End Unproductive Goal, Anderson Saves Lazio From Defeat Against Udinese

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JAKARTA - Felipe Anderson ended his four-month goal drought in Serie A to lead Lazio to a point at home to Udinese who scored from Gerard Deulofeu, in the Italian League match, Sunday evening local time.

Quoting Antara, host Udinese started the match perfectly when Nahuel Molina's cross was passed by Nehuen Perez to be cleared by Gerard Deulofeu in the fifth minute of the first half.

Jean-Victor Makengo should have doubled in the 17th minute but he failed to pass the ball into Lazio's goal, while Deulofeu's shot bounced over the bar.

Lazio languished even more when Pedro was forced to come off limping with a swollen leg and this gave Jovane Cabral the opportunity to make his Serie A debut.

The debutant was impressed until he forced Rodrigo Becao to make a very risky foul in the Udinese box.

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Jovane also fired wide over the bar after receiving a clever pass from Elseid Hysaj.

Pablo Marì made a decisive stop that stopped Jovane's penetration to meet Felipe Anderson's ball from six yards.

But Lazio finally equalized in the last minute of the first half when Danilo Cataldi's free-kick was deflected by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic which was followed by Felipe Anderson's header at the back post.

It was Anderson's first goal in a Serie A game since October 16 last year.

Soon after the second half started, Jovane Cabral's side-kick went wide after a sprint with Felipe Anderson, while Thomas Strakosha moved to meet Becao's cross.

Felipe Anderson squandered a golden opportunity on the counter-attack when instead of finding the net he passed the ball to Milinkovic-Savic.

Udinese came close to winning this match in the dying seconds of injury time, but Molina's shot from a difficult angle which had beaten Lazio goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha just hit the crossbar, as reported by football-Italy.