Lazio followed and put pressure on Roma and Atalanta

Lazio beat Al Sassuolo (2-1) with solvency and placed fifth in Serie A in the absence of Atalanta (6th) and Roma (7th) who play tomorrow against Naples and Sampdoria respectively.

The battle for places in Europe is hot. Any ‘hole’ is almost a sentence for next season. Lazio received a dangerous Sassuolo at the Olympic Stadium, which always creates danger, but succeeded satisfactorily thanks to a great collective performance.

Very open against Rome. The ‘laziale’ came into the clash with an open derby wound in the capital, where they surrendered 3-0, and they needed the victory to stay in the fight and put pressure on their opponents in the battle in Europe.

Berardi, an absence noticed

Both teams came out for the game, but the visitors felt the lack of their offensive leader, Domenico Berardi. Without him, despite having the weight of the attack, the arrivals are not as clear as ever.

The men led by Maurizio Sarri, after a hesitant start, took control of midfield thanks to Andalusian Luis Alberto, who re-signed a great performance, and Serbian Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, protagonists in the second purpose.

Lazzari opened the scoring

But before that, when the quarter hour was over, local right-back, Manuel Lazzari, intercepted a ball in midfield, rode to the edge of the field and defined goalkeeper Andrea Consigli’s right post using his less skilled leg to open the can. .

Lazio’s dominance continued, but it was difficult for Sassuolo not to produce some clear internships. Davide Frattesi was tied, but his header went straight to a pole.

Luis Alberto’s connection to Milinkovic-Savic

The second part followed the same script. The ‘Eagles’ dominated and dominated the course of the game, although Ciro Immobile’s mistake, which left without scoring, meant the result was no more impressive.

But Luis Alberto and Milinkovic-Savic appeared. The Serbian, with a four-minute VAR intervention to make the goal official, sealed the final 2-0 when leaving the locker room, in the 50th minute, by finishing with a free kick thrown by the Andalusian midfielder using his left foot.

Sassuolo tried it out in the final minutes and found the reward in extra time with a goal from Ivorian Hamid Traoré, the best in a ‘neroverde’ attack that noticed Berardi’s lack.

With these three points, Lazio rise to fifth position, leading the Europa League, waiting for what Atalanta and Roma do, while Sassuolo remains ninth, sitting in the middle of the table.