Lazio picked up their third win in a row in all competitions with a massively entertaining 1-5 victory away against Como on Thursday night, which ended 10 vs 10 and included goals from Taty Castellanos, Pedro, Luca Mazzitelli, Patric and Tchaouna. The Tenerife-born attacker scored the second adding one more goal to his incredible scoring streak of 5 goals in six last games played.
Castellanos made the first blood of the half-hour mark. A Lazio corner caused chaos in the Como penalty area, and though the referee initially waved play on, he later signalled for a penalty after a VAR review confirmed that the ball had struck Alberto Dossena’s arm in the area. Castellanos had no issues in dispatching the ball into the upper left-hand corner of the net, sending Audero the wrong way in the process.
Just three minutes later, Pedro doubled Lazio’s advantage. Nuno Tavares received the ball out on the left-flank and proceeded to register his eighth assist in eight Serie A matches, cutting back for the Spaniard to slot home from 15 yards out.
Como fought their way back into it shortly after the start of the second half. The ball took a big bounce on the corner of the six-yard box, Mazzitelli swivelled and fired an improvised volley up and over Provedel and off the frame of the goal from an improbable angle for 2-1.
Matthias Braunöder was dismissed just after the hour mark for a second bookable offence, which was then followed up by Nuno Tavares’s sending off three minutes later, again for a second yellow. The following half-hour was played 10 vs 10.
There were more goals to come. Pedro delivered a corner kick with superb quality which was met by Patric at the back post, who headed home relatively comfortably for 3-1. Soon after Boulaye Dia got a great touch on the ball to send Castellanos through one-on-one and the Argentine made no mistake in dispatching for his seventh goal of the season when up against Audero. Tchaouna put the finishing touches on a five-star Lazio display, converting with ease after being sent through one-on-one in the area for his first goal in Biancocelesti colours.
- Match stats:
COMO (4-2-3-1): Audero; Goldaniga, Dossena, Kempf, Moreno; Mazzitelli (87' Barba), Braunoder; Strefezza (74' Cerri), Paz, Fadera (46' Da Cunha); Cutrone (85' Gabrielloni).
LAZIO (4-2-3-1): Provedel; Marusic (78' Gigot), Patric (87' Lazzari), Gila, Nuno Tavares; Guendouzi, Rovella; Isaksen (66' Pellegrini), Pedro (78' Tchaouna), Noslin (46' Dia); Castellanos.
Bookings: Luca Pairetto (sez. Nichelino) bookend 35' Castellanos (L), 45' Vecino (L), 45'+2' Braunoder (C), 57' Tavares (L), 63' Isaksen (L)
Sent-off: 63' Braunoder (C), 65' Tavares (L).
Goals: 28', 81' Castellanos (L), 31' Pedro (L), 53' Mazzitelli (C), 71' Patric (L), 90'+5' Tchaouna (L).
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