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21:46 That is all for the Liveblog

21:44 Frosinone 2-3 Lazio

 

21:42 FT: Frosinone 2-3 Lazio

Everybody was up for the final Frosinone corner, but Lazio held on.

21:41 Castellanos miss

That was easier than the others he scored. Kamada twists and turns, lays it off, Castellanos leans back and balloons over from 12 yards.

21:38 Huge block

Luis Alberto cross for Castellanos, he just has to sweep in, but Soule is back there making the defensive block!

21:37 Scuffle breaking out

Castellanos goes down after running into Zortea’s arm, Soule tells him to get back up, Guendouzi runs in and gets into a row with Okoli.

21:36 Lazio waste another counter

This time Kamada with the weak pass that is just a gift to Turati.

21:34 Stoppages

8 minutes!

21:33 Frosinone subs

Cuni and Reinier on, Cheddira and Brescianini off.

21:32 Lazio chance

Lazio counter, Luis Alberto slide-rule pass sends Lazzari clear, his angled drive is wide!

21:32 Frosinone chance!

Cross from the left is deflected, Mandas has to flap it away with his trailing hand.

21:31 It’s wide open

Guendouzi rolls across, intercepted by Simone Romagnoli, Seck tries to counter, Lazzari takes him down and is booked.

21:28 Lazio subs

Kamada and Isaksen on, Zaccagni and Felipe Anderson off

21:28 Cheddira goal

 

21:26 Lazio fans

 

21:24 TURATI WHAT A SAVE

What? How? What? Incredible, Lazio were swarming in the box, Luis Alberto had all the time to prepare the right-foot curler and Turati somehow at full stretch fingertipped it onto the far post!

21:23 Frosinone subs

Valeri and Kaio Jorge on, Lirola and Gelli

21:21 Soule strike

Soule scorcher charged down by Casale.

21:17 Cheddira again

Not offside that time, turns Casale and hits the side-netting.

21:15 Frosinone goal disallowed!

It was 3-3, but Cheddira offside! Mandas made a total mess of a poor back-pass, Soule found Cheddira to score, but it won’t count.

21:12 Frosinone 2-3 Lazio: Walid Cheddira!

Spectacular! Gelli corner, Okoli header down, it bounces and Cheddira goes into the overhead kick from seven yards!

21:11 Castellanos 2

 

21:11 Castellanos 1

 

21:05 Frosinone 1-3 Lazio : Taty Castellanos!

Incredible! On the resulting corner, Casale effort deflected and slowly dribbles onto the base of the upright, then Castellanos is quickest to react on the rebound!

21:04 Frosinone sub

Seck replaces Mazzitelli

21:03 Big save on Castellanos!

That would’ve been a sensational goal! Castellanos volley on the Vecino dinked assist over his shoulder! Then Turati also parried the Luis Alberto curler to follow it up.

21:02 Frosinone chance

Soule volley was going wide, then Cheddira deflected it in a very different direction, but still off target.

21:01 Goal confirmed

They checked for offside too, but the goal is valid! What an impact from Castellanos.

21:01 Frosinone think it was a foul

Zortea didn’t jump, mind you.

20:59 Frosinone 1-2 Lazio: Taty Castellanos!

That is his first touch! But does he foul Zortea jumping to nod in the free kick?

20:58 Lazio subs

Castellanos and Vecino on, Immobile and Cataldi off.

20:58 Barrenechea booked

Zaccagni spins away from one player, not the second, as Barrenechea fells him.

20:57 Guendouzi clears

Frosinone free kick into the crowd, Guendouzi rises above everyone to nod it away.

20:53 Immobile chance

Luis Alberto through ball for Immobile, Okoli gets a crucial block, then Turati smothers at their feet and gets hit on the head. It might’ve been by his own teammate.

20:52 Good work from Felipe Anderson

Frosinone went on the counter from a Lazio corner, Soule was about to burst into the box, but Felipe Anderson tracked back for the defensive interception.

20:51 Lazio miss

Ball rolled across from the right, Immobile hits a fresh-air shot!

20:49 Save on Soule

Soule twists and turns down the right, shot plucked out of the air by Mandas.

20:48 2nd half kicks off: Frosinone 1-1 Lazio

Marusic also switches to the other flank.

20:46 Lazio sub

Lazzari on, Pellegrini off

20:33 Half-Time: Frosinone 1-1 Lazio

Hosts dominated early on and took the lead through Lirola, but different game since the Zaccagni equaliser.

20:31 Frosinone close

Classic counter, Soule through to Lirola, but his angled drive only hits the side-netting.

20:30 Into stoppages

3 minutes of stoppages before half-time.

20:27 Lazio chances

Guendouzi floats in a cross for the head of Immobile, Okoli gets it clear first. The move continues, then Immobile gets a shot from eight yards, Turati has to parry at the near post.

20:26 Zaccagni fired up

Zaccagni turns between two and bursts into the box, lays it off for Immobile, whose first touch is heavy.

20:23 Frosinone 1-1 Lazio: Mattia Zaccagni!

Luis Alberto finds Guendouzi down the right, ball whipped low across the face of goal and Zaccagni springs the offside trap to sweep in from six yards.

20:20 Frosinone chance

Throw-in, ball rolled across from the right by Brescianini and Gelli should tap in from six yards, but doesn’t make contact! Pellegrini coming back on with his foot strapped up.

20:19 Pellegrini getting treatment

He literally hops on one foot off the field for more treatment, so Lazio are down to 10.

20:18 Pellegrini problem

Pellegrini trying to chase down Brescianini, trips him from behind, is booked and managed to sprain his foot in the process.

20:17 Lazio tension

To a degree, they’ve always done this, but there seems to be even more of players shouting at each other. Pellegrini just had a go at someone. Then Luis Alberto way offside. Guendouzi waving his arms in frustration.

20:12 Frosinone threaten again

Ball across from the left – always the left – Cheddira pulls it back for Brescianini, but there is a crucial interception from Cataldi!

20:11 Immobile chance

Immobile give and go with Felipe Anderson, but then fires wide as defenders throw themselves into a sliding block.

20:09 Frosinone miss

Cheddira is fortunate that Lirola is flagged offside – and not entirely convinced he was – because that’s a big miss just ballooning over from 12 yards.

20:08 Danger

Free kick routine, Lirola flashes a ball across the face of goal, flicked away from the danger zone.

20:07 Lirola goal for Americans

 

20:06 Cataldi having a tantrum

There was no need for that. Cataldi, one of the tried and true Lazio fans in the squad, manhandles Cheddira.

20:04 Historic goal

 

20:02 Cheddira over

Again cross from the left, this time Cheddira flicks it up and the overhead kick is off target.

20:02 Lirola goal

 

19:57 Frosinone 1-0 Lazio: Pol Lirola!

It had been coming. Long Frosinone passing move, cross floated in from the left by Zortea and Zaccagni does not even try to jump, allowing Pol Lirola a free header.

19:55 Zaccagni forward

Zaccagni give and go with Immobile, but the return pass is too heavy.

19:54 News from Salernitana

 

19:50 Save on Mazzitelli

Frosinone again, this time Lazio goalkeeper Mandas has to make the save from a Mazzitelli effort outside the box.

19:49 Frosinone chance

Gelli flicks the ball up from the by-line for Cheddira, who can’t keep the header down!

19:45 We have kick-off in Frosinone vs. Lazio!

Frosinone: Turati; Zortea, Okoli, S Romagnoli, Lirola; Brescianini, Barrenechea, Mazzitelli; Soule, Cheddira, Gelli

Lazio: Mandas; Marusic, Casale, A Romagnoli, Pellegrini; Guendouzi, Cataldi, Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni

19:38 Classic

Salernitana announce they are evaluating whether to sack Liverani. Because the other two coaches they sacked really helped.

19:23 Martusciello speaks

 

19:12 Big gloves to fill

 

19:12 Warming up

Lazio fans chanting ‘show some balls’ as the team warms up.

19:05 Provedel is here

Full credit to him, Provedel travelled with the squad and is hobbling his way into the stadium on crutches after spraining his ankle.

18:58 Serie A table

Lecce 28

Udinese 27

Verona 26*

Cagliari 26

Empoli

Frosinone 24*

Sassuolo 23*

Salernitana 14

*game in hand

18:58 Frosinone-Lazio line-ups

Frosinone: Turati; Zortea, Okoli, S Romagnoli, Lirola; Brescianini, Barrenechea, Mazzitelli; Soule, Cheddira, Gelli

Lazio: Mandas; Marusic, Casale, A Romagnoli, Pellegrini; Guendouzi, Cataldi, Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni

18:57 Salernitana 0-1 Lecce

 

18:56 FT: Salernitana 0-1 Lecce

The first Lecce away win of the season comes on new coach Luca Gotti’s debut.

18:54 Salernitana threaten

Cross to the back post, Gomis acrobatically hooks it over his head into the six-yard box, but there’s nobody to meet it.

18:53 Lecce chance

Gonzalez breaks down the right, rolls it across the face of goal, Sansone and a defender come sliding in, neither of them can make strong contact.

18:51 Manolas off target

Salernitana corner, but Manolas can’t keep the header down.

18:49 Lecce sub

Gendrey hobbles off with cramp, replaced by Venuti. Into 6 minutes of stoppages.

18:46 Frosinone vs. Lazio line-ups

 

18:45 Falcone struggle

Falcone almost dropped that Candreva cross, but got hold of it the second time.

18:42 Oof!

Sansone sliding tackle, accidentally gets a shinpad in the face on the way through from Gomis.

18:38 Lazio arrive

 

18:37 Lecce sub

Gonzalez replaces Krstovic.

18:34 Falcone save!

That was another fantastic save from the Lecce goalkeeper, a low Gomis cross was deflected, he had to stick out a trailing hand to palm that away!

18:33 Salernitana chance!

Zanoli through ball for Simy to spring the offside trap, but he hesitates and fires straight at Falcone one-on-one!

18:30 Salernitana sub

Martegani on for Maggiore

18:30 Lecce sub

Sansone on for Gallo

18:28 Candreva danger

Candreva cross turns into a shot, Falcone has to fingertip it out from under the bar.

18:25 Salernitana losing confidence

Or maybe they are just losing intensity. Either way, they are passing it around and making no impact.

Vignato and Zanoli on, Tchaouna and Gyomber off.

18:21 Candreva chance

Manolas cross finds Candreva, but he slips on the turn and scuffs the volley.

18:12 Salernitana subs

Weissman and Coulibaly off, Simy and Gomis on.

18:11 Lecce chance

Free kick into the box, first attempt charged down, then Almqvist fires over.

18:08 Save on Piccoli

Piccoli just goes for goal from every angle, whether he has other options or not. Angled drive straight at the goalkeeper.

18:06 Tchaouna over

Tchaouna header lands on the roof of the net.

18:04 2nd half kicks off: Salernitana 0-1 Lecce

18:02 Lecce sub

Dorgu on, Oudin off

17:47 Half-Time: Salernitana 0-1 Lecce

That has now been changed to a Gyomber own goal, btw.

17:46 Lecce corner

After a Lecce corner is not cleared, Krstovic overhead kick is off target.

17:42 Falcone save!

Huge save from Falcone! Free kick is floated into the box, Maggiore prods it from close range and the Lecce goalkeeper gets a glove to it!

17:40 Salernitana with the initiative

The goal hasn’t changed the mood at all, Salernitana still controlling the game, Lecce even more defending with 10 men behind the ball.

17:34 Salernitana close

Basic free kick over the wall and SKIMS the crossbar, landing on the roof of the net.

17:32 Almqvist again

Again on target, again not that powerful, this time a curler from the edge of the box that is smothered.

17:30 Unwise from Costil

Costil came sprinting outside the box to clear, tripped over his own feet, Coulibaly had to take one for the team to slow down the counter and got booked. Almqvist then has a volley on target, but far too weak to trouble Costil.

17:24 Save on Tchaouna!

That would’ve been a cracking goal! Bradaric cross from the left, Tchaouna volleys it into the ground and Falcone struggles to push it away for a corner.

17:20 Salernitana chance

Bradaric cross finds the Pirola header over the bar.

17:17 Salernitana 0-1 Lecce: Nikola Krstovic!

Not even sure they intended to score that, it was a bit chaotic. Cross from the right by Gendrey, Piccoli anticipates Gyomber at the back post with a sliding attempt, then Krstovic rebound might hit Gyomber on the way through from six yards.

17:15 Piccoli wide

The first Lecce foray forward and Piccoli decides to just boot it from distance.

17:14 It’s all Salernitana

Candreva cross into the box, Falcone parries, then he does the same on the follow-up header from Pirola.

17:13 Ranieri has been around a long time

 

17:10 Salernitana again

Tchaouna low cross from the right this time, Candreva tries a back-heel flick at the near post, parried.

17:08 Salernitana attack

Tchaouna back-heel flick sends Candreva down the right, return pass deflected and then he fires over.

17:07 Looks like 4-4-2

There were a few question marks over how Lecce were set up on Luca Gotti’s debut.

17:00 We have kick-off in Salernitana vs. Lecce!

16:57 Out come the teams

Salernitana: Costil; Gyomber, Manolas, Pirola, Bradaric; Coulibaly, Maggiore, Basic; Candreva; Weissman, Tchaouna

Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Baschirotto, Gallo; Oudin, Ramadani, Blin, Almqvist; Krstovic, Piccoli

16:43 Gotti makes changes

On his debut, Gotti moves to a 4-4-2 formation rather than 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 used by D’Aversa.

16:29 Lecce players

 

16:18 Toro record

 

16:07 Lecce turmoil

The visitors sacked coach Roberto D’Aversa this week after he headbutted Verona striker Thomas Henry, along with a dismal run of nine defeats in the last 12 rounds that saw them drop to one point above the relegation zone. Lameck Banda is suspended, with Mohamed Kaba and Kastriot Dermaku injured. This is the debut for new coach Luca Gotti.

Salernitana are practically doomed already and Grigoris Kastanos sits out a ban with Niccolò Pierozzi, while Boulaye Dia was frozen out after refusing to come off the bench. Surprisingly, Costil is picked in goal ahead of Guillermo Ochoa.

16:02 Salernitana vs. Lecce line-ups

Salernitana: Costil; Gyomber, Manolas, Pirola, Bradaric; Coulibaly, Maggiore, Basic; Candreva; Weissman, Tchaouna

Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Baschirotto, Gallo; Blin, Ramadani, Oudin; Almqvist; Krstovic, Piccoli

16:00 The relegation race

Serie A table

Udinese 27

Verona 26*

Cagliari 26

Lecce 25*

Empoli

Frosinone 24*

Sassuolo 23*

Salernitana 14*

*game in hand

15:58 Salernitana arrive

 

15:57 Monza 1-0 Cagliari

 

15:56 FT: Monza 1-0 Cagliari

The Daniel Maldini free kick was decisive.

15:55 Cagliari pushing

Deep into stoppages, series of crosses, Monza trying to clear in any way possible.

15:54 Udinese 0-2 Torino

 

15:52 FT: Udinese 0-2 Torino

Oof, those are some very loud jeers from the home fans…

15:51 Udinese waste

Success surges forward only to fire off target.

15:49 Problem for Monza here

Izzo has cramp and there are no more substitutions left.

15:46 Monza waste

Monza on the attack, but Gagliardini finish is straight at Wieteska. Free kick then given against Nandez, who does not agree with that decision.

15:46 Udinese opportunity

Corner comes to Ebosele, who blasts it not too far over the bar.

15:43 Monza attack

Colombo springs the offside trap, but then makes a total mess of the lob…

15:38 Thauvin chance

Thauvin surges forward for Udinese and drills just wide of the near post.

15:33 Udinese a strange team

It’s so odd that Udinese can get these shock wins over Milan, Juventus, Lazio and then lose all the others.

15:28 Save on Duvan Zapata

Torino threatening a third in Udine, Okoye has to keep the scoreline down.

15:27 Cagliari goal disallowed!

It was a spectacular finish from Lapadula, clearance on a corner didn’t get far, put back in and his acrobatic volley on the turn went into the roof of the net. But he was offside.

15:23 Cagliari chance

Deiola on the volley from the edge of the area, deflection takes it inches wide!

15:21 Cagliari chance!

What a defensive intervention that is from Andrea Carboni! It had to be, because Oristanio was sliding in to meet the Augello cross at the back post!

15:20 Torino sub

After Rodriguez blocks off the good Thauvin run to the by-line, Lovato makes his return from injury, replacing Vojvoda.

15:16 Daniel Maldini goal

 

15:14 Toro free kick

Gineitis into the wall. Udinese then make chances, Ebosele and Zemura on, Ehizibue and Kamara off. Curious, Ehizibue was a substitute for injured Payero…

15:13 Udinese struggling

Walace error sparks another Toro counter from Vlasic, brought down by Giannetti, who is booked.

15:11 Monza pushing

Dany Mota Carvalho and then Colpani flash efforts across the face of goal, but cannot find the target.

15:09 Udinese 0-2 Torino: Nikola Vlasic!

Pereyra robbed by Gineitis in the final third, Duvan Zapata finds Vlasic inside the area, he cuts back inside a defender and drills into the far bottom corner!

15:07 Monza appeals

Pull-back from the right, clearance possibly onto the arm of a teammate, but there was not much he could’ve done if that was on his hand.

15:05 2nd half kicks off: Monza 1-0 Cagliari

Prati and Oristanio on, Makoumbou and Jankto off.

15:01 2nd half kicks off: Udinese 0-1 Torino

15:00 Udinese sub

Kristensen replaces Joao Ferreira. Payero had already gone off injured.

14:59 Incredible Maldini stat

Daniel’s father Paolo also scored against a Cagliari side with Claudio Ranieri as the coach in February 1991 for Milan.

14:57 That Maldini goal

 

14:57 Coming up

 

14:47 Half-Time: Monza 1-0 Cagliari

Wonderful Daniel Maldini free kick the difference so far.

14:47 Half-Time: Udinese 0-1 Torino

Loud jeers from the home fans.

14:46 Monza wide

Cross finds Dany Mota Carvalho at the back post, but he nods it wide!

14:45 Torino chance

Save on Okereke! Pull back from the left, Okereke strike parried by the goalkeeper.

14:42 Monza 1-0 Cagliari: Daniel Maldini!

That is an exceptional free kick! And utterly impossible to save, because it bounced in off the underside of the crossbar, then over the line!

14:38 Udinese again

First attempt charged down, then cross finds Lucca at the back post, who for some reason decides to attempt an overhead kick.

14:36 Udinese have woken up

It’s about time, series of corners now, shots charged down.

14:36 Cagliari wide

Dossena header well off target from a corner.

14:32 Cagliari close

Lapadula surprises with a low free kick under the wall, it SKIMS the upright!

14:31 Udinese sub

Another injury problem. Ehizibue comes on for Payero.

14:30 Cagliari push

Izzo booked for taking down Shomurodov just outside the penalty area. Good spot for a free kick.

14:29 Duvan Zapata goal

 

14:29 Torino chance!

Okereke comfortably out-sprints the defender onto a through ball, angled drive fingertipped inches round the post!

14:27 Monza threaten

Colpani ball floated over the top for Birindelli, Scuffet had to be quick off his line to anticipate.

14:25 Udinese chance

They finally made it into the other half of the pitch and almost equalised, Hassane Kamara angled drive skimmed the far post!

14:24 Monza ineffective

When you have a unit like Milan Djuric in the box, taking a short corner seems like self-sabotage.

14:20 More Toro chances

Duvan Zapata strike charged down by Bijol.

14:18 Duvan Zapata

 

14:17 Well…

Not a hand at all, because Birindelli charged that down with somewhere far more delicate.

14:17 Monza handball appeals

If it was a hand, it was charged down from point-blank range.

14:10 Udinese 0-1 Torino: Duvan Zapata!

Moments ago, Vlasic thumped the woodwork for Torino. The pressure paid off with a very strange looping Duvan Zapata header backwards into the far top corner! The cross was from Mergim Vojvoda.

14:07 Aggressive Torino start

First Duvan Zapata, then Okereke have shots deflected wide.

14:04 Maldini off target

Monza curler from Maldini is off target, perhaps with a deflection that was not spotted.

14:00 We have kick-off!

13:05 Udinese vs. Torino line-ups

Udinese: Okoye; Joao Ferreira, Bijol, Giannetti; Pereyra, Lovric, Walace, Payero, Kamara; Thauvin; Lucca

Torino: Milinkovic-Savic; Masina, Buongiorno, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ricci, Gineitis, Vojvoda; Vlasic; Duvan Zapata, Okereke

12:58 Monza vs. Cagliari line-ups

Monza: Di Gregorio; Birindelli, Pablo Mari, Izzo, A Carboni; Pessina, Bondo; Colpani, Maldini, Mota Carvalho; Djuric

Cagliari: Scuffet; Zappa, Wieteska, Dossena, Augello; Makoumbou, Deiola, Nandez, Jankto; Shomurodov, Lapadula

Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s four Serie A games, Monza-Cagliari, Udinese-Torino, Salernitana-Lecce under new management and Lazio after Maurizio Sarri’s resignation away to Frosinone.

Week 29 started last night with Empoli 0-1 Bologna.

We begin at 14.00 GMT with two fixtures, as Cagliari try to break away from the drop zone by visiting on-form Monza and Torino take on Udinese.

At 17.00 GMT, rock bottom Salernitana host a Lecce side making their debut under new coach Luca Gotti after Roberto D’Aversa was sacked.

At 19.45 GMT, Lazio have Giovanni Martusciello as caretaker until Igor Tudor can start work next week, with a tricky trip to a Frosinone side who dropped into the bottom three.

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