Saturday March 9, 2013 Day 28 Stadio Olimpico

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  1. Serie A - Fiorentina beat Lazio to close on top three

    Serie A - Fiorentina beat Lazio to close on top three

    Fiorentina moved into the top four of Serie A with a crucial 2-0 win over rivals Lazio at a sodden Stadio Olimpico. More

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    • 90'+2 FT Lazio 0-2 Fiorentina.
    • 90' Great save by Viviano! The keeper maintains a clean sheet with a great save from Floccari from point-blank range. That pretty much sums up Lazio's night.
    • 89' Romulo fouls Radu on the edge of the box - and the substitute goes into the book.
    • 88' Fiorentina sub: Sissoko on, Valero off.
    • 86' Onazi clips a lovely ball in for Kozak, who is beaten to the ball by Viviano.
    • 84' Floccari drives infield from the right, but his shot is woefully high and wide.
    • 82' Fiorentina sub: Romulo on, Cuadrado off
    • 80' Fiorentina sitting deeper and deeper as they soak up the Lazio pressure.
    • 78' Onazi lets fly from 25 yards but his effort drifts just wide.
    • 76' Lovely Fiorentins move instigated by Pizarro breaks down after a hopelessly over hit cross by Llama.
    • 74' Cana dives in on Pizarro and receives a yellow card.
    • 72' Fiorentina probing for a way through for a third goal.
    • 71' Fiorentina look very comfortable here. Knocking the ball around with supreme confidence.
    • 69' Lazio sub: Mauri on, Ledesma off.
    • 67' Pizarro goes for goal from distance. His effort is deflected, but claimed easily by Marchetti.
    • 65' Fiorentina sub: Llama on, Ljajic off.
    • 64' Ljajic skies the resulting free-kick. Not this time.
    • 62' Andre Dias is in the book for a cynical foul on Cuadrado.
    • 60' Viviano is then required to come out and claim a high ball, which he does well. Lazio putting the Fiorentina keeper under more pressure now.
    • 58' Great chance for Floccari! Savic's headed clearance falls for Floccari, whose well-struck volley is straight at Viviano.
    • 56' Lazio sub: Onazi on, Hernanes off.
    • 55' Hernanes free-kick clears the wall and Viviano is forced to tip over his bar. Close.
    • 54' Lazio win a free-kick 25 yards out as the heavens open in Rome.
    • 52' Hernandes is in the book for a swipe on Cuadrado.
    • 50' GOAL! Ljajic scores for Fiorentina! Ljajic bends a free-kick around the wall and into the bottom corner and the Viola lead 2-0!
    • 48' Fiorentina straight back on the front foot as Cuadrado drives forward but runs out of steam in the box.
    • 46' We are back underway in Rome.
    • 45' HT Lazio 0-1 Fiorentina.
    • 44' Great run by Lulic, who drives past Pizarro and finds Edinson, but his effort is blocked and Fiorentina clear.
    • 42' Dias heads the corner at goal, but it's comfortable for Viviano.
    • 41' Gonzalez's effort from the edge of the box is blocked. But Lazio have a corner.
    • 39' Half chance for Lazio but Floccari is crowded out in the box before he can shoot.
    • 37' What a chance for Lazio! The ball is cut back from the right for Dias, who completely miscues his shot from 10 yards. Awful.
    • 36' Lazio chance! Lulic does really well to squeeze in a good cross from the left for Floccari, who takes a touch and fires off a Fiorentina defender for a corner.
    • 35' The home fans growing frustrated with the final ball, which is frequently going astray.
    • 34' Almost an opening for Ljajic, who exchanges passes with Jovetic but Lazio clear at the last moment.
    • 33' Fiorentina seem to have this game under control at the moment. Valero and Pizarro running the game from midfield.
    • 32' Lazio's Radu and Dias square up!
    • 31' More Fiorentina pressure as a corner finds its way through to Jovetic, but his effort is blocked.
    • 29' Fiorentina are frustrating the home side here. And their fans. Valero finds Cuadrado, who drives forward but cannot thread the ball through to Jovetic.
    • 27' Things just haven't fallen into place for Lazio in the final third.
    • 25' Ledesma puts a free-kick into the box, but Cana is offside before he nods it back into the danger area.
    • 23' Lazio trying to restore parity, but they look cumbersome in comparison to Fiorentina.
    • 21' Fiorentina werelooking the more incisive going forward and deserve their lead. And further proof of Jovetic's value.
    • 19' GOAL! Jovetic puts Fiorentina ahead! The striker coaxes the ball in from the edge of the box with a beautiful first-time finish after Valero's dummy. His stock rises further.
    • 17' Fiorentina enjoying a good spell. Move breaks down when Pizarro over hits his cross for Valero.
    • 15' Lulic is putting some very teasing crosses in from the left. Fiorentina clear again this time.
    • 14' Ljajic goes for goal from a similar distance, but his effort drifts wide.
    • 12' Cuadrado skips into space on the edge of the box and fires a good effort into Marchetti's arms from 25 yards.
    • 11' Radu's deep cross almost finds Lulic, but Fiorentina defend it well.
    • 10' Jovetic dives in and catches Andre Dias late. Lucky not to get a yellow card there.
    • 8' Pizarro is caught in possession by Floccari, who drives forward - but Lazio can't make the most of the chance and eventually lose possession.
    • 7' Big chance for Jovetic! Pasqual whips in a beautiful cross from the left but Jovetic is unable to prod the ball at goal, and instead puts it wide. Chance.
    • 6' Fiorentina have settled after that nervy start. The Viola playing some good stuff now.
    • 5' Fiorentina's first real attack, and Pasqual attacks down the left wing but can't quite squeeze in a cross before the ball rolls out of play.
    • 4' Floccari very lively here. Ledesma's high ball almost finds the striker, but the ball is just behind him.
    • 3' Chance for Lazio as Floccari gets ahead of Gonzalo at the near post, but miscues his shot.
    • 2' Lazio have started brightly. Floccari getting plenty of touches of the ball.
    • 1' KICK OFF. We are underway in Rome.
    • 19.40 LAZIO: Marchetti; Pereirinha, Cana, Dias, Radu; Ledesma; Ederson, Gonzalez, Hernanes, Lulic; Floccari. Subs: Bizzarri, Straicosha, Ciani, Biava, Onazi, Mauri, Saha, Kozak /// FIORENTINA: Viviano; Tomovic, Rodriguez, Savic; Pasqual, Migliaccio, Pizarro, Borja Valero; Cuadrado, Jovetic, Ljajic. Subs: Neto, Lupatelli, Roncaglia, Compper, Romulo, Sissoko, Llama, Fernandez, Wolski, Larrondo, Toni.
    • 19.35 As the race for Champions League qualification intensifies, Fiorentina have the chance to leapfrog Lazio and Internazionale with victory at the Stadio Olimpico tonight. Fiorentina beat Chievo in their last Serie A outing but Lazio, despite victory over Stuttgart in the Europa League on Thursday, lost their last league game to Milan.
    • 19.30 Hello everyone. Welcome to live coverage of this Serie A clash between Lazio and Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Lazio

    Manager: Vladimir Petkovic

  • Fiorentina

    Manager: Vincenzo Montella

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