- 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.
Game Information
Italian Serie A Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internazionale | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +63 | 89 |
AC Milan | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | +25 | 70 |
Juventus | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | +21 | 65 |
Bologna | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | +22 | 63 |
AS Roma | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +20 | 59 |
Atalanta | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | +24 | 57 |
Lazio | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | +8 | 55 |
Fiorentina | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 50 |
Napoli | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | +9 | 50 |
Torino | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 46 |
Monza | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 44 |
Genoa | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 42 |
Lecce | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -18 | 36 |
Cagliari | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -23 | 32 |
Hellas Verona | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 31 |
Frosinone | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -20 | 31 |
Empoli | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -24 | 31 |
Udinese | 34 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -19 | 29 |
Sassuolo | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -30 | 26 |
Salernitana | 34 | 2 | 9 | 23 | -47 | 15 |