At 21:30 Beijing time on January 6, the 20th round of Serie A officially began, and Lazio played at home against Empoli. In the first half, Bajrami scored on a penalty and Di Francisco Jr. extended the score, as Mobile pulled a goal back and Lazio trailed 1-2. In the second half, Milinkovic swept the equaliser and Di Francisco Jr. scored again, and Lazio fell behind 2-3. Milinkovic drew in stoppage time, eventually drawing 3-3 with Lazio.
Just five minutes into the opening, Strakosha recklessly struck down Di Francisco Jr., the referee decisively awarded a penalty, Bajrami hit, Lazio fell behind 0-1.
In the 8th minute, Empoli made a comeback and Zhurkovsky scored in front of goal, 0-2!
According to statistics, this is the first time in Empoli's history that he has scored 2 goals in the first 8 minutes.
In the 13th minute, Milinkovic's precise cross was met by Mobile's flick of the head into the dead corner, and Lazio pulled back a city, 1-2!
In the 29th minute, Pedro broke the ball and pushed to the edge of the penalty area, followed by Luis Alberto, who knocked back on his heels and Felipe Anderson pushed the ball to the neutral post.
Yi Bian fought again, and the two sides continued to fight against each other. In the 65th minute, Felipe Anderson's cross from the right was met by Milinkovic's volley, a personal pass that was a great success, and Lazio equalized 2-2!
In the 74th minute, Markiza broke through on the left and staged a wonderful 1-on-2 good play, calmly knocking back in front of the bottom line, Di Francisco Jr. wrapped up in front of the goal, lazio fell behind again 2-3.
In the 77th minute, Luis Alberto's corner kick was crossed and Patrick picked it up in front of goal, 3-3! However, Patrick was clearly suspected of handball fouls and it took VAR 5 minutes to confirm that Lazio's goal was cancelled.
In the 81st minute, Felipe Anderson's cross from the right was met by another penalty award from the referee as Mobile scrambled for the top of the penalty area. However, Inmobile's penalty was saved.
In the 92nd minute, Zakani's cross from inside the penalty area was met by Milinkovic's header that went into the net, 3-3! Lazio stubbornly equalized after falling behind twice.
After a 97-minute battle, Lazio drew 3-3 with Empoli, regrettably scoring only one point. Lazio ended a two-game series in Serie A and a six-game winning streak against Empoli. For the first time since 2007, Lazio was forced to draw at home by Empoli, with sarri, 62, dropping the chain.
Lazio is a goal-scoring pro, and in the 15th round against Udinese, they played 4-4 with their opponents! After 36 days, he fought Empoli 3-3.
Juve are 5th with 34 points and Roma, Fiorentina and Lazio all 32 points, meaning there is only a 2-point difference between the four teams, and the battle for four card positions is quite fierce.
For Mourinho, the city rivals have only scored 1 point, which is good news for him as Roma hold the 6th place in the table.