In the early morning of April 17, Beijing time, in a match in the 33rd round of Serie A, Lazio played at home to Turin. As a result, the whole game was over, and Lazio, after falling behind 1-0, still relied on Inmobile's last-minute goal to achieve a draw. The sudden drop of the chain left Lazio out of the league winning streak.
After losing Inzaghi Jr. this season, Lazio brought in 63-year-old Italian coach Sarri to take over the team. As things stand, Sarri hasn't taken the team to a higher level, and even said there's a bit of a regression from last season. Judging by the current standings, Lazio's goal this season is to get a place in the Europa League.
In the first two rounds, Lazio beat Sassuolo and Genoa 2-1 and 4-1 respectively to score 6 points. But in this round against the mid-level Turin team, Lazio accidentally dropped the chain. In the 56th minute of the second half, the Turin team relied on the attack of a corner kick to break the deadlock by pellegrini's header.
After the whole game, Lazio, who played at home, actually did not get much initiative, whether it was the possession rate or the number of shots, it was inferior to the opponent. However, in the moment before the finale, Lazio still successfully equalized. In the 92nd minute, Milinkovic delivered an assist, and former Serie A top scorer Wang Inmobile scored a hammer to help the team get a key point to qualify for European competition, helping the team continue to pressure Roma led by Mourinha Mourinho.
After scoring this goal, Inmobile once again overtook Vlahović and is currently leading the top scorers list with 24 goals alone. The 32-year-old Italian striker, despite his average performance in the national team, returned to Lazio as an absolute thigh player. This season's Serie A top scorer battle, no surprise is him and Vlahović.
In the end, the two sides drew 1-1, and Sarri could be said to have escaped the disaster and avoided the home loss of the early morning game. In the standings, Lazio relied on the advantage of one more game to push Fiorentina back into the top 6. But Lazio wants to qualify for Europe this season, and it is still very difficult. In the subsequent fixtures, they also need to face the top 4 giants of the league such as Milan and Juve.
In the standings, from Rome in 5th place to Atlanta in 8th place, the point difference is only 6 points. These four teams will compete for 2 Europa League qualifications. Of course, the advantage of the Roma team led by Mourinho is more obvious among the 4 teams, and they may even qualify for the Champions League.
As we all know, Rome and Lazio are a pair of sworn enemies in the same city. And this season, the two teams have bitten hard in the standings. With Roma still out of the round, their lead is only one point. For Mourinho and Sarri, neither wants to lose.