For the 20th day of Serie A, Lazio Rome hosted Lecce to try to climb into the top 5 of the Italian elite. Losing Patric very early in the match to injury (24th), the Romans were pushed around in the first period and conceded numerous opportunities. Maurizio Sarri’s flock finally held on to return to the locker room with a goalless score.
General classification Serie A
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#
|
Team
|
Pts
|
J
|
DIF
|
G
|
NOT
|
D
|
BP
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B.C.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
|
51 |
20 |
39 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
49 |
10 |
|
2 |
|
46 |
19 |
17 |
14 |
4 |
1 |
29 |
12 |
|
3 |
|
39 |
19 |
15 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
35 |
20 |
|
4 |
|
33 |
19 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
27 |
19 |
|
5 |
|
33 |
20 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
20 |
|
6 |
|
32 |
19 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
22 |
16 |
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In the second half, the capital club was finally able to make the difference by accelerating for just a few minutes. Found at the end of a great collective action, Felipe Anderson scored the only goal of the match. Even if they put on the pressure again at the end of the match, the Lecce players ultimately had to lose. With this victory, Lazio Rome climbs to fifth place. Lecce remains thirteenth.
