One, two, three

Simon Basten
Oct 21, 2023
2 min read

Season 2017-18

Game 9, Serie A

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Lazio Cagliari 3-0

Three goals in the first 50 minutes demolish Cagliari

The Biancocelesti were doing well so far. They were third in the company of Juventus on 19 points, three behind Inter and five from Napoli. They had beaten Milan 4-1 at home, Juventus 2-1 away and lost just one match.

The match: Sunday, October 22, 2017, Stadio Olimpico, Rome

After an early chance with a Luis Alberto header off an Adam Marusic cross having gone too high, Lazio scored in the 7th minute. Ciro Immobile latched onto a superb through ball from Sergej Milinković-Savić, anticipated Luca Crosta who brought him down. Penalty which King Ciro safely put away. It was the Italian striker’s 12th Serie A goal of the season.

Cagliari then took control and forced Lazio into making many mistakes, but did not capitalise their dominion. They did equalise but it was disallowed due to offside. After thirty minutes of difficulty, Immobile had two chances for his brace but missed both times. When the third arrived, he could not fail again. Senad Lulic crossed from the left in the 42nd minute, Marusic on the far right headed the ball to the middle and Ciro made it 13 for the 2-0.

Towards the end of the first half Joao Pedro shaved the post on a free kick but at the beginning of the second, Lazio closed the game. Free kick on the left. Luis Alberto crossed a perfect ball and Bastos tapped it in.

Game over. The Biancocelesti took their minds off the game, Cagliari did try to re-open it, hit a crossbar with Diego Farias and had a few other chances, but the match had ended much earlier.

Who played for Lazio

Strakosha, Bastos, de Vrij, Radu (70’ Luiz Felipe), Marusic (78’ Caicedo), Parolo, Leiva (56’ Murgia), Milinkovic-Savic, Lulic, Luis Alberto, Immobile