Lazio was reduced to nine men,they somehow managed to earn a last-minute winner over Viktoria Plzen.
The Czech side first open the scoring after 10 minutes through Pavel Sulc, but the goal but was disallowed by VAR review due to an offside position.
Lazio In the 18th minute, they turn to find the back of the net, Pedro’s corner kick was headed by Noslin towards the far post, and Romagnoli was the first to react, latching onto the ball to nod it from close range past the hapless Martin Jedlicka. the scoreline showed 1-0 by the end of the first half.
Plzen found the equalizer through a freekick. Lukas Kalvach scooped one in the box, and Rafiu Durosinmi evaded the crowd to reach the ball first and head it past Provedel in the net.
the home side momentum allow them to dominate the action as the game going, but things got bad for Lazio as Nicolo Rovella was given his marching orders following a VAR review after headkicking Sulc, and Gigot followed suit in the 93rd minute due to a rough tackle on Cadu.
Despite having two extra men on the field, Plzen couldn’t find another goal, Lazio snatched the winner with the last kick of the game. Isaksen, confirmed his brilliant form by finding the far corner with a brilliant left-foot shot to kick off wild celebrations in the away end.
Lazio return home with the one-goal advantage ahead of the second leg which will be hold next Thursday.
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