Updated afternoon results
Lazio beat bottom-placed Lecce 1-0 on Sunday, closing in on the Champions League spots in Serie A and leveling the table with fourth-placed Fiorentina.
Felipe Andersson scored the only goal in a hard-fought victory in the 58th minute at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, marking his fifth consecutive success in all competitions.
Updated afternoon results
Lazio beat bottom-placed Lecce 1-0 on Sunday, closing in on the Champions League spots in Serie A and leveling the table with fourth-placed Fiorentina.
Felipe Anderson scored the only goal in a hard-fought victory in the 58th minute at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, marking Maurizio Sarri’s side’s fifth success in all competitions.
Fiorentina sit in the last Champions League spot and host Udinese later on Sunday.
Bologna lost 2-1 to Cagliari, leaving them in 6th place, one point behind them, but Cagliari ended their five-match winning streak and moved up to 16th place, one point off the relegation zone.
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Before kick-off in the Italian capital, Lazio on Wednesday paid tribute to former manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who was given a year to live after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Eriksson won the Serie A title in 2000 with a star-studded Lazio team that included Siniša Mihajlovic, Juan Veron, Alessandro Nesta and Marcello Salas, and the year before they won the last ever Cup Winners’ Cup.
“My Way” played from the speakers and fans unfurled a banner that read “The battle begins now, Sven, we’re with you.”
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During Lazio’s midweek win over local rivals Roma in the Italian Cup, the match was attended by fans, despite the fans being forced to close their stands for one match due to racial slurs directed at Romelu Lukaku by supporters. was held in front of.
Lazio will be suspended for their next home match against Napoli later this month.
AC Milan host Roma on Sunday in the weekend’s headline match, with Stefano Pioli’s third-place side trailing league leaders Inter Milan by 12 points.
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