Lazio sink Napoli to seal play-off spot
Sunday, May 31, 2015
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SS Lazio will contest a UEFA Champions League play-off next season after triumphing 4-2 at SSC Napoli to confirm their grip on third place in Serie A on the final day of games.
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• SS Lazio secure UEFA Champions League play-off place by winning 4-2 at SSC Napoli.
• Marco Parolo and Antonio Candreva put the visitors 2-0 up at half-time.
• Gonzalo Higuaín reduces deficit before Lazio lose Parolo to a second yellow card.
• Higuaín equalises but later misses penalty, after team-mate Faouzi Ghoulam sees red.
• Ogenyi Onazi and Miroslav Klose register late on to seal victory for Biancocelesti.
• Lazio finish third, six points ahead of fifth-placed Napoli.
• Already assured of second, AS Roma succumb 2-1 to US Città di Palermo.
• Francesco Totti notches his 299th goal for Roma during the home reverse.
• ACF Fiorentina leapfrog Napoli into fourth with 3-0 defeat of AC Chievo Verona.
• The Viola and Partenopei will enter the UEFA Europa League group stage next season.
• In sixth, Genoa CFC lose 3-0 at US Sassuolo Calcio, for whom Simone Zaza scores twice.
• UC Sampdoria end campaign with 2-2 draw against bottom club Parma FC.
• Mauro Icardi fires a double as eighth-placed FC Internazionale Milano edge Empoli FC 4-3.
• Icardi finishes Serie A joint top scorer on 22 goals alongside Luca Toni.
• Torino FC complete season by dispatching relegated AC Cesena 5-0.
• Bound for Serie B, Cagliari Calcio end on a high with 4-3 win against Udinese Calcio.