At home, Lazio lost 2-0 to Atalanta

On the 22nd date of the Italy – Serie A TIM 2022-2023 tournament, Atalanta won during their trip to Lazio. The visitor’s goals were scored by Davide Zappacosta (22′ 1T) and Rasmus Hojlund (19′ 2T).

Twenty minutes into the first half, striker Ademola Lookman had the chance to open the scoring, but his shot bounced off the post.

The best player of the match was Juan Musso. The Atalanta goalkeeper excelled saving 6 shots.

Davide Zappacosta was another of the key players. The Atalanta midfielder scored 1 goal and looked for the opposite goal twice.

The match was cut short due to the number of fouls committed by both teams. There were 3 warned: Mattia Zaccagni, Giorgio Scalvini and Marten de Roon.

Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri proposed a 4-3-3 formation with Ivan Provedel in goal; Adam Marusic, Nicolò Casale, Alessio Romagnoli and Elseid Hysaj on the defensive line; Sergej Milinkovic Savic, Danilo Cataldi and Luis Alberto in the middle; and Felipe Anderson, Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni in attack.

For their part, the team of Gian Piero Gasperini entered the field with a 3-5-2 pattern with Juan Musso under the three sticks; Rafael Tolói, Berat Djimsiti and Giorgio Scalvini in defence; Hans Hateboer, Marten de Roon, Teun Koopmeiners, Davide Zappacosta and Éderson in midfield; and Ademola Lookman and Rasmus Hojlund up front.

Referee Daniele Orsato was in charge of supervising the match at the Stadio Olimpico stadium.

On the following date, Lazio will face Salernitana as visitors, while Atalanta will play at home against Lecce.

With this result, the host of the game reaches 39 points and is in sixth place. For its part, the visiting team remains at 41 units and occupies third place in the tournament.

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