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Felipe Caicedo caused a penalty in Lazio’s 2-1 victory over Fiorentina

Lazio remains firm in the fight for the ‘Scudetto’ after obtaining a victory at home against Fiorentina, for the twenty-eighth date of Calcio. The Ecuadorian Felipe Caicedo He was a starter, he played 68 minutes and generated a penalty.

After the defeat on matchday 27 against Atalanta, and after Juventus’ victory against Lecce 4-0, Lazio needed a victory to stay away from the top of the standings.

The process of the first half was favorable for the ‘Fiore’, who had better handling of the ball and knew how to play with the desperation of the rival.

Frank Ribéry, at 25 minutes, put the first of the game with an individual play. The French winger entered from the left wing to the center of the area; he dodged the defense of three rivals, and with a right shot near the penalty spot broke equality on the scoreboard.

A minute later, Marco Parolo was about to score the tie after connecting a free kick from Luis Alberto. But Polish goalkeeper Bartolmiej Dragowski reacted in a timely manner and prevented his bow from falling.

The celestial ones lacked depth. Caicedo with his head at 37 ‘, and the Spanish Luis Alberto at 39’, uneasily disturbed the ‘Viola’ goal. But his shots went off target. With the partial victory of the visiting team, the first half ended.

At the start of the complement the ‘Fiore’ enjoyed two opportunities to extend the score. First with a shot by Gaetano Castrolvilli at 46 ‘. And then at 48 ‘a medium distance shot from Rachid Ghezzal hit the horizontal.

However, little by little, Fiorentina gave up control of the ball. He bet on waiting for the rival’s error and counterattacking. Lazio won in confidence. The first warning was given by Ciro Immobile, with a shot from the right. The ball passed the horizontal.

A play followed Jony returned to test Dragowski’s resistance with a shot from mid distance, which the goalkeeper diverted to the corner.

In one of Lazio’s attacks, Caicedo fell into the small area and the referee decreed a penalty. The decision was not without controversy. In the first instance it seemed that the violet goalkeeper shot down the 32-year-old battering ram.

But in the repetition of the images it is observed that ‘Felipanter’ was falling before coming into contact with Dragowski. The VAR did not intervene in the play and the decision of the central judge was kept.

Ciro Immobile changed the maximum penalty per goal and thus decreed equality at 66 ‘. As a result of the previous action, ‘Felipao’ had a physical discomfort in one of his legs and was replaced by the Argentine Joaquín Correa.

The game turned back and forth. Both teams went in search of victory. When the game entered the final stretch, Luis Alberto, one of the figures of the commitment, sentenced the comeback in favor of Lazio.

The 2-1 was celebrated with great euphoria by the team led by Simone Inzaghi. When the match was about to end, Dusan Vlahovic, a Fiorentina winger, was sent off for assault.

With the victory, the blanquicelestes are affirmed in the second position, five of the ‘Juve’. On the next day, he must visit Torino, at the Olympic Stadium in Turin. For its part, Fiorentina will play at home against Saussuolo at the Communal Artemio Franchi stadium. There are 10 dates to go until Serie A.

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