On Monday evening, in the last match of the seventeenth round of the Italian championship, teams that performed significantly worse last season than expected met. Both due to this fact and the fact that Rome's "Lazio" and Genoa's "Sampdoria" only had three points separating them, a tough battle was expected.
Fans watching this duel did not have to be very disappointed. Although there were not many goals scored, neither club dominated in terms of ball control, and a total of 22 shots were taken towards the goal.
The home team attacked slightly more in this match, but for a long time they could not break through the opponent's defense.
Finally, to delight the fans gathered at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, forward Alessandro Matri managed to score after a precise pass from Stefano Radu with only 12 minutes left in the match.
At that moment, it seemed that "Lazio" would enjoy three points and get closer to the "Torino" and Verona's "Chievo" clubs slightly higher up in the standings. However, in added time, Ervinas Žukanovičius and Stefano Pioli's team had to settle for a two-point deficit.
Meanwhile, Vincenzo Montella's proteges occupy the seventeenth place.
