roma falls behind with 57 points. Lazio are just 1 point ahead of city rivals Roma. Empoli went down from the 14th to the 15th position.
It is Lazio to open the score in the 4th minute. Yep, it is Captain Stefano Mauri to scoe with a headed shot defeating Empoli goalkeeper Luigi Sepe in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Pedro Cavanda. It’s the 9th goal by Mauri this season.
Great game for Cavanda providing the assist also for the second goal. In the 23rd minute it is forward Miroslav Klose to smack a headed shot defeating goalkeeper Sepe in the bottom left corner. Klose scoring his 10th goal this season.
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Lazio crushing Udinese not leaving them space to react. Lazio increasing the score in the 44th minute with Antonio Candreva.
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The final nail to the coffin arriving in the 53rd minute with midfielder Felipe Anderson defeating goalkeeper Sepe after an earlier save. Anderson still in the area to try it again and BAM, this time it was a goal with a right footed shot from close range.
Things complicating for Lazio in the 58th minute. Referee giving the second yellow card to defender Diego Novaretti after a foul on Empoli defender Mario Rui. Lazio ending the game with 10 players, and Empoli could not even score having a one player advantage for over 30 minutes.
Here is LAZIO official starting lineup by Coach Stefano Pioli:
LAZIO (4-2-3-1): Berisha; Cavanda, de Vrij, Cana, Lulić; Biglia, Parolo; Candreva, Mauri, Felipe Anderson; Klose.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Hysaj, Tonelli, Rugani, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer of LAZIO: Forward Miroslav Klose and Felipe Anderson with 10 goals each
Top scorer of EMPOLI: Forward Massimo Maccarone with 7 goals
| Lazio | Goals | Goals | Empoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Anderson | 10 | 7 | Maccarone, Massimo |
| Klose, Miroslav | 10 | 4 | Tonelli, Lorenzo |
| Mauri, Stefano | 9 | 3 | Saponara, Riccardo |
| Parolo, Marco | 7 | 3 | Pucciarelli, Manuel |
| Candreva, Antonio | 7 | 3 | Rugani, Daniele |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 3 wins
| 08/04/15 | CI | Napoli – Lazio | 0:1 | Semifinal | |||
| 04/04/15 | SA | Cagliari – Lazio | 1:3 | Round 29 | |||
| 22/03/15 | SA | Lazio – Verona | 2:0 | Round 28 |
Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 04/04/15 | SA | Juventus – Empoli | 2:0 | Round 29 |
| 22/03/15 | SA | Empoli – Sassuolo | 3:1 | Roud 28 |
| 14/03/15 | SA | Cagliari – Empoli | 1:1 | Round 27 |
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Lazio forward Miroslav Klose leaving behind Empoli goalkeeper and Empoli’s defense
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Klose running towards the fans to celebrate after his goal against Empoli.
The final result …. Lazio 4 – 0 Empoli
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2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 30
Lazio 4 – 0 Empoli
Sunday 12 April 2015
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
15:00
Referee: PERUZZO
Assistants: PRETI – POSADO
Fourth Official: COSTANZO
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: ROCA
Attendance: 50,000 approximately
Goals: 4′ Stefano Mauri (L), 23′ Miroslav Klose (L), 44′ Antonio Candreva (L)
Official formations – lineups:
LAZIO (4-2-3-1) Berisha; Cavanda, De Vrij (40′ Novaretti), Cana, Lulic; Biglia, Parolo (79′ Cataldi); Candreva, S.Mauri, F. Anderson; Klose (60′ Ciani).
Subs not used: (Strakosha, Guerrieri, Braafheid, Pereirinha, Ledesma, Onazi, Ederson, B.Keita, Perea).
Coach: Stefano Pioli.
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2) Sepe; Hysaj, Tonelli, Rugani, Mario Rui (66′ Laurini); Vecino (55′ Signorelli), Valdifiori, Croce (45′ Zielinski); Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
Subs not used: (Pugliesi, Bassi, Somma, Barba, Dioussé, Brillante, Tavano, Mchedlize).
Coach: Maurizio Sarri.
Sent off: 58′ Diego Novaretti (L)
Booked: Klose (L), Cana (L), Cavanda(L), Cana (L),
Match stats
| Lazio | Match Stats | Empoli |
| 4 | Goals | 0 |
| 9(6) | Shots (on goal) | 12(5) |
| 24 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 11 | Offsides | 1 |
| 48% | Ball Possession | 52% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |