Europa League, Lazio-Porto 2-2: biancocelesti eliminated

Lazio’s run in the Europa League stops at the playoff. For the biancocelesti, defeated 2-1 at the ‘Do Dragao’ the 2-2 at the Olimpico with Porto is not enough. Immobile’s goal at 19 ‘deceives the hosts, who are reassembled by the goals of Taremi on a penalty on 31’ and Uribe on 68 ‘; too late the equal of Cataldi at 95 ‘. At the start of the game, the Capitoline handed over the management of the ball to Porto but were lethal in the restarts. Immobile tries once, the second scores a goal but is offside, the third is the good one: very good Milinkovic-Savic at blocking a Lusitanian action in midfield and triggering the counterattack of the center forward who chooses the precision solution, with his right, aiming for the first post: 20th goal in Europe and Simone Inzaghi equaled. The great start of Lazio is thwarted at half an hour, when there is a contact in the area between Milinkovic-Savic and Taremi, initially judged simulation by referee Aytekin. The intervention of the Var, however, leads the German whistle to review the action and retrace its steps. From the spot the Iranian makes no mistake and signs the 1-1 at 31 ‘. Second half that from the different script, where Porto retreats the center of gravity, effectively taking away from Lazio the possibility of hitting at speed. Luis Alberto barely touches the 2-1 on a splendid assist from Milinkovic-Savic, Porto soon comes out and gives Strakosha the shivers with Pepé, Otavio and Vitinha. General evidence of the goal that arrives in the 68th minute with Uribe: the Colombian is good at evading the offside by collecting a splendid assist in a lob from Taremi who bypasses Luiz Felipe and Patric, excellent stop and shot: Strakosha beaten and 2-1. Lazio is not there and takes pride out. Luis Alberto has an incredible sequence of goal chances, they fade by millimeters and by a hit wood and Diogo Costa takes care of the rest, who is exalted in the final. The well-deserved goal arrives but it is too late with a tap-in from Cataldi after a post hit by Immobile. The curtain closes once again immediately after the group stage.