Lazio added a fourth straight victory over Spezia at the Alberto Picco stadium (0-3) and moved into second place in Serie A with eight points ahead of arch-rivals Roma (3rd). . Maurizio Sarri’s team are 13 points behind Napoli, who host Verona tomorrow and have the ‘scudetto’ within reach.
through weaknessSpezia is still in danger of relegation. The group of Leonardo Semplici, with two straight draws, lost again. He is fourth from bottom, marking safety but only four points behind Verona, third from last, who visit Naples on Saturday.
Spezia managed to take advantage after two minutes with a shot from the Moroccan Mehdi Bourabia which crashed into the crossbar. He had no goal and the visitors did. Lazio took the lead thanks to Ethan Ampadu’s penalty on Felipe Anderson which Ciro Immobile converted after half an hour.
Lazio scored the second goal around the locker room, when a combination inside the area came from the Andalusian Luis Alberto was favored by Brazilian Felipe Anderson.
Leonardo Semplici’s team gradually dropped their arms, being left with ten players in the 84th minute when Ampadu saw a second yellow card and was sent off. After five, in a single counterattack, the Brazilian Marcos Antonio taught Spezia and gave Lazio another victory.
Source: La Verdad
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