Frosinone-Lazio 2-3: Castellanos overturns the Ciociari and brings the Biancocelesti back to success

Frosinone 16 March 2024 - Il taty castellanos he comes off the bench, puts Lazio on his shoulders and gives them three points. At Benito Stirpe the Capitolines surpass the Frosinone by 2-3, thanks to a brace from the Argentinian former Girona player, interrupting the streak of three consecutive knockouts in the championship. TO By Francesco the heart and courage of his boys are not enough and they suffer a defeat which leaves them in the red zone -1 from temporary safety. For the Lazio in goal too Weather in Zaccagni, while among the yellow and blue ranks, the momentary advantage is signed by Lirolawhile it is Cheddar to score the goal that closes the match.

First half

Turati wins the ballot with Cerofoli and it is he who defends the posts of the Frosinone. In attack instead Cheddar is preferred to Kaio Jorge, while he is not there Seck, in its place it is Gelli to complete the trident together with Soulé. In Lazio è mandas to replace Provedel in goal, while he returns to the starting line-up Casale alongside Romagnoli within Pellegrini e Marusic on the exteriors. Guendouzi e Cataldi accompany in the median Luis Alberto, while the trident is the typical one of the Biancocelesti with Felipe Anderson, Property e Weather in Zaccagni. 

The home team starts off strong, driven by the great response from the public for this regional derby. Already in the fifth minute, in fact, the Frusinati became dangerous on the side of the Greek goalkeeper Lazio. Gelli breaks left and crosses well into the penalty area for the cut to the near post Cheddar. The Moroccan attacker's attempt, however, was imprecise and ended high over the crossbar. The boys of By Francesco they impacted the match well, facing one Lazio evidently shaken by the events that occurred this week at the technical staff level. 

The yellow and blue team keeps a high pace and always arrives first on all loose balls, managing to break through the Lazio rearguard already in the 13th minute of the game. Long and reasoned action, born from a splendid choral dribble from their own half of the pitch up to the last twenty metres. This is isolating Good luck on the left, who crosses very well to the far post, where he arrives running Lirola, who heads the ball past the far post, spearing an innocent player mandas. Frosinone ahead before the quarter of an hour of play, jubilation in the stands for the home team's 1-0 lead. The Spaniard celebrates the 100th goal for the yellow and blue club in Serie A, rightfully entering the history of the club.

The team of By Francesco however she is not satisfied and has no intention of taking her foot off the accelerator. Still Lirola to go wide on the right, very good at leaving two defenders in place and crossing into the heart of the area, but the shot from Cheddar on his companion's trailer he ends up sky high. Second consecutive error by the Moroccan, who had attempted an overhead kick a few minutes earlier, which however also ended outside the target. It shows up there Lazio in the 26th minute, with Immobile trying to give a glimmer of hope to the Biancoceleste team in a state of confusion. In fact, the Lazio captain receives from in the area Felipe Anderson and tries to hit hard at the near post, but the attempt is imprecise and does not find the target of the goal defended by Turati.

In the 34th minute the first yellow card of the match also arrived for La Lazio: he is warned Pellegrini for stopping Brescianini's restart. On this occasion, the Biancoceleste full-back also remained on the ground due to an ankle problem, for which he required medical support. It seems like the perfect summary of the team's bad moment, but instead in the 38th minute, that is, three minutes later, the equalizer arrives surprisingly. Guendouzi from the right he puts a precise cross into the area, which crosses the cut perfectly Weather in Zaccagni, who opens the left-footed shot and touches it on goal and passes it Turati. Unexpected draw for the Lazio, who celebrates the 1-1 by punishing the Frosinone rearguard for the first inattention.

The last minutes of the first half are fun, because the goal restored confidence and inspiration to the team's talents Lazio. In the 43rd minute the combination between Luis Alberto and Immobile was a bit lucky in the rebound into the area and led the Lazio captain to finish well diagonally from a tight angle. Be careful on this occasion Turati to clear the ball in splits. In recovery, however, he tries again Lirola, the most inspired of his. The Spaniard receives the touch perfectly in the area Soulé and tries to kick hard towards Mandas' goal, but the ball misses the target. It is the last great action of the first half, which ends with the result 1-1 after 3 minutes of added time. 

Second half

Only one novelty in the interval, with the entry of Lazzari in place of Pellegrini, who was unable to recover after the ankle problem suffered at the end of the half. He immediately bounces back with a very high pace in the second half of the game. In the first minute, in fact, there was already a scoring opportunity for each side, because on the attempt from the powerful edge of Weather in Zaccagni, blocked, the Frosinone counterattack is born, led well by Lirola: service in the area for Soulé, which surpasses Marusic, but in two stages mandas blocks the opponent's attempt. 

Fear awakens the Lazio and gives the Capitolines new life, as well as the break of Weather in Zaccagni in the 55th minute he forces barrenechea to the yellow card to stop his advance. Before the punishment Martusciello send into the field Vecino e Castallanos, to Cataldi and Immobile. Never was a substitution more apt, because on the free kick taken by Luis Alberto, the Argentine breaks away perfectly and beats Turati with the first ball he touches. Magnificent header that turns the result around, now it's 1-2 at the Stirpe for the Capitoline team.

The Argentine is unleashed and gives his opponents no respite. In the 61st minute he coordinated very well in the area following a teammate's suggestion, finding the great response from Turati. Goalkeeper of Frosinone protagonist twice in the action, good at defusing even the attempt from the edge of the corner Luis Alberto on the continuation of the maneuver. The following corner kick, however, is still fatal for the Frusinati, who fall under the blows of the taty castellanos. Confused action on the developments of the shot from the flag: he tries first Romagnoli, then rejected Casale, whose attempt is deflected by Blame it on the post, but on the rebound the Argentine is a vulture, scoring his first double in Serie A, putting the 1-3 on target for Lazio.

The guys of By Francesco they seem knocked out, but it's just an illusion, because they react promptly to the double slap suffered at the hands of the biancoceleste's 19. The minute is 70 and the corner kick Gelli he gets gored not very well by Blame it: the ball however becomes an assist for Cheddar, who acrobatics from a few steps, overtakes mandas and signs the 2-3 frusinate. A goal that would also be followed by the equalizer three minutes later but Cheddar he starts offside, thus seeing his double canceled out.

Il Frosinone but he is alive and believes in a draw, as confirmed by the changes By Francesco: they enter in fact Valeri e Kaio jorge, to Lirola e Gelli. Just the newcomer Valeri makes a serious mistake, which risks giving the guests a fourth goal. The intervention missed by the defender actually launches Felipe Anderson, good at fighting for the ball and then offering it to Castilians. The Argentine evaluates the options and serves the onrushing player very well Luis Alberto, who opens the right shot with a sure shot: Turati performs a real miracle, saving the corner with a simply magnificent save.

Also change the Lazio as the match enters its final ten minutes: leaves the field Felipe Anderson, replaced by Isaac. Four minutes later, in the eighty-sixth minute, he also goes out Weather in Zaccagni to make room for Kamada. The Frosinone he doesn't slow down and in the 88th minute he comes one step away from equalizing. Excellent sustained action, which isolates kindness Valeri to kick diagonally at goal: responds present mandas, very good at deflecting for corners. On the beat of the corner la Lazio manages to build an excellent counterattack, but at the moment of the shot Lazzari it doesn't hit the door mirror.

The ending is a real bullfight, the screens jump, also thanks to the super offensive interpreters of the Frosinone, with the inputs of Reinier e crib for Brescianini e Cheddar. The recovery period was eight minutes of passion, with a lot of pathos, but few scoring opportunities. The Benito Stirpe match between the Frusinati and the Aquilotti therefore ends 2-3: Castilians enters the second half and gives his team three points, while all the heart and courage shown is not enough for the yellow and blue. The three points put the Biancocelesti back in ninth place, while the team remains stuck in the red zone By Francesco.

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