Magic Keita, Lazio is 1-0. The Champions League is closer – La Gazzetta dello Sport

August 18, 2015 – ROME

The winning Lazio with a lot of heart and a lot of suffering. In the going of the playoffs of the Champions League with Leverkusen makes the difference Keita. The twenty year old Spaniard, who after the bench in the Super Cup with Juventus had asked to be transferred, scored the winning goal at the 32-victory ‘of the second half with an action speed. He was replaced Klose, injured, after the interval, and its goal is invaluable for Lazio in the second leg in Germany on 26 August.

TWO POLES – Pioli has to give the suspended Radu and the injured Marchetti, Djordjevic and Braafheid. Recovers De Vrij. It is not the best Gentiletti that the bench: Mauricio there in his place in defense, where Lulic moves back to cover the left wing. A half field Onazi wins the competition Milinkovic and Cataldi. Schmidt Bender can field that was in doubt until the last. Starting high voltage. Berisha undecided on a raid of Kiessling, free enough, then it is dangerous to Lazio with a shot of Lulic deflected for a corner. The team Pioli tries to force immediately the times, but is the first of the Bayer wonderful opportunity after 23 ‘Bellarabi is projected on the left, jumps and kicks just a bit too high. Immediately after Berisha anticipates Son. Emerges a better condition of the Leverkusen 26 ‘hit the post from 25 meters with a razor Bender. Thirty seconds later, verticalization of Felipe Anderson Klose for stretching the ball on the output of Leno and slipped stamps the outside pole. The game shakes although it remains equlibrata. Lazio very tense but mostly inaccurate in many corridors, Bayer attentive and foul. Papadopoulos and Wendell (already booked) will be pardoned by Eriksson after fallacciano Felipe Anderson. The last thrill before the break it gives Calhanoglu: see Berisha out of position and sixty meters we test: ball narrowly wide.

The Pass – In the second half Pioli must do without Klose, who was injured in the action in which he hit the post: likely stretching . Schmidt Son alternates with Mehmedi. At the center of the attack Lazio goes Keita immediately puts on display. 3 ‘slips into the area, Tah tries to stop him and then intervenes Leno amid protests of Lazio. 8 ‘debuts in biancoceleste Milinkovic called to detect Onazi to give new resources to the midfield. Leverkusen treacherous 11th ‘: fireball free-kick Calhanoglu countered by Berisha. Shortly after, however, spoils instead Keita before Leno, while nearly pole Mehmedi replication German. At 26 ‘annulled a goal to Bayer: Calhanoglu shot, offside Kiessling pushes the ball into the goal. Lazio is revived: a hint of Anderson triggers Kieta area that prey the moment and becomes hypnotized by Leno. Lazio struggled to keep pace with Bayer, but the 32 ‘Keita catching a ball missed by Papadopoulos and gets half the field jumping Tah speed before sticking with a raking diagonal Leno out: ball on the pole and then into the bag. Olympic feast, Keita embraced by fellow under the Curva Nord. Leverkusen tries to fight back but without scratching. Lazio lose De Vrij coming out on a stretcher after an aerial with Kiessling: in its place comes Gentiletti. Five minutes of injury with Anderson fails doubling (Candreva, free area, curses for not passing). The victory of Lazio is all in the face beaming with Keita.

Nicola Berardino

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