Coach Maurizio Sarri Red Carded, Lazio Can Still Beat Atalanta

Lazio striker Valentin Castellanos scored against Atalanta in the Italian Serie A match. (Twitter @OfficialSSLazio)

JAKARTA - Lazio lost coach Maurizio Sarri who got a red card when he beat Atalanta 3-2 in the Italian Serie A match at the Stadio Olimpico, Sunday, October 8 evening WIB. Only Lazio is still struggling on the central board even though they have received an additional three points.

Lazio's performance is still inconclusive and tends to fluctuate. Sometimes, Lazio played well and beat their opponents.

But in the following match, Lazio lost. After winning 2-0 over Torino, they then lost 2-0 to AC Milan in the next match.

This has actually been going on since the first week of the match which resulted in the Biancoceleste still struggling in the middle board. The victory in that match made Lazio move up to 12th place with 10 points.

Meanwhile, Atalanta also did not experience any changes in his position in the standings. They are ranked sixth with 13 points.

In that match, Lazio immediately kicked off Atalanta's defense. Despite facing opponents who occupy the top, Lazio still play aggressively.

As a result, the game had only been running for five minutes, Lazio had already taken the lead through the own goal of Charles De Ketelaere.

Starting from Luis Alberto who released the cross and was about to be blocked by De Ketelaere. But the ball slid into the net itself.

Winning 1-0 made the home players more aggressive. Their efforts paid off again. This time, Valentin Castelanos, who scored in the 11th minute, gave Lazio a straight lead of two goals.

However, Lazio were a little careless after winning. Evidently, Atalanta was able to reduce the lag through Ederson in the 33rd minute. He successfully welcomed Matteo Rugeni's cross. The score changed 2-1 and lasted until the end of the first half.

In the second half, Atalanta tried to get up. They pressed the host's defense. La Dea's players' patience finally gave results in the 63rd minute. Former Arsenal Sead Kolasinac managed to break into the host's goal which made the score change 2-2.'But Lazio didn't remain silent and wanted to win the game. Their efforts were not in vain. Matias Vecino scored the decisive goal in the 83rd minute. He finished the assist from the Castellanos. Unfortunately, when the game remained three minutes of normal time, Lazio had to lose the coach. Sarri who verbally abused got a red card and had to leave the field.

However, the score did not change. Lazio finally won with a score of 3-2.