In the 7th round of the Italian top league, Lazio hosted the visiting Empoli at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The match was a fierce battle between the two sides, and in the end, Lazio won 2-1 against Empoli by virtue of Pedro's small-angle shot at the end of the match.
Soon after the match started, Empoli took the lead. In the 9th minute, Empoli had a corner kick opportunity and Esposito rose high in the box and headed the ball into the corner of the goal with a header to give Empoli a 1-0 lead over Lazio.
The trailing Lazio team did not get discouraged, but continued to intensify their attack, looking for an equalizer. Finally, in the first half of stoppage time, Lazio got a chance to equalize the score. In the 45th+4th minute, Lazio won a corner kick and Zakani looked back in the box and sent the ball into the goal with a brilliant header, helping Lazio equalize the score to 1-1.
In the second half, the two sides continued to battle. In the 51st minute, Empoli had a penalty kick opportunity, but Castellanos' shot was valiantly parried by Lazio goalkeeper Vasquez, and Empoli missed a chance to extend the lead.
In the following game, both sides failed to score again until the end of the game. In the 84th minute, Lazio got a chance to counterattack. After receiving a pass from his teammates, Pedro quickly took the ball into the penalty area and shot calmly from a small angle into the net, helping Lazio to overtake the score by 2-1.
In the end, with the referee's whistle, the match was over and Lazio came back to win the match with a 2-1 victory over Empoli.
