{"id":33275,"date":"2023-05-03T22:07:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T22:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-lazio-beat-sassuolo-to\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T22:10:09","slug":"soccer-lazio-beat-sassuolo-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-lazio-beat-sassuolo-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer-Lazio beat Sassuolo to reclaim second spot in Serie A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ROME (Reuters) -Goals by striker Felipe Anderson and midfielder Toma Basic earned Lazio a 2-0 home win over Sassuolo in Serie A on Wednesday, sending Maurizio Sarri&#8217;s side back to second place and delaying runaway leaders Napoli&#8217;s title celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Lazio were under pressure following Juventus&#8217; 2-1 victory over Lecce earlier but are back above them with a one-point lead on 64. A draw or a loss against Sassuolo would have given Napoli an unassailable lead before their match at Udinese on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>There was confusion after eight minutes when Ciro Immobile was first awarded a goal after a lengthy VAR check, only for it to be disallowed moments later.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was no doubt after 14 minutes when Marcos Antonio scooped the ball over the top and Anderson finished well past goalkeeper Andrea Consigli.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the first half, Davide Frattesi hit the crossbar from a tight angle, denying Sassuolo an equaliser.<\/p>\n<p>The result was put beyond doubt by substitute Basic when he tapped home a cross two minutes into stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Milan were ruthless at Hellas Verona, causing the hosts to concede more than five goals at home for the first time in Serie A with a 6-0 victory that included two goals from both Edin Dzeko and Lautaro Mart\u00ednez. Inter are fourth on 60 points.<\/p>\n<p>By cancelling out Stephan El Shaarawy&#8217;s opener with a stunning Luca Caldirola volley, Monza dented AS Roma&#8217;s push for a top-four finish with a 1-1 draw at home. Jose Mourinho&#8217;s side are outside the European qualifying places in seventh with 58 points. <\/p>\n<p>AC Milan stumbled against relegation-threatened Cremonese at home. David Okereke gave the visitors the lead before Junior Messias equalised with a free-kick three minutes into stoppage time, ending the match 1-1. Stefano Pioli&#8217;s side are sixth in the standings on 58 points.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Tommy Lund in GdanskEditing by Christian Radnedge)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-lazio-beat-sassuolo-to\/serie-a-lazio-v-u-s-sassuolo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ420XT-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ420XT-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-lazio-beat-sassuolo-to\/serie-a-lazio-v-u-s-sassuolo-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ420XU-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ420XU-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-lazio-beat-sassuolo-to\/serie-a-lazio-v-u-s-sassuolo-3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ420XV-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ420XV-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROME (Reuters) -Goals by striker Felipe Anderson and midfielder Toma Basic earned Lazio a 2-0 home win over Sassuolo in Serie A on Wednesday, sending Maurizio Sarri&#8217;s side back to second place and delaying runaway leaders Napoli&#8217;s title celebrations. 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