Lazio Rises And Sinks Salernitana At The Bottom Of The Standings

Lazio midfielder Felipe Anderson scored a brace in the match against Salernitana. (X/@OfficialSSLazio)

JAKARTA - Lazio got up to beat Salernitana 4-1 in the Italian Serie A match at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Saturday, April 13, 2024 in the morning WIB. The victory that makes Salernitana increasingly sinks at the bottom of the standings and will compete in Serie B next season.

Lazio were under pressure against Salernitana. The successive defeat of Juventus in the Coppa Italia and AS Roma semifinals at Derby della Capitale made the new coach Lazio Igor Tudor have to work hard to fix the squad.

During that match, players had received ridicule cheers from their own fans. Moreover, the big banner reads 'You are not worthy to wear our shirt.'

Yes, Lazio's dinllai did not deserve to be in a sky blue uniform after suffering that embarrassing defeat. In the duel against Juve, Gustav Isaksen et al were forced to surrender 2-0. This made it difficult for Biancoceleste to move to the final.

Furthermore, in the prestigious derby, Lazio again lost 1-0 against Roma.

The problem is, Juve and Roma are rivals who are hated so they have to be defeated. But Lazio actually lost to the two opponents.

Despite being under pressure, Lazio was able to get up. They immediately took the lead when the game had only been running for seven minutes. Brazilian midfielder Felipe Anderson broke into the opponent's goal with a quick goal.

Starting from his effort to win the ball from Antonio Candreva, he then penetrated and fired a shot that beat goalkeeper Benoit Costil.

Winning 1-0 made Lazio players more enthusiastic and aggressive in suppressing the Salernitana defense. As a result, it was Matias Vecino's turn to score in the 14th minute.

This goal started with a corner which was greeted by striker Taty Castelanos. The Castellanos header then hit the arm of the Norbert Gyomber defender.

Before the referee blew the whistle and pointed to the spot because the Gyomber was definitely handball, Vecino had immediately grabbed the wild ball into the goal and goal. The referee set the goal and the score changed 2-0.

However, Salernitana did not take long to reduce the lag. Just two minutes later, winger Loum Tchaouna broke into Lazio's goal through a header that received Giulio Maggiore's cross.

The match is getting hotter and more exciting. Lazio continued to play offensively to add goals. As a result, goalkeeper Costil had to work hard to secure the goal.

Including thwarting the Castellos who tried to welcome Adam Marusic's cross.

Lazio finally increased their lead after Anderson scored a brace in the 35. The goal was created through Anderson's slick collaboration with the Castelanos, which was completed by the 30-year-old. Score 3-1 for Lazio and stay until halftime.

Entering the second half, Lazio did not lower the tempo of the game. However, Salernitana's defense was much better so that Lazio players could no longer easily penetrate it.

Meski demikian mereka tetap mendapat banyak peluang. Bahkan Anderson hampir mencetak hattrick, namun upayanya masih gagal.

Goalkeeper Costil is recorded to have made a save from Patric and Anderson. But his goal was finally conceded towards the end of the game.

Isaksen who came in to replace Mario Gila in the 84th minute immediately scored a goal, three minutes later.

He finished the Nicolo Rovella assist well and changed the score to 4-1. The score lasted until the end of the match.

The victory made Lazio improve his ranking. They shift Napoli and occupy seventh place with 49 points.

Lazio still hopes to get tickets to Europe by competing in the Europa Conference League.

Meanwhile, Salernitana is sinking at the bottom of the standings. They only collect 15 points and will drop caste next season.