Jan 20, 2025 12:42 AM IST
Lazio maintain onto top-four spot with win at Verona
Lazio stayed in Serie A’s Champions League locations after thumping struggling Verona 3-0 on Sunday, as Inter Milan host Empoli making an attempt to remain in contact with league leaders Napoli.
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Marco Baroni’s Lazio went forward with only a minute on the clock by way of Samuel Gigot in Verona, and additional strikes from Boulaye Dia and captain Mattia Zaccagni put them fourth, two factors above Juventus who beat AC Milan on Saturday.
Sunday’s success ended a three-match winless streak for Lazio, which included derby defeat to rivals Roma, and left Verona within the relegation zone.
Verona slumped to their 14th defeat in 21 league fixtures in entrance of recent chairman Italo Zanzi following the membership’s acquisition by American non-public fairness agency Presidio Buyers on Wednesday.
The brand new house owners have a job on their fingers on the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi as Verona are deep within the struggle towards the drop, sitting in 18th place and separated by aim distinction from Como who’re simply outdoors the underside three and host Udinese on Monday.
Verona are within the drop zone resulting from Cagliari’s 4-1 thumping of fellow strugglers Lecce which moved the Sardinian outfit as much as thirteenth.
Simply two factors separate Cagliari and Verona, with Lecce, Parma who drew 1-1 with second-from-bottom Venezia and Empoli all on 20 factors.
Verona, who completed the match with 10 males following Ondrej Duda’s late sending off, make the brief journey to regional rivals Venezia subsequent week.
Empoli are anticipated to get nothing from Sunday’s late fixture on the San Siro the place second-placed Inter hope to halve the six-point hole between the champions and Napoli.
Antonio Conte’s Napoli have grow to be the group to beat due to Saturday’s thrilling 3-2 win at Atalanta however Inter even have a recreation in hand.
Nevertheless Inter have a packed schedule resulting from their Champions League commitments whereas Napoli don’t have any European soccer after their disastrous title defence final season.
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