SERIE A 22-23: LAZIO

The squad led by Maurizio Sarri finished second in the Serie A, a position that grants access to the Group Stage of the Champions League. With a great season, Lazio has a lot of players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 4, the type of defense used for the whole season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).

Player	Rating	Minutes Played	Position
Ivan Provedel	7.35	3413	GK
Alessio Romagnoli	6.40	2922	CB
Nicolò Casale	6.46	2437	CB
Adam Marušić	6.32	2759	FB
Elseid Hysaj	6.03	1973	FB
Danilo Cataldi	6.03	1920	M
Felipe Anderson	7.17	1858	W
Luis Alberto	7.47	2434	M&W
Mattia Zaccagni	6.97	2680	W
Sergej Milinković-Savić	7.71	3022	M
Ciro Immobile	6.77	2216	CF

Star Player:

• Sergej Milinković-Savić (M) – 7.71

With incredible performances, Lazio’s Midfielder (M) was the player with the highest average rating of the squad.

Other Key Players:

• Luis Alberto (M&W) – 7.47
• Ivan Provedel (GK) – 7.35
• Felipe Anderson (W & CF) – 7.17 & 7.78

With several players having great seasons, it is possible to consider Lazio one of the best team in Serie A 22-23. Some of the players in this squad are present in the Serie A 22-23 Team of the Season (TEAM OF THE SEASON: SERIE A 22-23).

Player	Rating	Minutes Played	Position
Patric	6.87	1412	CB
Manuel Lazzari	6.12	1874	FB
Marcos Antônio	5.62	582	M
Matí­as Vecino	5.69	1682	M
Pedro	6.41	1767	W
Toma Bašić	4.95	474	M
Felipe Anderson	7.78	1100	CF

LAZIO – 22/23 SERIE A
G – Games	38
W – Wins	22
D – Draws	8
L – Loses	8
P – Points	74
GS – Goals Scored	60
GA – Goals Against	30
GD – Goal Difference	+30
HW -Home Wins	11
AW – Away Wins	11

With the same amount of positive results at home and away (11 Home Wins & 11 Away Wins), it is possible to consider Lazio a strong team at home and away. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the solid attacking setup (1,58 goals per game) with a great defensive setup (0,79 goals per game).

Player	Rating	Minutes Played	Position
Ivan Provedel	6.69	540	GK
Alessio Romagnoli	6.47	342	CB
Mario Gila	6.33	424	CB
Adam Marušić	5.23	338	FB
Elseid Hysaj	6.73	540	FB
Danilo Cataldi	6.16	366	M
Sergej Milinković-Savić	6.31	333	M
Luis Alberto	7.56	307	M&W
Mattia Zaccagni	6.42	314	W
Felipe Anderson	7.04	437	W
Ciro Immobile	7.31	312	CF
SUBS – EUROPA LEAGUE 22-23
Pedro	6.28	277	W

EL – Star Player:

• Luis Alberto (M&W) – 7.56

EL – Other Key Players:

• Ciro Immobile (CF) – 7.31
• Felipe Anderson (W) – 7.04

With another presence in European Competitions, Lazio finished third in their Europa League Group. In terms of the performances, Luis Alberto was the star player followed by great performances of Ciro Immobile and Felipe Anderson.

Player	Rating	Minutes Played	Position
Luís Maximiano	5.86	270	GK
Mario Gila	8.02	253	CB
Nicolò Casale	6.30	258	CB
Adam Marušić	6.16	211	FB
Manuel Lazzari	6.53	292	FB
Sergej Milinković-Savić	6.48	237	M
Matí­as Vecino	7.50	291	M
Toma Bašić	7.20	180	M
Luis Alberto	7.34	198	M&W
Mattia Zaccagni	7.38	237	W
Felipe Anderson	7.64	167	CF
SUBS – CONFERENCE LEAGUE 22-23
Felipe Anderson	8.43	171	W

ECL – Star Player:

• Felipe Anderson (CF & W) – 7.64 & 8.43

ECL – Other Key Players:

• Mario Gila (CB) – 7.82
• Matí­as Vecino (M) – 7.50

Lazio lost in the Round of 16 to AZ Alkmaar. In terms of the performances, Felipe Anderson was the star player followed by great performances of Mario Gila and Matí­as Vecino.

Position most in need of strengthening:

• M

In a solid squad, Lazio should invest on upgrading the Midfield (M) position since they lack the depht to compete in all the competitions.

Data from FBref.