Viktoria Plzen-Lazio 1-2: White and blue madness, Isaksen wins with a team of nine

Pilsen 6 May 2025 - For Lazio the away match against Viktoria Plzen it was just a night of ordinary madness. On with the network of Romagnoli, the match seemed to be going downhill, then the equaliser Durosinmi and the two expulsions of rovella e Leg seemed to be a prelude to a very difficult end to the race. Lots of suffering, but in the end the winning streak was still with the boys of Baroni: Isaac in the last second he scores the 1-2 and gives the Capitoline team a goal in hand while waiting for the return match at the Stadio Olimpico.

First half

Koubek not surprising in his choices, within the best possible version of this Viktoria Plzen. There is between the posts Jedlicka, defended by the three-man line composed of Dweh, Marković e Jemelka. In the median cerv e Kalvash They will mainly have interdiction tasks in front of the defence, with Meme e Cadu on the bands. On attack Sulc he is the attacking midfielder behind Otter e Durosinmi. For the Lazio instead of owner Provedel, European debut for him, Maurice e Nuno Tavares the full-backs alongside Leg e RomagnoliThe two midfielders are still rovella e Guendouzi, Day in the center of the three-quarter line with Isaac e Pedro on the bands and noslin in the role of first striker.

La Lazio arrives in the Czech Republic with the weight of the leader of this edition on his shoulders Europa League, the team to beat and feared by everyone. On the other hand, the red and blues of the Czech Republic are not new to matches against Italian teams and want to spoil the party Baroni and his boys. And the match immediately reveals all its difficulties. The Biancocelesti try to manage, but in the 10th minute, at the first attack of the home team, they risk conceding a goal. On the developments of a corner, the second ball placed in the penalty area finds Sulc, the man to watch among the Czechs. Control and right-footed shot that goes over Provedel, with the goal initially validated. The action is however marred by a missed header by a player of the Viktoria Plzen, which throws the Lazio defence out of time. After the review, the goal is disallowed Rumsas, keeping the score at 0-0. 

A big scare in the Lazio team, which however seems to almost wake up the Biancocelesti, provoking an immediate reaction from the Capitoline team. On the developments of a corner kick taken by Pedro, excellent noslin to take away time from the defense, deflecting with the back of the head towards the second post. On the weak side, it appears Romagnoli, who headed the ball into the net from a very short distance. From the fear of being behind, at 0-1, the match was unlocked in Pilsen after just 18 minutes and in front was Lazio.

The goal scored restores calm to the guests, who gradually begin to gain dominance on the pitch. In search of a reaction, the Czech rossoblù expose themselves and then the biancocelesti, always lethal in open play, can take advantage of it. At 28' it is Day to test the gloves of Jedlicka, but the goalkeeper is good at blocking on the ground. Three minutes later, Isaksen wastes a gigantic opportunity for the Biancocelesti. The Dane intercepts a back pass, but fails to shoot on goal, because he is still very good at coming back between the posts Jedlicka to uproot the ball from the feet of the Capitoline winger. 

However, it is still the Capitoline players who put pressure on their rivals even at the end of the half. A perfect restart by the boys of Baroni he manages to clear the field very well for noslin, who from the centre left tries to fly towards the goal to shoot, but his attempt is blocked by the Dweh in great defensive return. More pressure from the Biancocelesti, but few results in terms of attack. The other side of the coin is that they risk little or nothing at the back. At the end of the first half the result is therefore 0-1 in favor of Lazio. 

Second half

No changes at half-time, the two teams resume the match with the same protagonists of the first half of the game. The Capitoline team still attack in search of a second goal, but on the developments of a free kick the Czechs surprisingly equalize. Cross to the second post by Kalvash to fish the movement of Durosinmi, which is kept in play by Nuno tavares and all alone he scores the equaliser in the 53rd minute. Lazio a little distracted at the start of the half suffers the 1-1 of Viktoria Plzen. Definitely dissatisfied Baroni, immediately makes a change: out right away Nuno tavares, enters in his place Lazzari. The script of this second half does not change, on the contrary Durosinmi he almost gets a lethal one-two, this time his attempt is blocked Provedel to keep good guard.

Second half of great difficulty for the Biancocelesti, who are unable to escape from the pressure of the Czechs. He is cautioned Kavach for a foul against rovella, but it is one of the few opportunities to take a breather for the Lazio, often forced to defend itself in its final meters. Baroni then try with further changes to look for a shock. They come out noslin e Pedro, they enter Tchaouna e Vecino, the latter booked for elbowing an opponent a few seconds after entering the field.

The Capitoline team tries to regain confidence on the pitch with dribbling, shaking off a difficult moment, where the home team is pushing hard. On the pressure of the Viktoria Plzen pays the costs Guendouzi, who receives a harsh intervention from Cadu, the rossoblù winger was cautioned on the occasion. However, the spirits on the pitch are very tense, with several pushes also breaking out on the pitch. cerv he is cautioned for his reaction to the foul of rovella, the white and blue player initially also receives a yellow card, but after a VAR review, the kick to the player's face is converted into a red card. Lazio with ten men for the last quarter of an hour of the match.

Il Viktoria He now believes he can win the first leg and pours forward. Koubek from the bench he gives support to his players. He enters Panos for cerv, while the corner kicks for the Czechs continue to pile up. Baroni takes cover with the entry of Patric for Day, adding a defender for the suffering of this final in numerical inferiority. The Spanish centre-back is immediately cautioned after his entry, while the hosts also welcome the entries of Kopic e Bring for Meme and the scorer of the goal DusoinmiIt is a real siege that the Biancocelesti must have experienced at the end of the second half.

Absolute suffering from the Biancocelesti. During the six minutes of recovery he is also sent off Leg for a bad foul against Cadu: it seems like the prelude to a surprise defeat. Provedel he surpasses himself on more than one occasion, also creating a hint of desperation among the players of the Viktoria Plzen. The draw seems to be the best possible news for the Lazio, but Isaac does not agree with this result at all. On the last ball of the match Guendouzi attacks very well on the right: ball into the area for the Dane, who turns it with his left foot to the far post, creating the most unexpected advantage for the Capitoline team. With time almost up, the Lazio he regains the lead, Viktoria Plzen beaten in Czech Republic for 1-2, the scratch of Isaac on the last ball to decide the match.