Lazio thrashes Nice in a vibrant UEFA Europa League match
Rome, Italy – Lazio dominated Nice with a resounding 5-1 victory in an exciting match for the second matchday of the UEFA Europa League group stage. The game, played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, was marked by the offensive superiority of the Italian team, who scored five goals while Nice managed only one.
The first goal of the match came in the 20th minute when Pedro opened the scoring for Lazio. Only 15 minutes later, T. Castellanos extended the lead for the home team with a goal that, again, put Lazio ahead on the scoreboard. However, Nice didn’t give up and managed to cut the deficit in the 41st minute with a goal from J. Boga.
In the second half, Lazio was again superior, and Castellanos scored his second personal goal in the 53rd minute to seal the game. In the final minutes, Lazio scored two more goals, both courtesy of M. Zaccagni: one from a penalty in the 67th minute and another in the 77th minute, which sealed Lazio’s victory.
Nice, on the other hand, had few chances to score. The French team couldn’t react to the pressure of the Italian team and was outplayed in most aspects of the game.
Match statistics:
Lazio: 40% possession, 13 shots (6 on target, 3 off target), 6 corners, 17 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Nice: 60% possession, 11 shots (4 on target, 4 off target), 3 corners, 9 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Events:
19′: Nice – Yellow card for T. Louchet
20′: Lazio – Goal by Pedro
35′: Lazio – Goal by T. Castellanos
41′: Nice – Goal by J. Boga
51′: Nice – Yellow card for M. Bombito
53′: Lazio – Goal by T. Castellanos
59′: Lazio – Yellow card for M. Zaccagni
66′: Nice – Yellow card for M. Bulka
67′: Lazio – Penalty goal by M. Zaccagni
85′: Lazio – Yellow card for L. Pellegrini
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, under the direction of referee Horatiu Fesnic from Romania, and corresponds to the second matchday of the UEFA Europa League 2024 group stage.
Substitutions lazio: at minute 46 N. Rovella came in and F. Dele-Bashiru went out., at minute 46 M. Zaccagni came in and L. Tchaouna went out., at minute 64 B. Dia came in and M. Vecino went out., at minute 70 A. Romagnoli came in and M. Gila went out., at minute 78 M. Lazzari came in and A. Marusic went out.
Substitutions nice: at minute 69 T. Ndombele came in and H. Boudaoui went out., at minute 69 A. Abdi came in and J. Clauss went out., at minute 69 M. Cho came in and B. Bouanani went out., at minute 70 E. Guessand came in and J. Boga went out., at minute 77 S. Diop came in and P. Rosario went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Lazio
Titulares:
Nice
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