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Serie A | Lazio 1-1 Sassuolo: Aquile secure Europa League spot

Originally posted on Football Italia  |  By Susy Campanale  |  Last updated 5/26/24

Mattia Viti cancelled out the Mattia Zaccagni free kick, but Lazio get the point they needed for the Europa League against doomed Sassuolo.

The result at the Stadio Olimpico was largely irrelevant, as the Aquile were practically guaranteed to finish seventh and the Neroverdi already relegated. It was still an emotional evening, as Sven Goran Eriksson was celebrated by the crowd, having recently announced his terminal cancer diagnosis.

See how it unfolded on the Liveblog.

Nicolò Casale was suspended with Patric injured, while Matheus Henrique sat out a ban for Sassuolo with Domenico Berardi and Samu Castillejo sidelined.

Alessio Cragno came flying out to parry at the feet of Elseid Hysaj from a Mario Gila through ball, then the goalkeeper made a spectacular fingertip save to keep out the Daichi Kamada toe-poke on Luca Pellegrini’s cross.

Lazio finally broke through with a Mattia Zaccagni free kick from distance, which split the Sassuolo wall and bounced right in front of Cragno to enter the bottom corner.

It didn’t last long, because the Kristian Thorstvedt free kick was flicked on by Alessio Romagnoli for Mattia Viti to tap in at the back post.

There were chances for both sides to win it with Cragno sticking out a foot to deny Ciro Immobile and Armand Lauriente drilling just wide.

Lazio 1-1 Sassuolo

Zaccagni 60 (L), Viti 66 (S)

26-05-2024 19:45 MatchDay 38 Stadio Olimpico

Lazio
Sassuolo 1 - 1

Player statistic

1st half
    19' Cristian Volpato
2nd half
Mattia Zaccagni 60'    
Daichi Kamada 65'    
    66'
Mattia Viti Mattéo Guendouzi 82'     Mattia Zaccagni

88'    

Match statistic

69 Possession % 31 8 Total shots 8 6 Shots on target 3 0 Shots off target 4 2 Blocked shots 1 5 Corners 3 5 Offsides 15 Fouls 11 Lazio Sassuolo

Starting lineups

94
Ivan Provedel Goalkeeper 77
Adam Marusic Defender 13
Alessio Romagnoli Defender 23
Elseid Hysaj Defender 3
Luca Pellegrini Defender 71' 34 Mario Gila Defender 6
Daichi Kamada Midfielder 5
Matías Vecino Midfielder 53' 65
Nicolò Rovella Midfielder 53' 20
Mattia Zaccagni Attacker 90' 19
Taty Castellanos Attacker 71' 28
Alessio Cragno Goalkeeper 2 Filippo Missori Defender 88' 13
Gian Marco Ferrari Defender 43
Josh Doig Defender 75' 5
Martin Erlic Defender 21 Mattia Viti Defender 23 Cristian Volpato Midfielder 75' 42
Kristian Thorstvedt Midfielder 35 Luca Lipani Midfielder 83' 14
Pedro Obiang Midfielder 8 Samuele Mulattieri Attacker

83'

Substitutes

32
Danilo Cataldi Midfielder 10
Luis Alberto Midfielder 18
Gustav Isaksen Attacker 22 Diego González Attacker 59 Davide Renzetti Goalkeeper 35
Christos Mandas Goalkeeper 7
Felipe Anderson Attacker 53' 8
Mattéo Guendouzi Midfielder 53' 17
Ciro Immobile Attacker 71' 29
Manuel Lazzari Defender 71' 9
Pedro Attacker 90' 19
Marash Kumbulla Defender 11 Nedim Bajrami Midfielder 92
Grégoire Defrel Attacker 15
Emil Konradsen Ceide Attacker 44
Ruan Tressoldi Defender 40 Salim Abubakar Midfielder 24 Daniel Boloca Midfielder 34
Alessandro Scacchetti Goalkeeper 22
Jeremy Toljan Defender 75' 45
Armand Lauriente Attacker 75' 9
Andrea Pinamonti Attacker 83' 6
Uros Racic Midfielder 83' 3
Marcus Pedersen Defender

88'

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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