Last Update: January 08, 2023, 22:26 IST
Lazio and Empoli draw 2-2 (Twitter)
Mattia Zacagni and Felipe Anderson gave Lazio the lead, but Francesco Caputo and Razvan Marin canceled out their strikes at the end of the second period as Empoli dug deep to earn a point.
Razvan Marin struck in the dying minutes to snatch a dramatic 2-2 draw for Empoli at Lazio on Sunday, earning the Tuscans a point after being two goals down with seven minutes remaining.
Romania midfielder Marin stunned Lazio in the fourth minute of stoppage time, which are three points off a Champions League position in fifth place after a second lead thrown away in the space of a week.
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Lazio looked set for a comfortable win when Felipe Anderson’s superb second-minute header set up a neat finish from Mattia Zacagni eight minutes after the break.
Lazio were playing without the support of their diehard fans after the Curva Nord section of the stadium was closed as punishment for racist chants directed at Samuel Umtiti during Wednesday’s defeat at Lecce.
And Maurizio Sarri’s side didn’t see the need for his vocal support against 13th-placed Empoli until Francesco Caputo pulled off a comeback with an expert finish, with Marin’s best effort away to take a precious point. set towards.
Empoli are a point ahead of Monza and Salernitana after a 1-1 home draw with Torino in the opening match of the day.
Later on Sunday, Napoli will try to go seven points clear at the top of Serie A at Sampdoria, who will pay tribute to deceased former greats Sinisa Mihajlovic and Gianluca Vialli.
Napoli are behind Juventus, who won at Udinese on Saturday, and AC Milan who are in third place five points behind their home match with Roma on Sunday night.
Sampdoria will wear shirts bearing the names of both former players for the clash at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, after losing a long battle with pancreatic cancer on Friday at the age of 58.
Mihajlovic, who played for Sampdoria in the mid-1990s, was diagnosed with leukemia last month and Sunday’s match is his first home game since his death.
One of Sampdoria’s best ever players, who won the club’s only league title in 1991, since his death at the gates of the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, fans have made a shrine to Vialli.
Sampdoria began 2023 with a win at Sassuolo on Wednesday but remain in 18th place, six points behind Spezia, who sit just outside the relegation zone and a 0-0 draw with Lecce.
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