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% Ball Possession LAZIO and % Ball Possession EMPOLI
Lazio 2 – 0 Empoli 
6′ Antonio Candreva (pen)
44′ Ogenyi Onazi
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 9th position with 45 points and a goal difference of “0”
Empoli, 12th position with 39 points and a negative goal difference of -7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Lazio | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 42:42 | 0 | 45 |
| 12 | Empoli | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 36:43 | -7 | 39 |
Things starting bad for Empoli. Referee Cervellera giving a penalty to Lazio in the 6th minute conceded by Empoli defender Uros Cosic for a handball in the penalty area. Cosic also getting a yellow card. It’s Lazio forward Antonio Candreva to convert the penalty defeating Empoli goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. This is the 8th goal by Candreva this season.
Photo: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage
Lazio increasing the score in the 44th minute. It’s midfielder Ogenyi Onazi scoring his first goal this season for Lazio delighting the fans at the Olimpico! Onazi defeating golkeeper with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Miroslav Klose.
- There are 8 precedents between Lazio vs Empoli at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Stats showing Lazio with 6 wins and 2 draws. Empoli never winning at the Olimpico.
Here is LAZIO official starting lineup by coach Simone Inzaghi:
LAZIO (4-3-3): Marchetti; Patric, Hoedt, Gentiletti, Lulić; Onazi, Biglia, Parolo; Candreva, Klose, Keita.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Marco Giampaolo:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Pelagotti; Laurini, Ćosić, Costa, Mário Rui; Büchel, Paredes; Croce; Saponara; Piu, Pucciarelli.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of LAZIO: Anderson and Candreva with 7 goals each
Top scorer of EMPOLI: Massimo Maccarone with 11 goals
| LAZIO | Goals | Goals | EMPOLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Anderson | 7 | 11 | Maccarone, Massimo |
| Candreva, Antonio | 7 | 5 | Saponara, Riccardo |
| Keita, Diao | 4 | 5 | Pucciarelli, Manuel |
| Klose, Miroslav | 4 | 4 | Zielinski, Piotr |
| Matri, Alessandro | 4 | 2 | Buchel, Marcel |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 10/04/16 | SA | Palermo – Lazio | 0:3 | Round 32 | |||
| 03/04/16 | SA | Lazio – Roma | 1:4 | Round 31 | |||
| 20/03/16 | SA | Milan – Lazio | 1:1 | Round 30 |
Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 10/04/16 | SA | Empoli – Fiorentina | 2:0 | Round 32 | |||
| 02/04/16 | SA | Juventus – Empoli | 1:0 | Round 31 | |||
| 19/03/16 | SA | Empoli – Palermo | 0:0 | Round 30 |
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 33
Lazio 2 – 0 Empoli
Sunday 17 April 2016
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
18:00
Referee: CERVELLERA
Assistants: MARZALONI – FIORITO
Fourth Official: POSADO
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: GHERSINI
Goals: 6′ Antonio Candreva (L) (pen), 44′ Ogenyi Onazi (L)
Official lineups – formations:
LAZIO (4-3-3): Marchetti; Patric, Hoedt, Gentiletti, Lulić; Onazi, Biglia, Parolo; Candreva, Klose, Keita.
Subs: Guerrieri, Matosević, Basta, Mauricio, Mattia, Germoni, Cataldi, Milinković-Savić, Morrison, Felipe Anderson, Djordjević, Matri.
Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Pelagotti; Laurini, Ćosić, Costa, Mário Rui; Büchel, Paredes; Croce; Saponara; Piu, Pucciarelli.
Subs: Pugliesi, Meli, Zambelli, Bittante, Maccarone, Mchedlidze, Maiello, Diousse, Camporese, Krunić, Ariaudo.
Coach: Giampaolo.
Match Stats