Pedro put Lazio ahead in the 18th minute. AZ had a very difficult time, especially in the opening phase of the game, but came to the same level in the 45th minute in a poorly filled Stadio Olimpico. Vangelis Pavlidis crowned a nice attack with the equalizer (1-1). Milos Kerkez shot AZ to 1-2 in the 62nd minute. Jesper Karlsson prepared both of the visitors’ goals.
Last Friday, Lazio won the away game against Napoli (0-1), the proud leader of the Serie A. The home team missed the injured captain Ciro Immobile and only let basic players such as Matías Vecino and Alessio Romagnoli come in after the break. AZ played without injured defenders Bruno Martins Indi, Sam Beukema, Zinho Vanheusden and Maxim Dekker. Midfielders Dani de Wit and Riechedly Bazoer were also not available yet.
