Good training match
- Simon Basten
- Jul 18, 2023
- 2 min read
Pre Season Friendly
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Stadio Rodolfo Zandegiacomo, Auronzo di Cadore
Lazio Universitatea Craiova 1-1
Ballardini’s new 4-2-3-1 seems to work well
The Biancocelesti were in their preseason training period at Auronzo di Cadore. Today was their second friendly, against the Romanians Universitatea Craiova.
The match
The first play came from Stefano Mauri, protagonist in the 14th minute of a splendid intuition that allowed Tommaso Rocchi to have a shot at goal but the goalkeeper managed to parry. Mauri was again the protagonist in the 26th minute, with another assist, this time for Pasquale Foggia who, with a low left-footed shot, went very close to scoring.
On the following corner the ball came out of the box and Alexander Kolarov, arriving at full speed, unleashed a left-footed shot which was deflected and ended up wide. In the 40th minute an excellent initiative by Universitatea with Costea who took advantage of a Kolarov indecision and shot from inside the penalty area with the ball saved on the line by Sebastiano Siviglia. Two minutes later Cristian Ledesma tried a shot from a set piece, but the ball went wide. In the 45th minute Fernando Muslera took the stage with a decisive save on an extremely venomous effort from the edge of the area that was heading for the top corner to the left of the Uruguayan goalkeeper.
In the second half Ballardini presented a completely revolutionised Lazio.
The Biancocelesti took the lead in the 59th minute with Lionel Scaloni who found himself one-on-one with the keeper and, after his initial shot was parried, managed to put the ball in with his left foot. The Romanians equalised in the 76th minute, thanks to the Australian Michael Baird who headed in a cross from the left by Florin Soava.
A good training match for Lazio. The new 4-2-3-1 seemed to be working well.
Who played for Lazio
First half: Muslera, Lichtsteiner, Siviglia, Radu, Kolarov, Brocchi, Ledesma, Foggia, Mauri, Zarate, Rocchi
Second half: Bizzarri, De Silvestri, Cribari, Rozehnal, Scaloni, Dabo, Firmani, Correa, Eliseu, Pandev, Inzaghi
Manager: Ballardini
Who played for Universitatea Craiova
Bornescu, Dananae, Gaman, Barbu, Rose, Barboianu, Stoica, Prepelita, Gangioveanu, F. Costea, M. Costea
The following came on during the second half: Lung, Mitchell, Busu, Dilevski, Dina, Soava, Wobay, Baird
Manager: Gane
Referee: Gava
Goals: 59’ Scaloni, 76’ Baird
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