ROME, ITALY – MARCH 13: Alessio Romagnoli of Lazio celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between S.S. Lazio and FC Viktoria Plzen at Stadio Olimpico on March 13, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
Alessio Romagnoli’s third consecutive goal allowed Lazio to secure a 1-1 draw against Viktoria Plzen and qualify for the Europa League quarter-finals.
The Biancocelesti have earned a 3-2 aggregate win after a 2-1 away victory last week.
Lazio started strongly and could have scored from a Nuno Tavares free-kick, but Viktoria’s defence kept the ball off the line.
The visitors reacted just as quickly as Ivan Provedel was forced to a save by Lukáš Kalvach.
Later on, Viktoria’s keeper Jedica deflected a Pedro curler.
Europa League: Lazio 1-1 Viktoria Plzen – Third straight Romagnoli goal for quarter-finals
The game became tricky as minutes passed by at the Stadio Olimpico. The visitors took the lead early in the second half with a Pavel Šulc rocket at the far post.
Lazio took a while to show a reaction but eventually pushed their opponents inside their box.
The Serie A side earned countless corner kicks, and one of these, taken by Mattia Zaccagni, they found the equaliser with a towering Romagnoli header.
Viktoria’s keeper touched the ball, but not strongly enough to keep it off the line, and the Goal Line Technology confirmed Romagnoli’s goal would stand.
The Biancocelesti will meet Bodo/Glimt in the next phase.
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