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 Table
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | +49 | 79 |
| Napoli | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | +19 | 70 |
| AC Milan | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | +21 | 67 |
| Juventus | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | +28 | 64 |
| Como | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | +31 | 62 |
| AS Roma | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | +19 | 61 |
| Atalanta | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | +15 | 55 |
| Lazio | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | +4 | 48 |
| Bologna | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +1 | 48 |
| Udinese | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 47 |
| Sassuolo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 46 |
| Parma | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -15 | 42 |
| Torino | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 41 |
| Genoa | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 40 |
| Fiorentina | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | -7 | 37 |
| Cagliari | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 36 |
| Lecce | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -23 | 32 |
| Cremonese | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -25 | 28 |
| Hellas Verona | 34 | 3 | 10 | 21 | -33 | 19 |
| Pisa | 35 | 2 | 12 | 21 | -38 | 18 |
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