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Champions League. Group F. Sixth round
Rome. Olympic Stadium
Lazio – Bruges 2: 2
Goals: Korrea 12, Immobile 27 (pen.) – Wormer 15, Vanaken 76
“Lazio“: Reina, Luis Felipe, Hudt (Radu 46), Acerbi, Lazzari, Leyva (Escalante 75), Milinkovic-Savic, Luis Alberto (Akpa-Akpro 75), Marusic, Correa (A. Pereira 86), Inmóvil (Caicedo 75 )
“Witches“: Minyole, Mata (Van Der Brempt 84), Kossunu, Rikka, Diatta (Okereke 84), Warmer, Balanta (Rits 77), Sable, Vanaken, De Ketelar, Lang (Deli 42)
Warnings: Hudt 36, Marusic 90 – Sable 2
Removing: Sable 39 (second yellow)
First place in a Champions League group in 20 years, or first. “Lazio” and “Bruges” with little budget are building interesting projects, they go forward step by step. And they didn’t want to give up the next one. Philip Clement, the mentor of the Belgians, spoke of this and also that there is no better place for history than Rome. In the field of the Romans, due to injuries and the coronavirus, they dragged the results in the fall with 13-14 players, they talked about the final, the mini-final. Francesco Acerbi said that, after everything he had gone through, he didn’t want to miss out on that opportunity. And the team did not disappoint him. Failed by another defender. Guests.
The duel between Manuel Lazzari and Eduard Sobol started from the first minutes. The Ukrainian was unable to keep up with the speedy opponent. I immediately received a yellow one. Then he stopped with a risky entrance. So you easily commit a foul. He then cut it off, and it’s unclear why Cuneyt Chakyr didn’t show him the second yellow card even then. Clement has already started preparing a replacement. And Sable cut it again. Behind, a fleeing opponent. In other sectors of the defense, the guests also lost. The four owners simply took it and made their way through the center, Luis Alberto’s blow was badly repelled. Immobile made his way down the left and was brought down by Mata Sable style.
In fact, in other parts of the field, “Bruges” seemed more decent. He fought in the center of the field, sometimes he combined well. Captain Wormer, who was in doubt due to illness, finished off after hitting Lang from a distance and Reyna’s failed save. After the interception, De Ketelar almost hit from 18 meters. And besides the goals, there were no really dangerous moments at Mignolet’s doorstep before the break. But these serious mistakes decided everything. And before the elimination, in principle, the game was directed by “Lazio”. He worked as hard as in the final. He even had possession 56 percent of the time, while he was 4.5 percent behind Brugge in average percentage before the game.
In the second half, “Lazio” already played with the result. He alternated defense and attack. Correa almost hit with a ground kick, the goalkeeper stopped Marusic’s kick from an acute angle. Immobile was forced to close down Luis Alberto’s pass on a more precise counterattack. Confident in the team, Simone Inzaghi even took the leaders out of the field: Immobile and Luis Alberto. And then he slapped his head back to Wanaken from Wormer’s canopy. Naturally. After all, “Witches” did not stop fighting. Especially in the context of the increasing passivity of the opponent. In injury time, De Ketelar nearly smashed the crossbar with a shot at point-blank range. However, the “eagles” were saved.
For “Lazio”, a considerable series of wins and draws in the Eurocup stages. For example, in the previous season in the Europa League, he allowed opponents three times to go from 0: 1 to 2: 1, defeat and take the Romans out of the group. Now he was close to something similar. But they held out and finished the group stage without defeat. Perhaps his entry to the round of 16 is fair, because he held the tournament more evenly than Brugge. Although the Belgian champion should only be proud of his project, of his performance. And in the second part of today, and in general, thanks to a record of points for the club (8). What if the search for Sable had failed?
