Safe Europe. There Lazio wins 2-0 on Empoli at the Olimpico: goals from Patric and Vecino decide, Tudor’s team guarantees access to the next European cups: the next two days will establish which competition the Biancocelesti will host. Complete party for Lazio. Before kick-off, the fiftieth anniversary of the conquest of the first historic Scudetto in 1974 was celebrated, won by a team represented by Lenzini, Maestrelli and Chinaglia. For Empoli it becomes very tough in the safety zone. After just 7′ of the match, the hosts carved out their first opportunity with a treacherous cross from Felipe Anderson, which Zaccagni missed by a matter of centimeters. Four minutes later the Brazilian, served by Kamada, reaches the conclusion, but is blocked by the opponent’s rearguard.
In the 18th minute the Tuscan team created their first real chance with a counterattack launched by Cancellieri, who fed Caputo towards the goal: the attacker scored, but the referee stopped everything for offside. Two minutes later Bastoni recovers a ball lost by Kamada and goes to shoot, touching the crossbar of the goal defended by Mandas. In the 25th minute Immobile goes down into the area after an alleged contact with Caprile, but there is nothing for the VAR. In the 35th minute Mandas is called upon to make a great save on Caputo who, from close range, misses a great opportunity. In full recovery, Lazio broke the deadlock with Patric who, following a corner kicked by Zaccagni, found the winning deflection. We therefore go to half-time with a score of 1-0.
At the beginning of the shot Felipe Anderson he immediately goes to shoot, but Caprile blocks it without problems. The Brazilian tries again a few minutes later, but he fails to get more than a corner. Empoli tries to shake itself up through substitutions made by Davide Nicola, but Igor Tudor takes the appropriate countermeasures by introducing fresh forces in his turn. The pace of the match slows down considerably, also due to the high temperatures felt in the capital. In the final, the Azzurri tried to hunt for an equalizer, but the Biancocelesti defended in an orderly manner and struck on the counterattack in the 89th minute with Matias Vecino, who did well to deposit it into the net following a suggestion from Pedro. Lazio rises to 59 points, Empli remains seventeenth at 32 with Frosinone.
