Venezia vs Lazio 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Lazio beat Venezia to end 2021 with new club record
Lazio concluded the best calendar year in their Serie A history by beating Venezia 3-1 on Wednesday to remain in the hunt for a European spot.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Venezia 0, Lazio 1. Pedro (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Marusic.
- 30': Goal! Venezia 1, Lazio 1. Francesco Forte (Venezia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Aramu with a cross.
- 45': Luiz Felipe (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Venezia 1, Lazio 1.
- 48': Goal! Venezia 1, Lazio 2. Francesco Acerbi (Lazio) with an attempt from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Danilo Cataldi with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Pedro (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Substitution, Venezia. Gianluca Busio replaces Antonio Vacca.
- 55': Substitution, Venezia. David Okereke replaces Sofian Kiyine.
- 55': Domen Crnigoj (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Toma Basic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Venezia. Tanner Tessmann replaces Domen Crnigoj.
- 67': Substitution, Lazio. Lucas Leiva replaces Danilo Cataldi.
- 74': Ethan Ampadu (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Lazio. Luis Alberto replaces Toma Basic.
- 74': Substitution, Lazio. Manuel Lazzari replaces Stefan Radu.
- 74': Substitution, Venezia. Dennis Johnsen replaces Francesco Forte.
- 74': Substitution, Venezia. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces Ethan Ampadu.
- 80': Substitution, Lazio. André Anderson replaces Felipe Anderson.
- 86': Mattia Caldara (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Tanner Tessmann (Venezia) is shown the red card.
- 90'+5': Goal! Venezia 1, Lazio 3. Luis Alberto (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a cross.
Game Information
Venue: Pier Luigi Penzo
Location: Venezia, Italy
Attendance: 7,894
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +14 | Internazionale | 11 | 24 | 3 |
| +7 | AS Roma | 11 | 24 | 3 |
| +8 | AC Milan | 11 | 22 | 1 |
| +6 | Napoli | 11 | 22 | 3 |
Statistics
LAZ |
VEN![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 52.9 | Possession | 47.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 483 | Accurate Passes | 414 |
| 550 | Passes | 477 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 20 | Clearances | 9 |
Venezia (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 88 | Sergio Romero (GK) |
| 32 | Pietro Ceccaroni |
| 31 | Mattia Caldara |
| 22 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 7 | Pasquale Mazzocchi |
| 5 | Antonio Junior Vacca |
| 44 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 33 | Domen Crnigoj |
| 9 | Francesco Forte |
| 23 | Sofian Kiyine |
| 10 | Mattia Aramu |
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Strakosha (GK) |
| 33 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 3 | Luiz Felipe |
| 26 | Stefan Radu |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 32 | Danilo Cataldi |
| 88 | Toma Basic |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
| 20 | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 9 | Pedro |
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