A shot from Davis, two seconds from the end of 5 minutes of injury time, gave Udinese an unexpected draw, but Lazio, ahead thanks to a kind tribute from Solet, following a harmless shot from Vecino, had to eat their hands for having failed to get the knockout with Isaksen a few moments earlier: the attacker devoured the second goal, bewitched by Padelli. At the start, Runjaic chose the 40-year-old Padelli for goal to replace the suspended Okoye, with Sava also failing. For the rest, a photocopy formation of the latest releases with Bertola adapted to full flank on the left.
Space up front for Zaniolo and Davis. Sarri has to give up the suspended Guendouzi and Basic and the injured Rovella: up front he prefers Noslin to Castellanos. In the 8th minute, after a good personal move, the Dutch striker shoots from the edge and hits the outside post. Zaniolo responded in the 26th minute with a left-footed shot that whistled just an inch from Provedel’s post, after a deflection from Belahyane. Two minutes later it’s Bertola, on Davis’ side, who has a wonderful opportunity from an excellent position, but slips on the curve.
In the first minute of injury time, Bertola makes a mistake in triggering the offside trap and concedes a prairie to the usual slippery Noslin, but Kristensen in a desperate slide saves for a corner. After the interval, Lazio started strong and in the 7th minute a run by Cancellieri ended with an insidious shot, but wide. Runjaic loses Bertola due to injury: in his place Kamara, returning from plantar fasciitis. In the 28th minute it was the newly introduced left winger who caused panic on the left with his cross. Gila touched it with his arm after a deflection of the head: Colombo and the VAR acquitted him. Sarri looks to Castellanos for Noslin for new verve in attack, but it is Udinese with Davis who warms up Provedel’s gloves.
The match seems to have started at 0-0 when in the 35th minute Solet creates an omelette: on a shot from 25 meters by Vecino without too many pretensions, the French central defender clumsily extends himself into a slide and wrong-foots the innocent Padelli. In the 39th minute Zaniolo tries a free kick, but Provedel is attentive and blocks it. Runjaic – orphaned by Iker Bravo due to an ailment in finishing – goes for broke: three minutes from the end Miller, Buksa and Palma come on and a change of formation with the double center forward.
But it is Lazio, in the third of the five added time, who devours the second goal: Padelli surpasses himself and with a flash, despite his identity card, he swipes into the corner, following a close touch from the new substitute Isaksen, and keeps the flame alive. Davis takes care of sending the Bluenergy stadium to heaven on the front kick: he controls and hits Provedel with his left foot just behind the post. The cry of the Friulians is choked in the throat due to a check on the VAR monitor for a possible touch of the English center forward’s hands on a previous trip by Zaniolo. For two minutes the breath was held, then Colombo validated and didn’t even allow midfield to resume, blowing the whistle for the end of the match.
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