Serie A Half Time: Colpani Hits the Post, De Gea’s Heroics Can’t Stop Gilafuentes from Breaking the Deadlock, Fiorentina Trails Lazio

Key EventsIn the 9th minute, after a frontcourt interception and counterattack by Fiorentina, Colpani received a through ball and pushed a shot near the penalty spot. The ball was deflected by Provedel’s leg and hit the post before bouncing out, with Fiorentina missing the chance to open the scoring.In the 40th minute, Tavares delivered a free-kick from the left side into the box, and Gilafuentes scored a close-range header, leaving De Gea helpless as Lazio broke the deadlock, 1-0.Game Report

On September 22nd, in the 5th round of Serie A, Fiorentina hosted Lazio at home.

In the first four rounds, Fiorentina had three draws and one loss without a win, while Lazio had two wins, one draw, and one loss. In the clashes last season, each team won at their home ground, with Lazio’s last away victory over Fiorentina dating back to October 2022.

In the 5th minute, Lazio sent a free-kick from the edge of the penalty area into the box but failed to form a shot.In the 13th minute, Tavares took a direct shot on goal from a free-kick outside the penalty area, but the ball sailed over the wall and above the crossbar.In the 19th minute, after breaking through in the box, Isaksen passed the ball to Zaccagni, whose close-range shot was saved by De Gea.In the 23rd minute, Fiorentina crossed from the right, and Bove headed the ball near the penalty spot, but it did not pose a threat.In the 27th minute, Bove delivered a tactical corner kick to the edge of the box, where Mandragora took a low shot that missed the target.In the 31st minute, Fiorentina crossed from the right again, and Kean turned and shot near the penalty spot, but he slightly missed the target.In the 37th minute, Dia brought the ball forward to the edge of the penalty area and took a powerful long-range shot, but De Gea made an excellent save.

At halftime, Fiorentina trailed 0-1 at home.

Player Lineups

Fiorentina starting lineup: 43-De Gea; 3-Biraghi; 28-Quarta; 15-Comuzzo; 32-Cataldi; 21-Gossens; 8-Mandragora; 2-Dodo; 23-Colpani; 4-Bove; 20-Kean; Substitutes: 1-Terracciano; 30-Martinez; 6-Ranieri; 65-Parisi; 33-Cayode; 11-Ikon; 29-Adli; 24-Richardson; 10-Gudmundsen; 99-Cuiam; 7-Sotir; 9-Bertran;

Lazio starting lineup: 94-Provedel; 4-Patrik; 29-Lazari; 30-Tavares; 34-Gilafuentes; 10-Zaccagni; 22-Castrovilli; 8-Guendouzi; 18-Isaksen; 14-Noslin; 19-Dia; Substitutes: 35-Mandas; 55-Franeto; 13-Romagnoli; 77-Marusic; 3-Pellegrini; 5-Vecino; 6-Rovira; 7-Disa Bashlu; 9-Pedro; 20-Johna;