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At 19:30 Beijing time on January 6, a match in the 20th round of Serie A began to compete, and Lazio faced Empoli at home. Lazio has only won 9, drawn 4 and lost 6 in the first 19 rounds, which is a certain distance from the Champions League zone. Sarri brought a different tactical system to the team, which required players to spend a long time to adapt. In the last two matches, Lazio has played well, both playing 3-1, beating Genoa and Venice, allowing the team to stop the decline. This time Lazio played empoli, who played each other in the first round of the league, when Lazio won 3-1. In the second confrontation, Lazio's goal of playing at home was to kill the opponent twice, and the result was the opposite, Lazio only drew and only scored 1 point.
Sarri lined up in a 433 formation for the game. Strakosha served as the starting goalkeeper. Hisai, Felipe, Archer and Marusic are paired at 4 backs. Milinkovic Savage, Qatari and Alberto are home to 3 midfielders. The attacking combination of Pedro, Immobile and Anderson joined forces. Lazzari, Zakani and Lucas sit on the bench. Empoli was in the 4312 formation, with Di Francisco, Lamentia and Bajrami starting.
Empoli started the game incredibly smoothly, scoring a penalty just five minutes into the game and Barami scoring a penalty. Then, Rurkowski scored in front of goal to give Empoli a two-goal lead, and the game was only seven minutes long. Five minutes later, Immobile headed the ball in top of the goal to get a goal back for Lazio. The goal was very important for Lazio to avoid a crash. Anderson then almost scored, but his shot was blocked by the goal frame. At half-time, Lazio trailed 1-2. Lazio scored 9 shots on goal and 5 on target in the first half, scoring 1 goal. Empoli scored two goals on goal in seven shots in the first half.
Lazio launched a ferocious counterattack in the second half. Milinkovic Savic's volley from inside the penalty area brought the two sides back to the same running line. However, Lazio's backline dug holes again, allowing Di Francesco to easily push in front of goal. Immobile had a chance to equalise, but he conceded a key penalty. In the final moments of the match, Milinkovic Savage scored again to complete the draw, he saved Lazio. The final score was set at 3-3. Sarri escaped the pillage and avoided defeat, but only scored 1 point. Not taking all three points against such an opponent makes Lazio's prospect of a four-place race even more grim.
In the half, Lazio fired 23 shots on goal, 10 shots on target and scored three goals. Empoli scored three goals in 11 shots on goal, and the efficiency of the shots was very high. In the post-match whoscored rating, midfielder Milinkovic Savage scored a game-high 9.5 points, and he scored three goals, including 2 goals, 1 assist, and 2 key passes, which was very impressive. Although Immobile scored 1 goal, he conceded a penalty and scored 7.9 points.