Lazio made a narrow escape against Hellas Verona as the goals from Ciro Immobile and Luis Alberto prompted the most decisive moments of the match.
The first half of the match was somewhat lacklustre, with both teams being wasteful with whatever chances they did manage to accumulate. Verona custodian Lorenzo Montipรฒ saved Toma Baลกiฤโs strike from far before it hit the bar, denying a sure-shot goal for the hosts.
Following the sluggish nature of the game, both teams displayed a disjointed performance. Consequently, the players went into the dressing room with no advantage at the end of the first 45 minutes.
Midway into the second half, Sergej Milinkoviฤ-Saviฤ, who did not have a great game, put an exquisite cross into the box. The move ended with Ciro Immobile heading the ball into the nets. The deadlock got broken, and Maurizio Sarriโs side took the lead. It was Milinkoviฤ-Saviฤโs fourth assist of the Serie A 2022/23 season.ย
Despite Verona blossoming a few decent counter-attacks, the Biancocelesti held onto the one-goal lead. In the dying minutes of the match, Luis Albertoโs goal put more misery on Gabriele Cioffiโs side. Here are the player ratings from Lazioโs 2-0 victory against an out-of-touch Verona side.
Lazio: Provedel (7); Lazzari (6.5), Patric (6.5), Casale (7), Marusic (7); Milinkovic-Savic (7), Marcos Antonio (7), Basic (6.5); Felipe Anderson (6), Immobile (7.5), Zaccagni (6.5).
Substitutes:ย Alberto (7.5), Vecino (6), Cancellieri (6.5), Hysaj (N/A)
Verona: Montipรฒ (7.5); Ceccherini (6), Hien (6.5), Coppola (6); Terracciano (6.5), Ilic (6.5), Veloso (6), Doig (6), Lazovic (6); Lasagna (6), Henry (5.5).
Substitutes: Tamรจze (6.5), Cabal (6), Depaoli (6), Kallon (6), Hrustiฤ (6).
GIFN | Jyotirmoy Halder
