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 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | +42 | 69 |
| AC Milan | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | +24 | 63 |
| Napoli | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | +16 | 62 |
| Como | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | +31 | 57 |
| Juventus | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | +23 | 54 |
| AS Roma | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | +17 | 54 |
| Atalanta | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | +14 | 50 |
| Lazio | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | +3 | 43 |
| Bologna | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | +2 | 42 |
| Sassuolo | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 39 |
| Udinese | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 39 |
| Parma | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -17 | 34 |
| Genoa | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 33 |
| Torino | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -19 | 33 |
| Cagliari | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 30 |
| Fiorentina | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -9 | 29 |
| Cremonese | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -19 | 27 |
| Lecce | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -19 | 27 |
| Hellas Verona | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -30 | 18 |
| Pisa | 30 | 2 | 12 | 16 | -31 | 18 |
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