Lazio vs Fiorentina 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Lazio's Immobile denies Fiorentina place in top four with late penalty
A last-gasp penalty by Ciro Immobile gave Lazio a 1-0 home win over Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico on Monday, denying Vincenzo Italiano's side a spot in the Serie A top four.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 31': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Nicolò Rovella (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Rolando Mandragora replaces Alfred Duncan.
- 55': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Substitution, Fiorentina. M'Bala Nzola replaces Lucas Beltrán.
- 62': Substitution, Fiorentina. Antonín Barák replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 63': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Nicolò Rovella.
- 66': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Lazio. Daichi Kamada replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 67': Substitution, Lazio. Matías Vecino replaces Luis Alberto.
- 71': Substitution, Fiorentina. Maxime Lopez replaces Arthur.
- 77': Substitution, Lazio. Pedro replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
- 77': Substitution, Lazio. Ciro Immobile replaces Valentín Castellanos.
- 79': Substitution, Fiorentina. Luca Ranieri replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
- 90'+5': Goal! Lazio 1, Fiorentina 0. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 35,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +42 | Internazionale | 36 | 77 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
Statistics
 FIO |
LAZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 53.2 | Possession | 46.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 437 | Accurate Passes | 371 |
| 516 | Passes | 454 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 8 | Clearances | 12 |
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 4 | Patric |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 29 | Manuel Lazzari  |
| 65 | Nicolo Rovella |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 8 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 19 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 20 | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 28 | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 6 | Arthur |
| 9 | Lucas Beltrán |
| 11 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 10 | Nicolás González |
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