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<\/div>\nLazio took a huge step towards Champions League qualification by beating Juventus 2-1 in a frantic game at the Stadio Olimpico that was settled by a superb Mattia Zaccagni winner.<\/p>\n
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic gave the hosts a deserved lead before the break, but it was quickly cancelled out by a bundled close-range finish from Adrien Rabiot.<\/p>\n
Zaccagni restored Lazio\u2019s advantage early in the second half, racing to meet a neat backheel assist from Luis Alberto and fire home his 10th Serie A goal of the season.<\/p>\n
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It was Lazio\u2019s first win over Juve since December 2019 and extended their unbeaten run in Serie A to seven matches as they took advantage of slip-ups from top-four rivals AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atalanta.<\/p>\n
The result puts Maurizio Sarri\u2019s side in a commanding position in the six-way battle for three Champions League places, as they sit in second place, seven points clear of Inter Milan in fifth.<\/p>\n
Lazio had the better of the first half as Milinkovic-Savic threatened three times early on before a Ciro Immobile volley required a sharp diving save from Wojciech Szczesny.<\/p>\n
The hosts\u2019 pressure eventually told when Zaccagni floated a ball to the back post, where Milinkovic-Savic controlled and finished after being left all alone when Alex Sandro fell to the floor claiming a foul. The officials weren\u2019t interested in the Brazilian\u2019s protests.<\/p>\n
It was a deserved lead that the Biancocelesti had worked hard for, but they quickly let it slip as four minutes later Rabiot scrambled the ball over the line after Ivan Provedel parried a Gleison Bremer header from a corner, ending Lazio\u2019s run of six clean sheets in a row.<\/p>\n
Lazio were quickly back on the front foot after the break, though, and restored their advantage in style when Luis Alberto played Zaccagni into space with a deft flick and the winger finished calmly into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n
Zaccagni added his second of the night soon after when he raced to meet a through ball and finish, but the goal was chalked off for offside.<\/p>\n
Juventus pressed forward in search of an equaliser, with Federico Chiesa causing problems from the bench, but they struggled to carve out clear openings against Lazio\u2019s watertight defence.<\/p>\n
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