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Lazio’s Felipe Anderson celebrates scoring throughout the Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Lazio at Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy, Sunday Oct. 23, 2022. (Spada/LaPresse by way of AP)
Mattia Zaccagni and Felipe Anderson ensured Lazio would leapfrog Atalanta into third place after the Roman crew beat the crew from Bergamo 2-0
Lazio moved to inside two factors of Serie A leaders Napoli on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Atalanta which ended their opponents’ unbeaten document in Italy’s high flight.
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Atalanta had the possibility to maneuver some extent in entrance of Napoli forward of their conflict with Roma in Sunday’s late match however Lazio put within the good away efficiency with out injured Italy striker Ciro Motionless to shut in on the summit.
Mattia Zaccagni’s tap-in on the finish of a beautifully-worked crew transfer put Lazio forward within the tenth minute on the Gewiss Stadium.
And Felipe Anderson, changing Motionless in a false 9 ahead position, ensured Lazio would leapfrog Atalanta into third place when he drilled within the away facet’s second eight minutes after the break following a burst down the left from Adam Marusic.
Maurizio Sarri’s facet are degree on 24 factors with Atalanta, who sit fourth, after successful 5 of their final six league matches throughout which period they haven’t conceded a single purpose.
“This 12 months we play each match like a crew which fights for each ball and you may see that within the outcomes,” Anderson informed DAZN.
“We knew this may be one of the troublesome matches of the season, particularly with out our captain Ciro… right now we’re blissful.”
Each groups will probably be overtaken by Roma ought to they turn out to be the primary crew in Europe to beat Napoli this season following their conflict on the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Atalanta barely created an opportunity as they left Napoli the one remaining unbeaten crew in Serie A, a far cry from the thrilling groups Gian Piero Gasperini has created in Bergamo in current seasons.
They are going to be with out key ahead Luis Muriel at Empoli subsequent weekend because the Colombian was despatched off late on for 2 bookable offences.