On Feb 5th, Lazio and Fiorentina will play a match in Firenze in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 7th placed Fiorentina, recorded a 1-1 draw against Cagliari. João Pedro struck first for Cagliari in the 47th minute, then Riccardo Sottil got the equalizer for Fiorentina in the 75th minute on a feed from Youssef Maleh earning Fiorentina at least a draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Fiorentina should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 8th placed Lazio, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Atalanta. Neither Lazio nor Atalanta could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Lazio is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadio Olimpico, Lazio won by a score of 1 to 0. Pedro struck first for Lazio in the 52nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Fiorentina couldn’t muster any offence and Lazio ran away with the shutout win.
Lazio is glad to have Ciro Immobile in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals. Cristiano Biraghi has been the most prolific scorer on Fiorentina in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.