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39% Ball Possession LAZIO and 61% Ball Possession EMPOLI
Lazio 2 – 0 Empoli 
29′ Keita
90′ Senad Lulic
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 17th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -8
Lazio, 4th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8:7 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Empoli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2:6 | -4 | 4 |
Lazio surviving the pressure winning this home game against Empoli to climb towards the top 5 positions. For Empoli, this is an uphill battle for salvation.
It’s Lazio to open the score in the 29th minute. Keita defeating Empoli goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
Photo: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage
Say no more, Empoli falling down. Just towards the end of the match and there you go Lazio sealing the match with the headed god by Senad Lulic in the 90th minute defeating Empoli goalkeeper in the bottom right corner.
Photo: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPagePhoto: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage
Here is LAZIO official starting lineup by coach Simone Inzaghi:
LAZIO (3-5-2): Strakosha; Wallace, de Vrij, Radu; Felipe Anderson, Parolo, Biglia, Milinković-Savić, Lulić; Immobile, Keita.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Martusciello:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Zambelli, Bellusci, Barba, Pasqual; Tello, Mauri, Croce; Saponara; Gilardino, Pucciarelli.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of LAZIO: Ciro Immobile with 2 goals
Top scorer of EMPOLI: Costa and Bellusci with 1 goal each
| lazio | Goals | goals | empoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immobile, Ciro | 2 | 1 | Costa, Andrea |
| Radu, Stefan | 1 | 1 | Bellusci, Giuseppe |
| de Vrij, Stefan | 1 | ||
| Milinkovic-Savic, Sergej | 1 | ||
| Cataldi, Danilo | 1 |
Stats. Here re the last 3 games of LAZIO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 20/09/16 | SA | Milan – Lazio | 2:0 | 5 | |||
| 17/09/16 | SA | Lazio – Pescara | 3:0 | 4 | |||
| 11/09/16 | SA | Chievo – Lazio | 1:1 | 3 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 21/09/16 | SA | Empoli – Inter | 0:2 | 5 | |||
| 18/09/16 | SA | Turin – Empoli | 0:0 | 4 | |||
| 12/09/16 | SA | Empoli – Crotone | 2:1 | 3 |
Photo: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage
Lazio official starting lineup against Empoli
Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
Photo: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 6
Lazio 2 – 0 Empoli
Sunday 25 September 2016
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
15:00
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: PERETTI – VALERIANI
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: SERRA:
Goals: 29′ Keita (L), 90′ Senad Lulic
Official lineups – formations:
LAZIO (3-5-2): Strakosha; Wallace, de Vrij, Radu; Felipe Anderson, Parolo, Biglia, Milinković-Savić, Lulić; Immobile, Keita.
Subs.: Vargić, Patric, Hoedt, Lukaku, Prce, Murgia, Leitner, Cataldi, Luis Alberto, Djordjević, Lombardi, Kishna.
Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Zambelli, Bellusci, Barba, Pasqual; Tello, Mauri, Croce; Saponara; Gilardino, Pucciarelli.
Subs: Pelagotti; Dimarco, Diousse, Mchedlidze, Veseli, Maiello, Pereira, Krunić, Buchel, Marilungo, Maccarone.
Coach: Martusciello.