Lazio defeats Empoli by a score of 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico and move into fourth place thanks to a Felipe Caicedo penalty. "In the first half we played well, maybe we had to score one more goal. In the second half we lost a bit of lucidity and we got stretched. We did well to endure pressure without suffering great any great danger".
Two wins in the last two matches: "These are six important points for our position in the table. Everyone did well, including the substitutes."
Against Empoli, it was a 'copy and paste' of the previous match against Frosinone on Monday evening: a 1-0 scoreline with a goal from Ecuadorian striker Caicedo: "Last year, he suffered unfair criticism in my opinion. I asked the club to allow him to stay with us because he is a professional who always works hard - I know that when I call on him, he can provide a solution. In addition, last year he scored important goals for us".
The truth about the penalty: "Both of our penalty takers in Immobile and Luis Alberto were unavailable today. This morning, Caicedo told me that he felt that there was going to be a penalty in the match. He and Correa are two great strikers who always want to score."
