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Felipe Anderson put Lazio ahead early with one touch following a ball over the top from Marcos Antonio and then Toma Basic doubled the Roman club’s advantage in stoppage time by finishing off a counterattack.
Lazio moved within 15 points of runaway leader Napoli and back into second place ahead of Juventus, which beat Lecce 2-1 earlier.
Relegation-threatened Cremonese held Champions League semifinalist AC Milan 1-1 at the San Siro, where Junior Messias scored a late equalizer for the Rossoneri after David Okereke had put the visitors ahead.
Inter Milan, which will face Milan in the Champions League semifinals, routed relegation-threatened Hellas Verona 6-0 with braces from Edin Dzeko and Lautaro Martinez.
Lazio’s Felipe Anderson, second right, scores his side’s opening goal during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Sasusolo at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, in Rome, Italy, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Also, Roma was held to a 1-1 draw at Silvio Berlusconi’s Monza.
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Stephan El Shaarawy put Roma ahead early following a goalkeeping blunder but Luca Caldirola equalized for Monza before the break with a difficult volley following a free kick.
VLAHOVIC ENDS DROUGHT
Dusan Vlahovic ended a long scoring drought with the decisive goal and Juventus ended a five-match winless streak across all competitions with its victory over visiting Lecce.
Vlahovic scored before the break to end a run of 773 minutes without a goal in the Italian league. And the Serbia international did it in style, using a half-volley from the edge of the area to find the target.
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Juventus’ coach Massimiliano Allegri gives directions to his players during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Lecce, at Turin’s Allianz Stadium, Italy, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
Leandro Paredes had given Juventus an early lead with a free kick around Lecce’s wall before Assan Ceesay converted a penalty to equalize for Lecce.
Danilo nearly added another for Juventus with a header off the post.
Juventus hadn’t won since beating Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals on April 13.
DIA’S DAY
Boulaye Dia scored a hat trick for Salernitana but Cristiano Biraghi scored a late equalizer for Fiorentina in a wild 3-3 draw.
It’s been a big few days for Dia, who also scored an equalizer at Napoli on Sunday in a regional derby to prevent the title celebration. The Senegal forward now has 15 goals in his debut season in Italy.
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Also, Atalanta beat Spezia 3-2 with goals from Marten de Roon, Davide Zappacosta and Luis Muriel; and Alessandro Buongiorno and Pietro Pellegri scored for Torino in a 2-0 win at last-place Sampdoria.
