Lazio vs Spezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Immobile fires treble as Lazio hit Spezia for six
Ciro Immobile's hat-trick inspired Lazio to a 6-1 thrashing of Spezia as the Rome club made it two wins from two at the start of the new season.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Lazio 0, Spezia 1. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 5': Goal! Lazio 1, Spezia 1. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro with a through ball.
- 15': Goal! Lazio 2, Spezia 1. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 25': Substitution, Lazio. Adam Marusic replaces Manuel Lazzari because of an injury.
- 45'+1': Martin Erlic (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Penalty saved! Ciro Immobile (Lazio) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': Goal! Lazio 3, Spezia 1. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
- 47': Goal! Lazio 4, Spezia 1. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pepe Reina.
- 49': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Kelvin Amian (Spezia) is shown the red card.
- 59': Substitution, Spezia. Petko Hristov replaces Daniele Verde.
- 59': Substitution, Spezia. Samuel Mráz replaces Ebrima Colley.
- 70': Goal! Lazio 5, Spezia 1. Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a through ball.
- 71': Substitution, Lazio. Raul Moro replaces Pedro.
- 71': Substitution, Spezia. Jacopo Sala replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 71': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 80': Substitution, Spezia. Janis Antiste replaces Luca Vignali.
- 81': Substitution, Lazio. Luka Romero replaces Felipe Anderson.
- 81': Substitution, Lazio. Vedat Muriqi replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 85': Goal! Lazio 6, Spezia 1. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raul Moro.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 22,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +10 | AC Milan | 13 | 28 | 1 |
| +9 | Napoli | 13 | 28 | 3 |
| +15 | Internazionale | 13 | 27 | 4 |
| +8 | AS Roma | 13 | 27 | 4 |
Statistics
SPE |
LAZ![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 350 | Accurate Passes | 632 |
| 429 | Passes | 695 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 5 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 8 | Clearances | 6 |
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 33 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 4 | Patric |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari |
| 6 | Lucas Leiva |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
| 9 | Pedro |
Spezia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeroen Zoet (GK) |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian |
| 21 | Salvador Ferrer |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 12 | Luca Vignali |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 19 | Ebrima Colley |
| 10 | Daniele Verde |
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