Lazio is looking for points for the remaining hopes of returning to the Champions League fight. Fiorentina, on the other hand, is looking to get out of the battle for salvation. Al Franchi got the better of the home team that imposed itself thanks to a super Vlahovic who with a goal in time knocks down the Capitoline team. So the Viola are one step away from staying in Serie A, while for Lazio the qualification in the Europe that matters is now very difficult to achieve. Iachini chooses Castrovilli and Bonaventura from the first minute with Amrabat on the bench. At home Lazio Iachini focuses on Marusic in defense and Lulic on the left wing.
The first good chance is for the Viola with Ribery’s ball for Bonaventura who goes well with his head but only touches the ball. The purples are more vibrant. Lazio faces the opposing area and wins in a corner kick on which, however, a lightning restart of the Tuscan team is triggered and the best Marusic is wanted to stop, with a providential slip, Vlahovic headed for the net. At 10 ‘Castrovilli tries with the left-handed on Vlahovic’s side, too angled conclusion. A minute later, however, Lazio touched the net. Cross from Radu, bank from Milinkovic Savic and the ball for Correa who finds a miraculous response from Dragowski. Slowly Lazio takes the ball of the game in hand, while Fiorentina tries to be seen on the counterattack. The pace of the match slows down, but Lazio is growing. On a corner kick taken by Luis Alberto, Radu comes out at the right time but does not find the mirror. At 26 ‘Immobile hits the post on Radu’s launch but the linesman immediately after signals the offside. At 32 ‘, while the goal of the Capitoline players seems to be in the area, the viola goal arrives that unlocks the game. Castrovilli throws Biraghi on the left, low cross for Vlahovic who left alone deposits the goal for the 1-0. The Biancoceleste response is entrusted to Milinkovic Savic who finds a great response from Dragowski, but also this time there was an irregular position. At 40 ‘it is Fiorentina again: exchange between Ribery and Pulgar who goes to the end of the winger, Acerbi’s deviation ends the ball out. At the end of the half Milonkovic-Savic suffers a blow to the nose and loses blood, but at the start of the second half he is regularly on the field.
Lazio poured into the purple area from the very first minutes, without being able to be particularly dangerous. Fiorentina defends itself with order and leaves no room for the bianconceleste team. We must, therefore, wait for the 62 ‘for the first noteworthy occasion. And it is of the purple mark: on a cross from Biraghi from a free kick comes Pezzella’s header that ends out. Inzaghi understands that things are not going well and makes a triple change: Luiz Felipe, Pereira and Cataldi enter. To try, however, is still Iachini’s team with Vlahovic, but his shot is central and hits Reina. Radu shows up with a header from a corner kick, but the ball ends up high. Slightly more dangerous Vlahovic on Pulgar’s cross-shot, but Reina blocks. Iachini inserts Amrabat for Bonaventura, while Inzaghi also plays the Akpa Akpro and Muriqi cards. Lazio, however, continues to struggle. The new entry Muriqi shows up with a header, but the ball is central and Dragowski blocks. At minute 89 here is the goal that closes the game. Pulgar’s cross for Vlahovic who stands above Luiz Felipe’s head and beats Reina for the goal that closes the game. In the final Pereira gets the second yellow card and is sent off, closing the black night of Lazio.