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56% Ball Possession LAZIO and 44% Ball Possession SASSUOLO
Lazio  2 – 1 Sassuolo  
50′ Senad Lulic                                 57′ Gregoire Defrel
55′ Ciro Immobile

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 13th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Lazio, 5th position with 18  points and a positive goal difference of +9

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Lazio	10	5	3	2	20:11	9	18
13	Sassuolo	10	4	1	5	13:17	-4	13

 

Lazio surviving the pressure to win this home game to remain in the Europa League zone. Lazio climbing from the 5th to the 4th position reaching now 21 points.   Lazio is -6 points below Juventus with 27 points and -1 point below AC Milan with 22 points, and -2 points below AS Roma in the second position.  There are 6 precedents between Lazio vs Sassuolo in Serie A.  In the Olimpico 3 games.  Stats showing  Lazio with 2 wins, and Sassuolo with 1 win.

Lazio opening the score in the 50th minute.  It is Senad Lulic o defeat Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli from close range with a left footed in the center. 

Photo: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage

 

Things not working out for Sassuolo.  Lazio increasing the score in the 55th minute.  It is forward Ciro Immobile to score leaving without hope goalkeeper Consigli.  Immobile scoring his 9th goal this season. 

Photo: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage

 

Sassuolo shortening the distance in the 57th minute.  It is forward Gregoire Defrel to defeat Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti with a left footed shot in the center.  The assist is by Matteo Politano with a through ball.  It’s the 5th goal of the season by Defrel. 

Photo:   facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio

 

Here is LAZIO official starting lineup by coach Simone Inzaghi: 

LAZIO(4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, Wallace, Hoedt, Radu; Milinković-Savić, Parolo, Lulic; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Keita. 

Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:

SASSUOLO (5-3-2): Consigli; Lirola, Terranova, Acerbi, Peluso, Dell’Orco; Biondini, Sensi, Pellegrini; Politano, Defrel.

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Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 8 goals

Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Gregoire Defrel with 4 goals

LAZIO	GOALS	GOALS	SASSUOLO
Immobile, Ciro	8	4	Defrel, Gregoire
Keita, Diao	3	2	Politano, Matteo
Radu, Stefan	1	2	Berardi, Domenico
Lulic, Senad	1	1	Acerbi, Francesco
Felipe Anderson	1	1	Cannavaro, Paolo

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO:  1 win, 2 draws

26/10/16	SA	Lazio – Cagliari				4:1	10
23/10/16	SA	Turin – Lazio				2:2	9
16/10/16	SA	Lazio – Bologna				1:1	8

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 2 draws, 1 lost

26/10/16	SA	Sassuolo – Roma				1:3	10
23/10/16	SA	Bologna – Sassuolo				1:1	9
20/10/16	UELG	SK Rapid – Sassuolo				1:1	3

 

Photo:   facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage

Photo:   facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage

2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 11

Lazio 2 – 1 Sassuolo
Sunday 30 October 2016
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy

15:00

Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: POSADO – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: VUOTO
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: PEZZUTO

Goals: 50′ Senad Lulic (L), 55′ Ciro Immobile (L),  57′ Gregoire Defrel (S)

Official lineups – formations:

LAZIO(4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, Wallace, Hoedt, Radu; Milinković-Savić, Parolo, Lulic; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Keita.

Subs: Strakosha, Vargic, Patric, Prce, Murgia, Cataldi, Biglia, Leitner, Luis Alberto, Djordjevic, Kishna, Lombardi.

Coach: Simone Inzaghi

SASSUOLO (5-3-2): Consigli; Lirola, Terranova, Acerbi, Peluso, Dell’Orco; Biondini, Sensi, Pellegrini; Politano, Defrel.

Subs: Pomini, Pegolo, Ajapong, Mazzitelli, Gazzola, Ricci, Dunca, Ragusa, Matri, Iemmello.

Coach: Eusebio    Di Francesco.