Serie A: Lazio defeated Cagliari 2-1© X (Twitter)
Lazio continued their bid to crack Serie A’s prime 4 with a 2-1 win on Monday over struggling Cagliari, who completed the match in Rome with 9 males. Mattia Zaccagni struck the decisive objective from the penalty spot within the 76th minute on the Stadio Olimpico to place Lazio fifth, Marco Baroni’s staff separated from the Champions League positions by objective distinction. Lazio are stage on 22 factors with third-placed Atalanta and Fiorentina after an eighth win in 9 matches in all competitions which additionally put them inside three factors of league leaders Napoli.
Zaccagni’s winner got here after Cagliari’s Zito Luvumbo levelled Boulaye Dia’s early opener simply earlier than half-time.
Cagliari’s evening went from unhealthy to worse two minutes after captain Lazio Zaccagni netted his fourth objective of the season, when Yerry Mina was dismissed for second bookable offence.
That choice, for a delicate foul on Valentin Castellanos, led to Michel Adopo protesting so furiously that he too was booked for a second time and proven a pink card.
Earlier, Mario Balotelli made his debut for Genoa who lifted themselves out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 win at fellow strugglers Parma.
Andrea Pinamonti netted the decisive objective with 10 minutes remaining earlier than former Italy striker Balotelli made his first Serie A look in 4 years as a late substitute.
Balotelli, 34, had little time to make an impression on the match however was booked in stoppage time.
Genoa sit one place above the drop zone, stage on 9 factors with Parma, Cagliari and Como, with the latter overwhelmed 1-0 at Empoli.
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