Lazio v Verona
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | +38 | 58 |
| AC Milan | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | +21 | 50 |
| Napoli | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | +13 | 49 |
| Juventus | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | +21 | 46 |
| AS Roma | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | +15 | 46 |
| Como | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | +21 | 41 |
| Atalanta | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | +11 | 39 |
| Lazio | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | +3 | 33 |
| Udinese | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 32 |
| Bologna | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 30 |
| Sassuolo | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 29 |
| Cagliari | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 28 |
| Torino | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -18 | 27 |
| Parma | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -14 | 26 |
| Genoa | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 23 |
| Cremonese | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 23 |
| Lecce | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 21 |
| Fiorentina | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 18 |
| Pisa | 24 | 1 | 12 | 11 | -21 | 15 |
| Hellas Verona | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -23 | 15 |
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