Serie A
Serie A: Lecce beats Lazio, Roma beats Bologna
The return of action for Lazio didn’t have the expected results as Lecce came through with an upset and denied them a chance to chase Juventus in 3rd place. Roma did their duty against Babis Lykogiannis’ Bologna.
Lazio were in the hunt for 3rd place in Serie A after Matchday 16 but ultimately lost their win following their upset Lech and win with 2-1 in Puglia.
The visitors took the lead through Ciro Immobile in an even 1st half and with almost all the stars on the pitch they looked to rely on the power gap to extend their lead. This didn’t happen and the home side reacted in the 2nd half where they were excellent on the counterattack.
Gabriel Streleza equalized in the 57th minute and fifteen minutes later Lorenzo Colombo turned the tide for Marco Baroni’s side, who moved further from the relegation zone.
At the same time, the capital’s other team, Roma, prevailed 1-0 you Bologna and caught Lazio on 30 points. The game came in the shadow of the passing of Sinisa Mihajlovic, who had been linked with both clubs (Roma player and rival, Bologna coach).
The game only ended in the 6th minute with a penalty by Lorenzo Pellegrini for the “Giallorossi”. When Paulo Dybala returned, the home side were more dangerous despite having little possession. The dangerous counterattacks didn’t bring another goal, but neither did his teammates Babi Lykogiannis (65 minutes played) equalized and Jose Mourinho’s men returned to winning ways after three games.
The results of the 16th round
- Salernitana – Milan 1-2 (83′ Bonaccioli / 10′ Leao, 15′ Tonali)
- Sassuolo-Sampdoria 1-2 (64′ Berardi / 25′ Gabiandini, 28′ Augello)
- Spezia – Atalanta 2-2 (8′ Gyasi, 31′ Empala Enzola / 77′ Heylund, 90+2′ Pasalic)
- Turin-Verona 1-1 (64′ Miranchuk / 45′ Jurik)
- Rome – Bologna 1-0 (6′ Pen.Pellegrini)
- Lecce – Lazio 2-1 (57′ Strefeza, 71′ Colombo / 14′ Immobile)
- 04/01 19:30 Cremonese – Juventus
- 04/01 19:30 Florence – Monza
- 01.04. 21:45 Inter – Naples
- 01.04. 21:45 Udinese-Empoli
The highlights
Salernitana – Milan 1-2
Sassuolo – Sampdoria 1-2
Torino – Verona 1-1
Spezia – Atalanta 2-2
The program of the 17th game day
- 01.07. 16:00 Florence – Sassuolo
- 01.07. 19:00 Juventus – Udinese
- 01.07. 21:45 Monza-Inter
- 01.08. 1:30 p.m Salernitana – Turin
- 01.08. 16:00 Lazio – Empoli
- 01.08. 16:00 Spezia-Lecce
- 01.08. 19:00 Sampdoria – Naples
- 01.08. 21:45 Milan – Roma
- 01.09. 19:30 Verona – Cremonese
- 09/01 21:45 Bologna – Atalanta
Source: sport 24
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