Lazio See Off Monza To Stay Second Behind Napoli
Faizan Hashmi Published April 02, 2023 | 10:40 PM
Milan, April 2 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Apr, 2023 ) :Lazio will hold on to second place in Serie A after winning comfortably 2-0 at Monza on Sunday and cutting Napoli's huge lead to 16 points.
Pedro's low finish in the 13th minute and a sensational free-kick from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 10 minutes after half-time gave Lazio their fifth win in six league matches.
Maurizio Sarri's side are now five points ahead of third-placed Inter, who were beaten by Fiorentina on Saturday, after their sixth straight clean sheet in Italy's top flight.
AC Milan can cut that deficit to four if the reigning champions pull off a surprise win at Napoli in Sunday's late match and move above local rivals Inter.
Napoli can take another step towards their first Serie A title since 1990 but will be without injured star striker Victor Osimhen.
Spezia moved six points above the relegation zone following their 1-1 home draw with fellow strugglers Salernitana.
Eldor Shomurodov dinked in Spezia's leveller with 20 minutes remaining after Mattia Caldara's own goal just before the break.
Daniel Maldini and Albin Ekdal both struck the woodwork in a frantic finish for the hosts who sit one place above Verona and the drop zone.
Earlier, Bologna boosted their hopes of European football next season with a 3-0 win over Udinese.
Thiago Motta's Bologna are eighth on 40 points, seven points from the Conference League spot currently held by sixth-placed Roma who host struggling Sampdoria on Sunday evening.
That place in Europe's third-tier club competition will drop down to seventh if a team already qualified for continental football wins the Italian Cup.
Of the six teams currently in the European places, Inter Milan are the only one in the semi-finals of the Italian Cup.
Bologna haven't featured in a major European competition since reaching the third round of the UEFA Cup in 1999.
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