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Fiorentina's fight for survival checked as Lazio net last-gasp penalty to salvage point
European hopefuls Lazio continued their slide away from Serie A (SA)’s top-six as they struck late against Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw – a result that still extended their winless streak to four matches.
Having picked up their first two league wins of the season in their last three matches alone, Fiorentina came into this game flying high, despite sitting second-bottom in Serie A.
The game was very much one-way traffic in the opening quarter, though, with Lazio showing the initiative as they looked to take an early lead. The best opportunity in that spell fell the way of Luca Pellegrini after 17 minutes, but David de Gea showed off his trademark reflexes to claw the ball away from the bottom-right corner.
Lazio in attacking emergency after selling Castellanos to West Ham
Maurizio Sarri will have to get creative with his attacking line-up for Lazio’s upcoming Serie A clash against Fiorentina, as the Biancocelesti have been temporarily left without an available centre-forward after selling Taty Castellanos to West Ham.
A full, 10-match round of Serie A fixtures is in store over the next three days, beginning with Pisa vs. Como on Tuesday afternoon and ending with Milan vs. Genoa on Thursday night.
Lazio are preparing to host Fiorentina at 19.45 GMT on Wednesday evening, but have been left short on options at centre-forward.
That is because Castellanos has been sold to West Ham in a permanent deal believed to be worth €29m, Tijjani Noslin is suspended after being sent off during Lazio’s 2-0 loss against Napoli over the weekend, while Boulaye Dia is currently away for the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Lazio 2-2 Fiorentina: Pedro’s Injury-Time Salvages a Point for Striker-Less Aquile
At the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Lazio and Fiorentina shared the spoils following a dramatic and controversial finale.
With Taty Castellanos off to West Ham, Boulaye Dia participating in the AFCON and Tijjani Noslin suspended, Maurizio Sarri picked Matteo Cancellieri as a makeshift striker to lead the line, flanked by Gustav Isaksen and Mattia Zaccagni. In midfield, Matteo Guendouzi made his final home appearance for Lazio ahead of his expected move to Fenerbahce, joined by Danilo Cataldi and Toma Basic.
Fiorentina boss Paolo Vanoli also opted for a 4-3-3 system, Roberto Piccoli was once again favored over Moise Kean, supported by Albert Gudmundsson and Fabiano Parisi. In midfield, Nicolo Fagioli acted as a deep-lying playmaker, in between Rolando Mandragora and Che Ndour.
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