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Serie A Week 33 - 13/4/08 (14.00 UK)

Lazio 1 - 1 Siena
Mutarelli 45 (L), Loria 89 (S)
Stadio Olimpico

Nestor Muslera's stoppage-time howler handed Siena a point at the Stadio Olimpico.

These two sides have had excellent results of late, hovering between the threat of relegation and the slender hope of a UEFA Cup spot. Lazio were unbeaten in six at the Olimpico, but rested players ahead of Wednesday's Coppa Italia semi-final against Inter. Siena had not lost in four, but had never won in Rome with just two points from their four trips.

There was an early scare when Aleksandr Kolarov clashed heads with Houssine Kharja. The Lazio defender came off decidedly worse and has a suspected fractured nose, so he and had to make way for Lorenzo De Silvestri.

It took a long time for the game to kick into gear and on 27 minutes Nestor Muslera was at full stretch to fingertip a Mario Frick daisy-cutter round the post for a corner.

Muslera denied Simone Vergassola's angled drive and Daniele Portanova did well to close down Luciano Zauri.

Lazio were unlucky not to go in front soon after, as Stefano Mauri volleyed a Roberto Baronio free kick on to the crossbar with an acrobatic left-foot finish.

The Biancocelesti goalkeeper rushed out to close down Frick clear on goal.

The deadlock was broken in first half stoppages. The ball was cleared and came out to 20 metres for Massimo Mutarelli to unleash a right-foot rocket that squirmed under Alex Manninger's body. The Siena goalkeeper got his fingertips to it, but there was just too much power behind the shot.

Both Baronio's free kick and a Mutarelli curler floated over Manninger and inches past the woodwork.

Fabio Vignaroli tested Manninger's reflexes at the near post and at the other end Muslera intercepted a cross-shot from substitute Tomas Locatelli.

Baronio floated a free kick just past the upright and the game seemed to be over, but Muslera's howler handed Siena a point in stoppages. Simone Loria's right-foot shot appeared harmless enough, but it squirmed under Muslera's hands in a dreadful error.

Lazio: Muslera; Zauri, Siviglia, Rozenhal, Kolarov (De Silvestri 19); Mudingayi, Baronio, Mutarelli; Mauri (Meghni 77); Vignaroli (Rocchi 72), Tare

Siena: Manninger; Rossettini, Portanova, Loria, Rossi; Vergassola, Kharja (Codrea 59), Galloppa (Locatelli 46); Coppola; Maccarone, Frick (Rigano' 67)

Ref: Pinzani

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