- Ciro Immobile 3', 55' (pen.)
- Marco Parolo 22'
3
Group Stage
Finished
- Artem Dzyuba 25'
1
LAZ
ZNTKO
GoalLAZ - Ciro Immobile3'- GoalLAZ - Marco Parolo22'
- GoalZNT - Artem Dzyuba25'
Substitution
3 - Douglas Santos
19 - Aleksey Sutormin37'
Yellow cardZNT - Wilmar Barrios38'
HT
- Yellow cardZNT - Dejan Lovren48'
- GoalLAZ - Ciro Immobile55'
- Substitution5 - Wilmar Barrios11 - Sebastián DriussiSubstitution17 - Andrey Mostovoy38 - Leon Musaev59'
- Substitution4 - Patric3 - Luiz FelipeSubstitution16 - Marco Parolo92 - Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro60'
- Substitution6 - Lucas Leiva32 - Danilo CataldiSubstitution29 - Manuel Lazzari96 - Mohamed Fares68'
- Substitution18 - Yuri Zhirkov7 - Sardar Azmoun73'
- Substitution21 - Aleksandr Erokhin92 - Daniil Shamkin74'
Yellow cardZNT - Yaroslav Rakitskiy76'- Substitution17 - Ciro Immobile94 - Vedat Muriqi81'
- Yellow cardLAZ - Francesco Acerbi89'
FT
Lazio
Match stats
Zenit St Petersburg
48%
Possession
52%
12
Shots
13
7
Shots (On goal)
5
6
Corners
2
4
Saves
4
7
Fouls
13
Line-ups
25
Pepe Reina
4
Patric
14
Wesley Hoedt
33
Francesco Acerbi
16
Marco Parolo
6
Lucas Leiva
10
Luis Alberto
29
Manuel Lazzari
77
Adam Marusic
17
Ciro Immobile
2x
11
Joaquín Correa
3-5-2
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
6
Dejan Lovren
44
Yaroslav Rakitskiy
18
Yuri Zhirkov
21
Aleksandr Erokhin
5
Wilmar Barrios
3
Douglas Santos
14
Daler Kuzyaev
17
Andrey Mostovoy
8
Malcom
22
Artem Dzyuba
3-5-1-1
Team stats
Lazio
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Forwards | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 81' 3', 55' | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Midfielders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 68' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 60' 22' | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 60' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60'(Patric) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60'(Marco Parolo) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 68'(Manuel Lazzari) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68'(Lucas Leiva) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81'(Ciro Immobile) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nicolò Armini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alessio Furlanetto | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Zenit St Petersburg
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Forwards | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25' | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Midfielders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 74' | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Andrey Mostovoy 59' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 37' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defenders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 73' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aleksey Sutormin 37'(Douglas Santos) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Leon Musaev 59'(Andrey Mostovoy) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59'(Wilmar Barrios) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 73'(Yuri Zhirkov) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daniil Shamkin 74'(Aleksandr Erokhin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danila Prokhin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Team Ranks
Lazio
Match stats
Zenit St Petersburg
48%
Possession
52%
12
Shots
13
7
Shots (On goal)
5
6
Corners
2
4
Saves
4
7
Fouls
13
Match stream
- 90'+3'Both sides get back to domestic matters this weekend then, as Zenit head to Arsenal Tula and Lazio welcome Udinese. Until then however, thank you for joining us - and have a great week!
- 90'+3'It's hard to know what the future might hold, but for Sergei Semak, it may not be at his current home. He was reportedly under pressure for a win almost three weeks ago, when his side surrendered an early lead for a point - and a defeat in such a manner here is unlikely to smooth those worries anymore.
- 90'+3'Simone Inzaghi though will be over the moon. His side are not quite home and dry - Club Brugge trail them by four points with two games to go - but they will feel confident in their position now. It's been 20 years since they were last in the knockout stages of this competition; they might be about to write some history.
- 90'+3'A Ciro Immobile brace, complete with second-half penalty, has proven to be the crucial difference in Rome as Lazio pick up their second win of the Champions League campaign in Group F - and condemn Zenit to a top-tier European exit. The Russian outfit couldn't find the response they wanted despite a better ball share after the break - and were made to pay the price with a spot-kick for their failures to mount a feasible defence against the hard runs of the Serie A strike force. It will be the hosts who march on - at full-time, it has finished Lazio 3-1 Zenit.
- 90'+3'FULL-TIME: LAZIO 3-1 ZENIT
- 90'+2'Lovren deflects a cutback out for a corner and Zenit muscle the set-piece away. Even in these late stages, two goals to the good, Lazio want more - every strike counts at this stage of the competition.
- 90'We're in for three added minutes here before the final whistle.
- 89'Acerbi picks up a late booking for a lazy foul down on the wing now.
- 87'Driussi! The substitute almost finds what would surely be a consolation score at this point for the visitors, tucking a low effort in after a neat one-two that Reina just about seizes on.
- 85'Zenit have remarkably pressed ahead in terms of possession in this game, 54 to 46 per cent. But they just haven't been able to muster a moment of magic with it this half.
- 83'Erling Haaland has found a second for Dortmund, to take them 3-0 up against Club Brugge. The knockout stages of the Champions League will surely have to wait for another year for Zenit now.
- 81'Lazio make their latest change now as Immobile makes way for Muriqi.
- 78'The last person this scoreline today does any favours for is Kerzhakov at the back, but the Zenit keeper has made some fabulous saves here and there. He's been beaten by two impressive efforts and a penalty - he doesn't strictly deserve to have seen three go past him.
- 76'Akpa Akpro is downed by Rakitskiy now and the Zenit man is flashed a yellow card, to his disgruntlement.
- 74'Erokhin meanwhile makes way for Shamkin for the visitors.
- 73'Zenit now inject more fresh blood in the hopes of an unlikely result, with Azmoun replacing Zhirkov.
- 71'This could spell some unwanted trouble for Lazio however now. Acerbi goes up for a cross and comes down clutching his shoulder with a clear grimace. He seems good to continue, but it didn't look the softest of landings as he came down.
- 68'Fares meanwhile is also introduced by the hosts in place of Lazzari.
- 68'Lazio make some more changes now as Leiva gives way to Cataldi.
- 67'Down the other end, Malcolm now has a chance to drill an effort towards goal for the visitors as they continue to hunt for another response, but Reina has it well covered. Time is against Zenit in their pursuits now.
- 66'Once more, Lazio find joy on the left flank and win a corner. Kerzhakov rises superbly in the box for a clean take however, to save further blushes for Zenit.
- 62'Zenit last played in Italy in 2012, against Milan in this competition. On that occasion, they emerged 1-0 victors; their only win in the country in the history of their European exploits.
- 62'Correa! The striker has been pushing all game for Lazio and just loops a header over the crossbar from six yards out now, after the hosts find easy metres down that left wing again.
- 60'The hosts also replace captain Parolo with Akpa Akpro for the final half-hour.
- 60'That pair of Zenit changes has prompted Lazio to also refresh their side now too, with Luiz Felipe on for Patric.
- 59'The visitors make their third change too, as Mostovoy makes way for Musaev.
- 59'Indeed, Zenit introduce their second new face of the game in Driussi, who replaces Barrios.
- 57'That goal certainly means that Sergei Semak has to do something to keep his side in the fight here. On the touchline, most of his bench looks to be stripped, with several surely set to join the game soon.
- 55'GOAL! CIRO IMMOBILE FIRES HOME FROM THE SPOT! 3-1! That could well be the game for the hosts - and could just be the goal that sends Zenit back to Russia facing the Europa League or nothing. The striker strokes a lovely effort to the left; Kerzhakov goes the right way but can't get a touch on it to deflect it away. The Serie A side are back in control.
- 54'Penalty to Lazio! The hosts craft a fast, free-flowing move - down the right flank this time - and cut Zenit wide open at the back. Players race back in, and it is Barrios who taps at the ankles of Immobile to concede the foul. The referee points straight to the spot; he's in no doubt about his choice.
- 53'Lovren steps up to take it - and whips it over the bar, by some distance. That's closer to the stands than it is the goal by some distance.
- 52'Here's a promising chance for Zenit now - Malcolm draws the foul a handful of yards outside of the Lazio box and a free-kick opportunity presents itself. It's well within the distance of several players.
- 50'Neither side has made a change at the break, which isn't too surprising with all things considered. Lazio have been the better side and have no reason to make a swap - and that injury-mandated change for Zenit means they are already playing with a reduced deck as such.
- 48'It's an early booking for Lovren however, as Correa once again threatens to make a mockery of the Zenit defence with a run. The ex-Liverpool man looks to have made minimal contact on the whole, and he's not happy about the decision.
- 45'+1'The task at hand has got bigger for Zenit too - Dortmund are 2-0 up at half-time, with Jadon Sancho having found a second for the hosts against Club Brugge. They need to win here to keep their hopes alive.
- 47'Erokhin has the first chance of the half, sending a loose header arcing well over the crossbar. Zenit look already more alive at the restart here than they did at the start an hour ago.
- 45'+1'Three goals and one major injury - you'd be hard-pressed to say it's been a quiet first half in Rome, which Lazio lead thanks to an assured performance from Joaquin Correa. The attacker may not be on the scoresheet, but he had a firm hand in Ciro Immobile's early opener and Marco Parolo's follow-up finish - and while Artem Dzyuba has hauled the visitors back into this contest, momentum remains with the hosts. At half-time, it's Lazio 2-1 Zenit.
- 46'We're back underway for the second half in Rome. Can Zenit push on and complete a remarkable, campaign-saving comeback as things stand? Or will Lazio further assert themselves and run riot?
- 45'+1'HALF-TIME: LAZIO 2-1 ZENIT
- 45'+1'Lazzari! That would have been a screamer - but as it is, it is a corker of a stop from Kerzhakov with an acrobatic leap to deny the midfielder, as he races onto another Correa ball from a left-flank break and launches it towards goal. That will be the last act of this first half.
- 45'Just the one added minute incoming before we head to the break.
- 43'Sutormin has some work to do in the middle for Zenit now. Santos had been playing a keen part in the buildup of their foundations over the last 10 minutes before he headed off.
- 41'Parolo! Oh, the Lazio goalscorer should have left that one. It's Correa again who makes the neat run, weaving between defenders inside the box before squaring a ball out towards Immobile out at the far post. But instead, the captain crashes onto it at the near post instead and turns it the wrong side of the woodwork. A wasted chance there.
- 38'On the back of the first change of the game, the first booking arrives for Zenit now too as Barrios cuts down Correa cheaply on the break. The Lazio man has proved hard to touch so far.
- 37'The visitors make their first change of the game now then, as Sutormin strides on for the injured Santos.
- 36'Indeed, Santos is off the pitch and straight over to the sidelines, leaning on two medics as he goes. Zenit don't have a change ready right now - they're going to have to play a man down for the next few minutes.
- 34'Here's a concern for Zenit: Douglas Santos is down on the turf and looks to be in great pain. The Russian outfit would appreciate not losing such a key pillar of their midfield at this stage if possible but he doesn't seem too sharp.
- 32'Possession has tightened up in this game now, with Lazio controlling just over 50 per cent of the ball. It's a good indicator of how Zenit have managed to recover their footing in midfield since that strike.
- 30'If Zenit ever needed any extra impetus to find another goal in response here, it's that Borussia Dortmund are leading elsewhere in Group F, with Erling Haaland having given them the lead over Club Brugge. Victory for the Bundesliga club and defeat here spells the end of their knockout hopes.
- 28'Zenit have their tails back up now and are seeking an equaliser, but despite some smart pressing play, fall foul of a blistering Lazio counter that takes the game from one end to the other. Alberto beats the last man and only has the keeper to slip around - but Kerzhakov denies him again, managing to sweep the ball out from under his feet without conceding the foul.
- 27'It's absolutely raining goals in Rome right now, isn't it? Three inside the first half-hour. If this keeps up, we're in for an all-time classic.
- 25'GOAL! ARTEM DZYUBA PULLS ONE BACK FOR ZENIT! 2-1! Out of what feels like nowhere, the visitors have a response! The break is neat down the wing and it is Rakitskiy who lofts the ball into the striker, who turns on a dime and fires a low effort past Reina at the left post from the edge of the box. That is an emphatic comeback for the Russian outfit!
- 25'Rakitskiy seemed to ghost around two defenders there. That feels like an almighty switch-off from Lazio, but to be truthful, they haven't been seriously tested in this match. They'll be less than impressed with that one. Game firmly back on.
- 23'The game is barely a quarter old and Zenit are two goals down, This might be a long match for them.
- 22'Correa shaped at least twice to have a go himself there, and you could argue that it was ambitious to play it back to his skipper. But the finish is a slice of absolute fried gold. Lovely stuff from the hosts.
- 22'GOAL! MARCO PAROLO WITH AN ABSOLUTE THUNDERBOLT FOR LAZIO! 2-0! It's Correa who makes the dizzying run down that left edge again, cutting a more central path and holding up the defence - but it is his captain who takes the backpass and hammers a low finish into the bottom-left corner from distance, snaking between two defenders on its way. Lazio are well in control now!
- 21'That front-foot approach from Lazio, who clearly hold the upper hand in terms of the high press too, is boding well for possession, with almost two-thirds of the ball theirs so far.
- 19'Alberto! The Lazio man tries his luck from around 25 yards out and forces the save from Kerzhakov with his low-hanging effort, directed towards the bottom-right corner. It's a good stop.
- 17'Correa almost draws the foul from Barrios with a neat little run towards Zenit's six-yard box, and it is the attacker's ability to stand his ground that arguably denies his side a potential penalty. Kerzhakov snaffles the now-loose ball.
- 15'The visitors are making the occasional inroads through the middle so far, and force Lazio to play it all the way back to Pepe Reina - but the forward trajectory feels all with the hosts right now. They are favouring that left wide flank in particular today.
- 13'Acerbi, playing deep and forward down the left wing, wins a corner off Barrios now and the first defender nudges the set-piece straight back out for a second. Zenit are more robust with their efforts to disperse the danger this time around and do so for the moment.
- 11'Lazio have avoided defeat in their opening three Champions League games for the first time since 1999, when they subsequently went on to top their group. They would eventually lose to Valencia in the quarter-finals that time around.
- 9'Parolo rises up to meet a well-hung cross and sees his header take a deflection off Lovren, spearing out for a corner. Lazio choose to play it short and Zenit are able to hound it back far enough that the ultimate delivery is a soft, easy clearance.
- 7'Much of the early trajectory of this match will hinge on which side is able to impose their gameplan fastest. Zenit are already at an obvious disadvantage in this regard, but if they don't let themselves be distracted by the scoreboard, they can still keep this one close.
- 5'Well, Lazio have certainly not wasted any time, have they? Barely 180 seconds into this match and they've speared Zenit with expert marksmanship. There's a long way to go, but it is definitely not the early result the visitors will have hoped for.
- 3'Zenit's defence let Lazio make an early incursion there and they have paid the price dearly. Leiva could have arguably had a crack from distance himself, but it is fine vision to play his striker in for the finish instead.
- 3'GOAL! CIRO IMMOBILE STROKES LAZIO IN FRONT! 1-0! It's the best start Simone Inzaghi could ask for! His returning striker is fed a lovely short ball around the edge of the Zenit box and, despite three defenders closing in on him, finds the space to lob a shot into the top-left corner past a gobsmacked Kerzhakov. Superb stuff from the hosts!
- 1'We are underway in this Champions League clash between Lazio and Zenit in Group F!
- -The teams are emerging at Stadio Olimpico for the Champions League anthem.
- -Zenit also today become the first Russian side to visit Lazio in a competitive match this century, with the last team making their way to this part of the world in the 1998-99 Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, when a goalless draw ensured the Italian side went on to the final on the away goal rule.
- -Lazio of course will be putting a sterling record against their opposition on the line again today; they've never lost a game in a UEFA competition to a side hailing from Russia, though they have drawn on several occasions.
- -Subs: Sebastian Driussi, Aleksei Sutormin, Aleksandr Vasyutin, Danila Prokhin, Daniil Shamkin, Andrey Lunyov, Sardar Azmoun, Leon Musayev.
- -ZENIT (3-5-2): Mikhail Kerzhakov; Dejan Lovren, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Yuri Zhirkov; Malcolm, Daler Kuzyayev, Wílmar Barrios, Douglas Santos, Andrei Mostovoy; Artem Dzyuba, Aleksandr Yerokhin.
- -Subs: Thomas Strakosha, Luiz Felipe, Andreas Pereira, Djavan Anderson, Nicolo Armini, Felipe Caicedo, Stefan Radu, Danilo Cataldi, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Alessio Furlanetto, Mohamed Fares, Vedat Muriqi.
- -LAZIO (3-5-2): Pepe Reina; Patric, Wesley Hoedt, Francesco Acerbi; Manuel Lazzari, Marco Parolo, Lucas Leiva, Luis Alberto, Adam Marusic; Joaquin Correa, Ciro Immobile.
- -Both sides have made a few changes to the teams that faced each other at the start of the month, but the most eye-catching swap is surely that of Ciro Immobile's return for Lazio. Zenit may have their work cut out accordingly; former Liverpool man Dejan Lovren skippers the visitors from the centre of their defence, where he will be tasked with preventing catastrophe.
- -Zenit know that any result but a win is catastrophic for their hopes of the last-16. Though their chances do not entirely hinge on this game - two further wins would leave them with the slimmest of shots - they'd be relying on Club Brugge to beat Borussia Dortmund in Germany tonight to remain in the hunt. Victory for Lucien Favre's side at home ends the hunt for Semak.
- -But just under three weeks ago in Russia, it was the hosts who held the lead for the majority of the game, denied victory only thanks to a late Felipe Caicedo effort as Lazio stubbornly refused to surrender their unbeaten status within Group F. Victory for Inzaghi here would put his side seven points clear of their rivals with two games to play.
- -It's only been 20 days since Simone Inzaghi and Sergei Semak last squared off, before the November international break, and now they return to face each other in what could be a make-or-break tie for the former's career. Fail to secure European passage and the 44-year-old could be out on his ear, following perceived under-performance at home and abroad.
- -Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, as Serie A hosts Lazio look to put one foot in the knockout rounds and potentially condemn Russian Premier League holders Zenit to a European exit at Stadio Olimpico.
- 89'Yellow card33 - Francesco AcerbiAcerbi picks up a late booking for a lazy foul down on the wing now.
- 81'
Substitution - In94 - Vedat MuriqiSubstitution - Out17 - Ciro ImmobileLazio make their latest change now as Immobile makes way for Muriqi. - 76'Yellow card44 - Yaroslav RakitskiyAkpa Akpro is downed by Rakitskiy now and the Zenit man is flashed a yellow card, to his disgruntlement.
- 74'Substitution - In92 - Daniil ShamkinSubstitution - Out21 - Aleksandr ErokhinErokhin meanwhile makes way for Shamkin for the visitors.
- 73'Substitution - In7 - Sardar AzmounSubstitution - Out18 - Yuri ZhirkovZenit now inject more fresh blood in the hopes of an unlikely result, with Azmoun replacing Zhirkov.
- 68'Substitution - In96 - Mohamed FaresSubstitution - Out29 - Manuel LazzariFares meanwhile is also introduced by the hosts in place of Lazzari.
- 68'Substitution - In32 - Danilo CataldiSubstitution - Out6 - Lucas LeivaLazio make some more changes now as Leiva gives way to Cataldi.
- 60'Substitution - In92 - Jean-Daniel Akpa AkproSubstitution - Out16 - Marco ParoloThe hosts also replace captain Parolo with Akpa Akpro for the final half-hour.
- 60'Substitution - In3 - Luiz FelipeSubstitution - Out4 - PatricThat pair of Zenit changes has prompted Lazio to also refresh their side now too, with Luiz Felipe on for Patric.
- 59'Substitution - In38 - Leon MusaevSubstitution - Out17 - Andrey MostovoyThe visitors make their third change too, as Mostovoy makes way for Musaev.
- 59'Substitution - In11 - Sebastián DriussiSubstitution - Out5 - Wilmar BarriosIndeed, Zenit introduce their second new face of the game in Driussi, who replaces Barrios.
- 55'Goal17 - Ciro ImmobileGoal! Lazio 3, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 48'Yellow card6 - Dejan LovrenIt's an early booking for Lovren however, as Correa once again threatens to make a mockery of the Zenit defence with a run. The ex-Liverpool man looks to have made minimal contact on the whole, and he's not happy about the decision.
- 38'Yellow card5 - Wilmar BarriosOn the back of the first change of the game, the first booking arrives for Zenit now too as Barrios cuts down Correa cheaply on the break. The Lazio man has proved hard to touch so far.
- 37'Substitution - In19 - Aleksey SutorminSubstitution - Out3 - Douglas SantosThe visitors make their first change of the game now then, as Sutormin strides on for the injured Santos.
- 25'Goal22 - Artem DzyubaGoal! Lazio 2, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 22'Goal16 - Marco ParoloGoal! Lazio 2, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Marco Parolo (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 3'Goal17 - Ciro ImmobileGoal! Lazio 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Leiva.
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