Sassuolo vs Lazio 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Lazio cruise to win over Sassuolo
First-half goals by Felipe Anderson and Luis Alberto earned Lazio a comfortable 2-0 win at Sassuolo on Saturday, securing Maurizio Sarri's side their first back-to-back Serie A wins in the campaign.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 28': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Lazio 1. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 31': Marcus Pedersen (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Nicolò Rovella (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Lazio 2. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 44': Pedro (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Lazio 2.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Martin Erlic replaces Ruan Tressoldi.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Matías Viña replaces Marcus Pedersen.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Uros Racic.
- 53': Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Nicolò Rovella.
- 53': Substitution, Lazio. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Pedro.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Samu Castillejo.
- 63': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Substitution, Lazio. Matías Vecino replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 75': Luis Alberto (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Lazio. Daichi Kamada replaces Luis Alberto.
- 80': Substitution, Lazio. Ciro Immobile replaces Valentín Castellanos.
- 88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samuele Mulattieri replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
Game Information
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 15,597
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
Statistics
 LAZ |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 49.1 | Possession | 50.9 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 420 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 490 | Passes | 518 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 22 | Clearances | 18 |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 13 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 44 | Ruan |
| 3 | Marcus Pedersen  |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 20 | Samu Castillejo |
| 6 | Uros Racic |
| 24 | Daniel Boloca |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 10 | Domenico Berardi |
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 |
| 9 | Pedro |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
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