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Lineups:
Lazio: Marchetti, Zauri (46’ Alfaro), Diakite, Dias, Garrido, Matuzalem, Ledesma, Gonzalez, Hernanes (87’ Kozak), Mauri (78’ Candreva), Klose.
Bologna: Gillet, Raggi, Portanova, Antonsson, Garics, Krhin, Mudingayi, Rubin, Ramirez (84’ Taider), Diamanti (67’ Kone), Acquafresca (76’ Di Vaio).
Lazio suffered a heavy loss against Bologna in a game that should have been the Rome based team’s statement of intending to grab the third and final Champion League spot. As Udinese also lost points the evening could have further cemented Lazio’s place amongst the top three, but as things unfolded on the Sunday the dark clouds above Lazio once again gathered.
The defeat, a 3-1 humiliation against a team that had not managed to win against Lazio in Rome in many years, has not much to debate. Bologna were superior and Pioli had prepared his men more than well for the encounter. Leaving Di Vaio, the team’s top scorer and the man that most Laziali feared would be the main trouble maker of the evening, on the bench and playing with Diamanti-Ramirez-Acquafresca up front showed to be a perfect choice.
Lazio looked uninterested in a way that only Lazio can do. Coming from a second consecutive derby win, having created a two point cushion down to fourth place, and having only the domestic league to focus on were in beforehand giving the perfect circumstances to play under. As always the team was struck with injuries, but as the eleven players entered the pitch it was not the individual quality of the players that was not good enough, but rather the attitude and the collective work.
It did not take long before Lazio conceded the first goal, Portanova had an easy time scoring on a rebound from a Ramirez shot that had been saved by Marchetti after the whole Lazio team forgot to mark their players at the far side on a corner. Only eleven minutes into the game at that point, it already looked to become a dark evening for the packed and loud Curva Nord.
Lazio tried to step up the dominance of the ball after the Bologna goal, but did not manage to create any greater danger. In fact, Bologna looked to be in full control and again it became evident Lazio simply have no game plan to break teams that come to Olimpico in order to sit back and look at quick counters against a slow Lazio defence. Therefore, the 2-0 goal came as no surprise as Diamanti struck a ball that had been headed away by Marchetti from outside the penalty area and the always disappointing Zauri somehow managed to let the ball pass him, and the goal line.
The rest of the half saw a frustrated and annoyed Lazio try to work themselves into the game, but the energy and quality was simply missing. Many Lazio players showed an undesired attitude, complaining over fouls while committing quite serious ones themselves, and two minutes before half time yet another red card was handed out to a Lazio player. Having been struck by a plague of red cards lately, with Dias, Diakite and Konko being a few earlier examples, now it was Matuzalem that hit Diamanti straight in the face with his hand. Deliberately or not, the referee sent Matuzalem marching and Lazio now had the impossible task of turning a two goal deficit to a win in 45 minutes, with only ten players.
The second half was no brighter than the first. Reja substituted Zauri at the back for Alfaro up front, and Lazio did create a positive momentum for a short while. The tight Bologna defence did not let the home team create any chances though, and it was not until Rubin scored an own goal Lazio looked to have a chance to get something out of the game.
The hopes were put off within a minute from the goal though, as Gonzalez was also shown a red card when he fouled Ramirez as the last man. On the free kick that followed Krhin somehow found the back of the net despite the initial attempt being blocked by the wall, and with nine men there was never anything pointing at a Lazio comeback.
(Khashayar Kashefi)
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Match Summary
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Player's Ratings
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| 1 Federico Marchetti | 5.8 | | 78 Luciano Zauri | 4.5 | | 21 Mobido Diakite | 5.3 | | 3 André Dias | 5 | | 24 Cristian Ledesma | 5.3 | | 11 Matuzalém | 4.7 | | 15 Álvaro González | 5.3 | | 8 Hernanes | 5.3 | | 6 Stefano Mauri | 6.2 | | 9 Miroslav Klose | 5.7 | | 30 Emiliano Alfaro | 6.3 | | 87 Antonio Candreva | 5.8 |
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Match Incidents
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| 11'' | Portanova | | 28'' | Alessandro Diamanti | | 56'' | Matteo Rubin | | 60'' | Rene Krhin |
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Comments
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| | | | Auronzo confirmed again | | Lazio will return to Auronzo di Cadore this summer for the 6th year in a row. |  |
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| | | | Negotiations to Take Place For Felipe Anderson | | As reported previously on LazioLand.com, Igli Tare is in Brazil and according to Corriere dello Sport, he is there to take home Felipe Anderson. | |
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| | | | Beretta: "Supercoppa in Italy" | | Lega president Maurizio Beretta explains the Supercoppa will be in Italy on 18th August. | |
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| | | | Biglia: "I Was on the Verge of a Crisis" | | Lucas Biglia is expected to arrive in Rome this evening and undergo a medical. The player has told the media that his move to Lazio is motivated by his battle against depression. | |
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| | | | Lotito: "I will not sell Hernanes!" | | As rumours of a transfer to PSG intensify, Lazio President Claudio Lotito has moved quickly to quash reports. Meanwhile, Lazio Director of Sport Igli Tare is believed to be in Brazil. | |
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| | | | Leonardo to meet Lotito | | According to French site mercato365,com, PSG's Leonardo will meet Lotito to discuss Hernanes. | |
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