- Ciro Immobile - 55', 60'
Lazio resuscitate Champions League hopes with win over Hellas Verona
Lazio laboured to a 2-0 home win against relegation-threatened Verona on Monday night to revive their Champions League qualification hopes.
Talisman Ciro Immobile scored both goals early in the second half as the Biancocelesti got their top-four challenge back on track following three successive Serie A defeats.
The hosts were frustrated during a first half which saw Immobile, Wallace, and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic all fail to make the most of decent chances.
Luis Alberto went close to scoring when his right-foot shot from outside the penalty area struck the crossbar.
Immobile turned in a cross from Luis Alberto to make the breakthrough after 55 minutes and then headed a second goal on the hour to take his tally for the campaign to 28 in all competitions.
Simone Calvano went close with a long-range effort late on for Verona, who remain second-bottom of the table and five points from safety after a seventh defeat in eight league matches.
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Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| Atalanta | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +18 | 28 |
| Internazionale | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | +17 | 28 |
| Fiorentina | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | +17 | 28 |
| Lazio | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +14 | 28 |
| Juventus | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | +14 | 25 |
| AC Milan | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +6 | 19 |
| Bologna | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 18 |
| Udinese | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 17 |
| Empoli | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 16 |
| Torino | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| AS Roma | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| Parma | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 12 |
| Hellas Verona | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -15 | 12 |
| Lecce | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -15 | 12 |
| Cagliari | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 11 |
| Genoa | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -13 | 11 |
| Como | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -12 | 10 |
| Monza | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 9 |
| Venezia | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
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