Fiorentina v Lazio
Fiorentina miss out on top spot with loss to Lazio
Fiorentina missed the chance to go top of Serie A as Lazio battled to a 3-1 win at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, where there was a late flurry of stoppage-time goals.
The Viola went into Saturday's match only a point off leaders Inter Milan, who host Sassuolo on Sunday, and ahead of Napoli on goal difference.
However, aspirations of being crowned Campione d'Inverno at the half-way stage of the campaign failed to materialise as Lazio marked the club's 116th anniversary with only a second league win in 10 games.
Keita's late first-half goal looked to have been enough for a hard-earned victory for the visitors, before Sergej Milinkovic-Savic -- who could have signed for Fiorentina in summer --made it 2-0 at the start of six minutes of added time.
Viola defender Facundo Roncaglia immediately reduced the deficit when a speculative long-range effort squirmed under Lazio keeper Etrit Berisha, before substitute Felipe Anderson -- a reported Manchester United target -- then swept home a third on the break for the Biancocelesti.
After a promising start from the home side, it was Lazio - defending an impressive away record in Florence -- who grew in confidence as Milinkovic-Savic's looping header was cleared off the line, before Keita netted with a low, 18-yard drive in first-half stoppage time.
There was a delay midway through the second half after Fiorentina midfielder Milan Badelj fell awkwardly and had to be carried off on a stretcher.
Fiorentina defender Marcos Alonso's header was cleared from under the crossbar and Giuseppe Rossi was twice denied by Albanian stopper Berisha before the stoppage-time goal spree.
Game Information
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | +20 | 33 |
| AC Milan | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | +11 | 32 |
| Napoli | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | +9 | 31 |
| AS Roma | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | +7 | 30 |
| Juventus | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +6 | 29 |
| Bologna | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +10 | 25 |
| Como | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +7 | 24 |
| Lazio | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | +6 | 23 |
| Atalanta | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | +2 | 22 |
| Sassuolo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 21 |
| Cremonese | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| Udinese | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 21 |
| Torino | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 20 |
| Parma | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 17 |
| Lecce | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 16 |
| Cagliari | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 15 |
| Genoa | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 14 |
| Hellas Verona | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 12 |
| Pisa | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| Fiorentina | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 9 |

