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Serie A Liveblog: Roma-Torino and Fiorentina-Lazio

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Feb 26, 2024 19:45
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21:45 That is all for the Liveblog

We hope you enjoyed today’s games. Check the main site for more coverage and remember, we’ll be back on WEDNESDAY.

21:44 Fiorentina 2-1 Lazio

 

21:43 FT: Fiorentina 2-1 Lazio

That had seemed unlikely at times, but despite being incredibly wasteful, Fiorentina still got the win.

21:41 Vecino fires over!

Chance for Lazio, Luis Alberto knocks it down for Vecino, who has to snatch at it surrounded by defenders and fires over the bar.

21:38 Tension

Member of the Fiorentina staff is sent off and stoppages increased from 4 minutes to 5. Fiorentina earn a corner.

21:37 Stoppages

Into 5 minutes of added time in Florence.

21:36 Fiorentina subs

Nzola and Maxime Lopez on, Belotti and Arthur off.

21:35 Vecino booked

Vecino brings Arthur down for a yellow card.

21:34 Lazio attack

But this is Fiorentina, so that is a very big if. Zaccagni juggles the ball in the box and has an attempt charged down.

21:33 If it ends like this…

Fiorentina will climb above Lazio in the table to seventh place.

21:31 Fiorentina sub

Mandragora on for Sottil.

21:27 Fiorentina change

Barak replaces Beltran.

21:26 Immobile is furious

Not with Sarri, but with someone from the stands who evidently shouted something rude at him as he came off. He had to be held back there. It’s hardly new behaviour for Fiorentina fans, sadly.

21:25 Lazio subs

Pedro and Castellanos on, Felipe Anderson and Immobile off.

21:24 Felipe Anderson run

Felipe Anderson dribbles to the by-line, Biraghi does enough to block him off.

21:21 Bonaventura goal

 

 

21:20 Belotti incredulous

Nico Gonzalez knocks down a cross for Belotti to volley over, he says there was a deflection, referee and linesman say there wasn’t.

21:18 The penalty miss

 

21:15 Fiorentina 2-1 Lazio: Jack Bonaventura!

Beltran strike from outside the area, Provedel saw it at the last second as two players ducked to get out of the way, parried into the path of Bonaventura to score!

21:14 NICO GONZALEZ PENALTY MISSED

Incredibly – and yet totally predictably in the circumstances – Fiorentina manage to fire a penalty against the frame of the goal. Nico Gonzalez sent Provedel the wrong way and hit the upright!

21:12 Penalty for Fiorentina!

Lazio lose it playing out from the back, then Belotti turns and goes down over Casale’s leg. It wasn’t the world’s biggest foul… Guendouzi booked for dissent.

21:08 Lazio change

Vecino replaces Cataldi against his old club.

21:07 Fiorentina 1-1 Lazio: Michael Kayode!

They managed to hit the woodwork then too, but this time it bounced in off the underside of the crossbar! Provedel probably would’ve saved on Beltran, but the cross went past him and found Kayode at the back post!

21:06 Provedel save!

Fiorentina corner, Ranieri header at the near post beaten away by Provedel!

21:03 Nico Gonzalez chance

Turns well and blasts not too far over the bar from outside the area.

21:02 Viola quite chaotic

Half-chances, Nico Gonzalez header off the shoulder of Cataldi – again, not handball.

21:01 Fiorentina look disheartened

After hitting the woodwork three times and then trailing, you can’t blame them.

20:54 Belotti scuffs wide

Biraghi cross deflected into his path, Belotti controls and then the half-volley is so bad it goes for a throw-in.

20:51 2nd half kicks off: Fiorentina 0-1 Lazio

20:50 Lazio subs

Isaksen and Marusic off, Zaccagni and Hysaj on

20:49 Goal

 

20:40 Luis Alberto goal

 

20:34 Half-Time: Fiorentina 0-1 Lazio

That really was Peak Fiorentina. Dominate, hit the woodwork three times, concede at the first attack. Lazio, meanwhile, did the same thing to Torino. They’re getting smart.

20:32 Fiorentina 0-1 Lazio: Luis Alberto!

We warned you that would happen! A lovely passing move though, Isaksen starts passing out from the back, then Guendouzi rolls across for Luis Alberto, who scores his first Serie A goal since October 22!

20:27 Fiorentina hit the woodwork AGAIN

Either they are cursed or Sarri is extremely fortunate, because hitting the frame of the goal three times in one half is… rare. Biraghi corner was flicked on by Nico Gonzalez and thumped the near post.

20:27 Fiorentina chance

On that free kick, Belotti header hits a Lazio defender on the shoulder and goes out. Shoulder is not handball.

20:26 Gonzalez tripped

Cataldi risks a card for that, tripped Nico Gonzalez from behind.

20:20 Viola keep pushing

Fiorentina dominating possession, putting crosses in, getting corners. Again, this is more or less what Lazio experienced against Torino on Thursday and ended up winning 2-0.

20:15 Casale, what a block

 

20:10 Fiorentina off the woodwork again!

It is really not their night, is it? Belotti header from a corner thumps the same back post!

20:05 FIORENTINA DOUBLE CHANCE

How did that not go in?! First Nico Gonzalez angled drive fingertipped by Provedel onto the far post, then Bonaventura looks like he has to score on the rebound, but Casale throws himself in the way on the line!

20:04 Guendouzi wide

Guendouzi tries to volley the corner, but it’s wide of the near post.

20:03 Lazio corner

Lazzari’s first cross intercepted by Ranieri, the second finds Immobile, but is put out for a corner.

20:00 Play resumes

Not sure what happened there. He just didn’t feel good, took on some vitamins and water.

19:59 Provedel has a problem

Provedel, who does look very red, just gestured to the bench that he isn’t feeling great.

19:58 Fired over

On the corner, Nico Gonzalez blasts over from a tricky angle.

19:57 Another Fiorentina corner

Belotti shot deflected wide by Romagnoli.

19:53 Exactly

As we were saying, Fiorentina well-worked passing move and Sottil balloons into the sky from the edge of the area.

19:52 Aggressive Viola start

They seem brighter than Lazio so far. Of course, with Fiorentina they often dominate games and don’t score…

19:48 Fiorentina chance!

Series of Fiorentina corners, on the second Ranieri flicks it on, at the back post Marusic parries with his chest.

19:47 Still time to vote

 

19:47 We have kick-off in Fiorentina vs. Lazio!

Applause from the crowd, banners for two Fiorentina fans who died recently.

19:43 Out come the teams

This is the first match with the Curva Ferrovia section of the Stadio Franchi closed for restructuring work, reducing capacity to 30,000.

19:41 Maurizio Sarri comments

 

19:33 Ready for more Calcio?

Fiorentina have a remarkably poor record against Lazio, winning just one of their last 14 competitive meetings, losing 10 of them.

19:28 Fiorentina vs. Lazio line-ups

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Arthur, Bonaventura; Gonzalez, Beltran, Sottil; Belotti

Lazio: Provedel; Lazzari, Casale, Romagnoli, Marusic; Guendouzi, Cataldi, Luis Alberto; Isaksen, Immobile, Felipe Anderson

19:27 Roma 3-2 Torino

 

19:26 FT: Roma 3-2 Torino

Roma are four points off fourth place.

19:25 Tension in stoppages

Renato Sanches gets into a row with Djidji, then Bove aerial collision with Sazonov and not helped by a teammate falling over him when he was on the ground.

19:24 Bit of Dybala from Feyenoord game

 

19:23 Huijsen og

 

19:20 Torino chance!

Torino on the counter, through ball for Duvan Zapata, who tries to turn between three defenders and goes over.

19:19 Roma 3-2 Torino: Dean Huijsen og!

It ain’t over yet! Ricci pulls back from the by-line and Huijsen accidentally prods into his own net!

19:18 Svilar save

Chance for Torino! Okereke shot through a sea of legs, Svilar parries.

19:15 Cristante booked

Cristante into the book for a foul on Bellanova. Pellegrini then replaced by Renato Sanches.

19:13 Roma chance

Spinazzola finds Dybala, who sliding in tries to knock it back across for Bove tap-in, Sazonov makes a decisive interception.

19:10 Torino changes

Ilic, Linetty and Okereke on, Sanabria, Gineitis and Masina off

19:08 Roma change

Smalling lasted 78 minutes, replaced by Huijsen.

19:07 UK

 

19:05 Dybala

 

19:04 Vlasic effort

Vlasic snapshot from outside the box, straight at Svilar.

19:00 Dybala hat-trick

His first in Serie A since 2018!

18:59 Roma 3-1 Torino: Paulo Dybala!

Hat-trick! La Joya combines beautifully with Lukaku, double give and go to break into the box and then scores from a frankly implausible angle with the left foot!

18:58 Svilar smothers

Toro free kick, wayward shot turns into an accidental assist, but the deflection is straight at Svilar.

18:54 Roma subs

Lukaku, Spinazzola and Bove on, Azmoun, Angelino and Paredes off

18:53 That Dybala goal

 

18:52 Torino change

Lazaro injured now, Rodriguez comes on. Free kick floated in for Sazonov, who nods wide after fouling Ndicka.

18:50 Toro gave him space

Torino defenders didn’t close Dybala down, visibly assuming he wasn’t going to shoot from there. But he did.

 

18:47 Roma 2-1 Torino: Paulo Dybala!

Now that is a fantastic goal! Didn’t seem to be that much in it, he was a long way out, but just picked his spot and curled left-footed into the far bottom corner from a good 25 metres. It dipped viciously at the end!

18:43 Roma chance

Angelino cross from the left finds Mancini at the back post, but the header lands on the roof of the net.

18:42 POLL

 

18:41 Fiorentina-Lazio

 

18:38 Svilar save

Lazaro give and go with Vlasic, strike low at the near post palmed out of the near bottom corner by Svilar!

18:37 Fiorentina vs. Lazio line-ups

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Arthur, Bonaventura; Gonzalez, Beltran, Sottil; Belotti

Lazio: Provedel; Lazzari, Casale, Romagnoli, Marusic; Guendouzi, Cataldi, Luis Alberto; Isaksen, Immobile, Felipe Anderson

18:36 Lazio weather report

 

18:35 2nd half kicks off: Roma 1-1 Torino

No changes.

18:29 Dybala stats

 

18:24 Fiorentina arrive

 

18:20 Duvan Zapata goal

 

 

18:19 Dybala goal

 

18:18 Half-Time: Roma 1-1 Torino

Dybala penalty cancelled out by Duvan Zapata header.

18:17 Save from Svilar!

Torino free kick routine finds Vlasic for a scorcher from distance, Svilar gets down and palms it away!

18:16 Ndicka booked

Roma defender gets a card for the late challenge on Ricci.

18:14 Roma 1-1 Torino: Duvan Zapata!

That did not last long, Toro bite back! It’s deserved considering what we’ve seen in the half so far, Bellanova puts in a cross from the right and Duvan Zapata leaps over two defenders for a glancing header that bounces in front of Svilar into the far bottom corner.

18:12 Roma 1-0 Torino: Paulo Dybala penalty!

La Joya sends Milinkovic-Savic the wrong way and puts Roma in front just before half-time.

18:10 Penalty for Roma!

That is what the referees call ‘Step On Foot’ and is an automatic foul. Sardar Azmoun goes to control a Cristante pass just inside the area and Sazonov is late, treading on his foot.

18:09 It’s a battle

Battle for every ball, the intensity is high, perhaps to the detriment of quality.

18:03 Ricci booked

Ricci gets the yellow card for going in late and high on the back of Dybala’s heel/Achilles tendon.

18:00 Torino chance!

Great counter-attack, Bellanova stands up a cross for Ricci at the back post, whose half-volley hits the side-netting!

17:59 Tonight

 

17:58 Ouch

Clash of heads between Ndicka and Sanabria. Accidental, but sore.

17:55 Lazaro booked

Lazaro booked for a shirt tug on Mancini.

17:53 Sanabria effort

Again Torino fail to make the most of Roma’s errors playing out from the back. Then a long ball for Dybala, who goes down, but the referee waves play on.

17:51 Fair play, Angelino

Long ball into the box, Angelino and Bellanova cross paths and the Roma man goes down, but immediately waves to the referee that it was just a simple coming together.

17:47 Torino chance

Svilar playing out from the back intercepted by Ricci, sets up Sanabria, shot deflected off Smalling for a corner.

17:45 It is a good song

 

17:44 Torino change

That is a left calf strain for Lovato, he makes way for Sazonov.

17:43 Sanabria wide

Free kick finds Sanabria, who fires well wide of the near post. Problem for Toro, Lovato is down injured.

17:40 Roma off the post!

Let’s be honest, that is a Bad Miss! Azmoun springs the offside trap, runs on the counter, rolls across generously for the unmarked Kristensen, who somehow manages to hit the upright of an open goal!

17:39 More Roma on the ball now

After that early aggressive Toro spell, Roma seeing more of the ball now.

17:35 Toro possession

Early period of Torino possession, shot charged down outside the box from Sanabria. Corner earned.

17:33 Tiny Dybala clones

 

17:30 We have kick-off in Roma vs. Torino!

After the acapella version of the club anthem, which remains a lovely moment, it doesn’t matter who you support. It’s just a great song and atmosphere.

Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Smalling, Ndicka; Kristensen, Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini, Angelino; Dybala, Azmoun

Torino: Milinkovic-Savic; Djidji, Lovato, Masina; Bellanova, Gineitis, Ricci, Lazaro; Vlasic; Sanabria, Zapata

17:26 Mou who?

 

17:25 De Rossi

 

17:12 Ivan Juric (Torino)

“De Rossi is doing very well, Roma are aggressive and there is a lot of enthusiasm around them, which makes it difficult for us. The performance against Lazio was excellent and you ought to get points in those situations, but we were punished for every error. We must try to replicate that performance, but whittling down the errors and being more clinical in front of goal. Gineitis is doing well and if we want young players to grow, we must give them opportunities like this.”

17:11 Duvan Zapata (Torino)

“The mood is positive, even if we are coming off a defeat. We were disappointed, as we had played well against Lazio. This is another opportunity to prove ourselves against a strong Roma side with good players.”

17:08 Smalling warm-up

 

17:08 Evan Ndicka (Roma)

“We are ready, we know it is difficult against Torino, who are strong physically. We have to play every two or three days. The new coach is a good person, I feel good working with him,” Ndicka told DAZN.

16:53 Smalling

 

16:50 Smalling starts

Chris Smalling had not started a match for Roma since September 1 against Milan. He made his comeback for 8 minutes against Frosinone last week.

16:36 Team news

 

16:35 Roma vs. Torino line-ups

Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Smalling, Ndicka; Kristensen, Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini, Angelino; Dybala, Azmoun

Torino: Milinkovic-Savic; Djidji, Lovato, Masina; Bellanova, Gineitis, Ricci, Lazaro; Vlasic; Sanabria, Zapata

16:33 Roma switch to 3-5-2

 

16:28 Roma arrive

 

Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games, as Roma try to keep the Daniele De Rossi effect going against Torino, while Fiorentina-Lazio is a head-to-head for Europe.

We begin at 17.30 GMT at the Stadio Olimpico, where the Giallorossi are celebrating Thursday’s dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Feyenoord, but must refocus against Toro to climb up the table.

At 19.45 GMT, only two points separate Fiorentina and Lazio in this battle for Euro ambitions.

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