It's as you were in the table for Lazio and Torino as both teams failed to take their chances at the Stadio Olimpico and ended up sharing the points as a result. Ignazio Abate gave his side the lead, but Sebastiano Siviglia saved the day for Delio Rossi's men. It was an entertaining game with everything and Aleksandar Kolarov knocked out the referee, but he will not get in trouble for it.
First Half
Lazio started brightly after Torino got the game underway. Delio Rossi had asked for a decent performance during his pre-match press conference, and the way his players started seems to suggest they were listening. Early pressing from Pasquale Foggia sucked in the Torino defenders and Cesare Natale conceded the free kick.
The position of the foul meant there was only ever going to be one taker as Alesandar Kolarov sized up the opportunity. The Belgrade-born defender whipped in a dangerous attempt which had Matteo Sereni worried. The ball flashed past the wall and seemed like it would rifle the net, but the bounce just before it flew in changed the trajectory of the ball and it hit the side netting.
It was a great start from Lazio and they kept on pressing. Foggia led the charge and his runs down the left had Torino's defenders struggling. An excellent one-two move with Goran Pandev saw the Granata defence open up, but Pisano made a last-gasp challenge to stop the Macedonian striker from launching a strike.
Torino's first real chance came from Blerim Dzemaili. The midfielder tried his luck from distance with a powerful volley after Alessandro Rosina set him up with a decent knock-down header. However, his finish was reckless and the ball flew over violently. Down the other end, Tommaso Rocchi teed-up Kolarov who smashed a brilliant strike towards goal, Sereni was helpless, but luckily for him the ball flashed wide.
Pandev was outstanding for his side. The hitman has a magnificent left foot, but it let him down on this occasion after he did so much work to set himself up. Paolo Dellafiore was turned inside out by some magical skills, but the finish was lacking. The striker tried to find the top corner with a curling effort which didn't find its target.
Both sides continued to create chances in a fairly open game, however, some poor finishing in front of goal saw the scores stay level. However, Torino struck ten minutes from half time and took an unexpected lead. Ousmane Dabo's ridiculous attempt at clearing the ball fell kindly for Ignazio Abate and the midfielder needed no second invitation to take his chance. Abate controlled the lose ball and buried it into the bottom left corner. It was Torino's first real chance of the game. Lazio looked perplexed as they had dominated the match until the goal.
Second Half
Torino's first half goal saw them come out for the restart with an air of confidence. The Granata played as if they were the home side as they showed Lazio they would not be looking to give up their lead. An excellent move constructed by Rosina and finished by Nicola Ventole should have doubled the lead, but the former Inter striker wasted his chance for glory.
Lazio were unlucky not to have been awarded been awarded a penalty after Goran Pandev was brought down in the box by Dellafiore. Referee Massimiliano Saccani took a long and hard view of the incident, but waved play on. However, replays showed the Macedonian had a great shout.
Both sides continued to entertain the crowd, the fans best moment came when a stunning drive from Kolarov hit the referee in the face with brute force. Saccani was momentarily dazed as he took the full force of the strike straight on. The game was stopped momentarily as medical staff ensured the match official was able to continue.
Ventola and Rosina were playing some great football between each other as Lazio struggled to contain them. Ventola should have done better after he was fed by Eugenio Corini, but Rosina committed a foul off the ball and the free kick went in Lazio's favour. Torino were made to pay for not finishing off their opponents as the Biancolesti did find a way back into the match through Sebastiano Siviglia.
Pandev whipped in a wicked corner from the right which the Torino defence failed to clear. Rocchi, who was on the back post, knocked it back into the box for Stefano Mauri to attempt a spectacular overhead kick which went wrong, but luckily found Siviglia, who deflected the ball into the net from close range. It was a goal from nothing and Torino will have felt hard done by it. But this has been, by and large, the story of the season for the team from Piedmont as they failed to pick up maximum points once again.
Teams Lazio 4-3-3: Muslera, Lichtensteiner, Siviglia, Cribari, Kolarov, Brocchi, Dabo (Mauri), Matuzalem, Foggia, Rocchi, Pandev (Inzaghi).
Torino 4-3-2-1: Sereni, Colombo, Dellafiore, Natali, Pisano, Zanetti, Dzemaili, Corini (Barone), Abate (Diana), Rosina, Ventola (Stellone).
Goals: Abate (Torino), Siviglia (Lazio)
Cards: Pandev (Lazio/Yellow), Kolarov (Lazio/Yellow), Colombo (Torino/Yellow), Corini (Torino/Yellow), Pisano (Torino/Yellow)
First Half
Lazio started brightly after Torino got the game underway. Delio Rossi had asked for a decent performance during his pre-match press conference, and the way his players started seems to suggest they were listening. Early pressing from Pasquale Foggia sucked in the Torino defenders and Cesare Natale conceded the free kick.
The position of the foul meant there was only ever going to be one taker as Alesandar Kolarov sized up the opportunity. The Belgrade-born defender whipped in a dangerous attempt which had Matteo Sereni worried. The ball flashed past the wall and seemed like it would rifle the net, but the bounce just before it flew in changed the trajectory of the ball and it hit the side netting.
It was a great start from Lazio and they kept on pressing. Foggia led the charge and his runs down the left had Torino's defenders struggling. An excellent one-two move with Goran Pandev saw the Granata defence open up, but Pisano made a last-gasp challenge to stop the Macedonian striker from launching a strike.
Torino's first real chance came from Blerim Dzemaili. The midfielder tried his luck from distance with a powerful volley after Alessandro Rosina set him up with a decent knock-down header. However, his finish was reckless and the ball flew over violently. Down the other end, Tommaso Rocchi teed-up Kolarov who smashed a brilliant strike towards goal, Sereni was helpless, but luckily for him the ball flashed wide.
Pandev was outstanding for his side. The hitman has a magnificent left foot, but it let him down on this occasion after he did so much work to set himself up. Paolo Dellafiore was turned inside out by some magical skills, but the finish was lacking. The striker tried to find the top corner with a curling effort which didn't find its target.
Both sides continued to create chances in a fairly open game, however, some poor finishing in front of goal saw the scores stay level. However, Torino struck ten minutes from half time and took an unexpected lead. Ousmane Dabo's ridiculous attempt at clearing the ball fell kindly for Ignazio Abate and the midfielder needed no second invitation to take his chance. Abate controlled the lose ball and buried it into the bottom left corner. It was Torino's first real chance of the game. Lazio looked perplexed as they had dominated the match until the goal.
Second Half
Torino's first half goal saw them come out for the restart with an air of confidence. The Granata played as if they were the home side as they showed Lazio they would not be looking to give up their lead. An excellent move constructed by Rosina and finished by Nicola Ventole should have doubled the lead, but the former Inter striker wasted his chance for glory.
Lazio were unlucky not to have been awarded been awarded a penalty after Goran Pandev was brought down in the box by Dellafiore. Referee Massimiliano Saccani took a long and hard view of the incident, but waved play on. However, replays showed the Macedonian had a great shout.
Both sides continued to entertain the crowd, the fans best moment came when a stunning drive from Kolarov hit the referee in the face with brute force. Saccani was momentarily dazed as he took the full force of the strike straight on. The game was stopped momentarily as medical staff ensured the match official was able to continue.
Ventola and Rosina were playing some great football between each other as Lazio struggled to contain them. Ventola should have done better after he was fed by Eugenio Corini, but Rosina committed a foul off the ball and the free kick went in Lazio's favour. Torino were made to pay for not finishing off their opponents as the Biancolesti did find a way back into the match through Sebastiano Siviglia.
Pandev whipped in a wicked corner from the right which the Torino defence failed to clear. Rocchi, who was on the back post, knocked it back into the box for Stefano Mauri to attempt a spectacular overhead kick which went wrong, but luckily found Siviglia, who deflected the ball into the net from close range. It was a goal from nothing and Torino will have felt hard done by it. But this has been, by and large, the story of the season for the team from Piedmont as they failed to pick up maximum points once again.
Teams Lazio 4-3-3: Muslera, Lichtensteiner, Siviglia, Cribari, Kolarov, Brocchi, Dabo (Mauri), Matuzalem, Foggia, Rocchi, Pandev (Inzaghi).
Torino 4-3-2-1: Sereni, Colombo, Dellafiore, Natali, Pisano, Zanetti, Dzemaili, Corini (Barone), Abate (Diana), Rosina, Ventola (Stellone).
Goals: Abate (Torino), Siviglia (Lazio)
Cards: Pandev (Lazio/Yellow), Kolarov (Lazio/Yellow), Colombo (Torino/Yellow), Corini (Torino/Yellow), Pisano (Torino/Yellow)
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