Spezia vs Lazio, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie A
84': Ethan AmpaduLazio cement second spot with 3-0 win over Spezia
Lazio's Ciro Immobile, Felipe Anderson and Marcos Antonio were all on target in a 3-0 win over struggling Spezia in Serie A on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Albin Ekdal with a cross.
- 5': Foul by MBala Nzola (Spezia).
- 5': Patric (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
- 10': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. MBala Nzola (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Spezia).
- 12': Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 16': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Spezia).
- 16': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Felipe Anderson.
- 20': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo Cataldi with a through ball.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Bartlomiej Dragowski (Spezia).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
- 22': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Spezia).
- 30': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
- 32': Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Penalty Lazio. Felipe Anderson draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Penalty conceded by Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Goal! Spezia 0, Lazio 1. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 40': Attempt saved. Daniele Verde (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia.
- 45': Attempt missed. MBala Nzola (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
- 45'+2': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 45'+4': Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by MBala Nzola (Spezia).
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 45'+5': Offside, Lazio. Felipe Anderson tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Spezia 0, Lazio 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Lazio 1.
- 46': Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 49': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 50': Attempt saved. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 52': Goal! Spezia 0, Lazio 2. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 58': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
- 59': Attempt saved. Albin Ekdal (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by MBala Nzola.
- 61': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Mehdi Bourabia.
- 62': Substitution, Spezia. Arkadiusz Reca replaces Dimitrios Nikolaou.
- 62': Substitution, Spezia. Daniel Maldini replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 64': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
- 64': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
- 67': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Alberto following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Lazio. Pedro replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 71': Albin Ekdal (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Danilo Cataldi (Lazio).
- 71': Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt missed. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Albin Ekdal.
- 74': Daniel Maldini (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Pedro (Lazio).
- 76': Substitution, Spezia. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Daniele Verde.
- 77': Attempt saved. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
- 77': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Bartlomiej Dragowski.
- 80': Substitution, Lazio. Marcos Antônio replaces Danilo Cataldi.
- 81': Daniel Maldini (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Marcos Antônio (Lazio).
- 81': Marcos Antônio (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Spezia).
- 84': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Second yellow card to Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Salvatore Esposito (Spezia).
- 86': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 88': Substitution, Lazio. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
- 88': Hand ball by Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio).
- 88': Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 89': Goal! Spezia 0, Lazio 3. Marcos Antônio (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 90': Daniel Maldini (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
- 90'+2': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio).
- 90'+2': Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Spezia 0, Lazio 3.
- 0': Match ends, Spezia 0, Lazio 3.
Statistics
 LAZ |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 483 | Accurate Passes | 525 |
| 550 | Passes | 599 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 5 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 17 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 9,500
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 9,500
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 11 | +16 | 29 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 11 | +21 | 27 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 11 | +10 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Spezia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu  |
| 55 | Przemyslaw Wisniewski |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian |
| 25 | Salvatore Esposito |
| 6 | Mehdi Bourabia |
| 8 | Albin Ekdal |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 10 | Daniele Verde |
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 4 | Patric |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 32 | Danilo Cataldi |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 20 | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
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