Lazio kept alive its hopes of finishing second in Serie A with a 2-0 win against already-relegated Brescia in its penultimate match of the season on Wednesday.
Ciro Immobile also boosted his chances of clinching the top scorer award as he netted his 35th goal of the season, moving four clear of Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Lazio kept alive its hopes of finishing second in Serie A with a 2-0 win against already-relegated Brescia in its penultimate match of the season on Wednesday.
Lazio moved level on points with Atalanta, one below second-place Inter Milan. Atalanta plays Inter in the final round of the season, when Lazio visits Napoli.
Lecce remained in the bottom three but is just one point below 17th-place Genoa.
It was the second time in three matches that the 38-year-old Ibrahimović has got a brace.
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Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimović, left, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Italian Serie A match between Sampdoria and Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Tano PecoraroLaPresse via AP)
Immobile’s late goal sealed the win for Lazio, which had taken the lead in the first half through Joaquín Correa.
Lazio's Ciro Immobile shoots to score his sides second goal during the Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Brescia, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP PhotoRiccardo De Luca)
Lazio moved level on points with Atalanta, one below second-place Inter Milan. Atalanta plays Inter in the final round of the season, when Lazio visits Napoli.
GREAT ESCAPE?
Lecce was given a glimmer of hope of avoiding relegation as it won 2-1 at Udinese while Genoa was routed 5-0 at Sassuolo.
Lazio's head coach Simone Inzaghi gestures during the Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Brescia, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP PhotoRiccardo De Luca)
Lecce remained in the bottom three but is just one point below 17th-place Genoa.
Genoa hosts Hellas Verona on the final day while Lecce welcomes Parma.
OTHER MATCHES
Zlatan Ibrahimović scored twice to help AC Milan win 4-1 at Sampdoria.
Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimović celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Italian Serie A match between Sampdoria and Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (SpadaLaPresse via AP)
It was the second time in three matches that the 38-year-old Ibrahimović has got a brace.
Also, Verona beat Spal 3-0.
Juventus, which won a record-extending ninth straight Serie A title on Sunday, was playing Cagliari later. Fiorentina hosts Bologna and Torino entertains Roma.
Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimović celebrates with teammate Alexis Saelemaekers, left, after scoring his side's third goal during the Italian Serie A match between Sampdoria and Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (SpadaLaPresse via AP)
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Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimović, left, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Italian Serie A match between Sampdoria and Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Tano PecoraroLaPresse via AP)
Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimović, left, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Italian Serie A match between Sampdoria and Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Tano PecoraroLaPresse via AP)
Federico Bernardeschi scored against his former club as Juventus beat Fiorentina 2-0 on Wednesday to set up an Italian Cup final against Inter Milan.
After Fiorentina goalkeeper Bartłomiej Drągowski failed to intercept a cross, Bernardeschi controlled the ball with his chest then volleyed in shortly after the half-hour mark.
Danilo sealed it in stoppage time after being set up by Juan Cuadrado.
Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt, left, and Fiorentina's Nicolas Gonzalez battle for the ball during the Italian Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and ACF Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Marco AlpozziLaPresse via AP)
Aiming to defend its title, Juventus advanced on 3-0 aggregate.
Defending Serie A champion Inter beat city rival AC Milan 3-0 on Tuesday to advance.
Juventus has won the Italian Cup a record 14 times, while Inter has seven trophies in the competition — the last from 2011.
Juventus' Adrien Rabiot, right, and Fiorentina's Jonathan Ikone battle for the ball during the Italian Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and ACF Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Marco AlpozziLaPresse via AP)
The final is scheduled for May 11.
Juventus also had a goal from Adrien Rabiot wiped off for offside following a VAR check.
SALERNITANA SUCCESS
An injury-time winner earned Salernitana a 1-0 win at Udinese in Serie A, keeping the southern club’s hopes of avoiding relegation alive.
Juventus' Dusan Vlahovic, left, and Fiorentina's Alfred Duncan battle for the ball during the Italian Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and ACF Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Marco AlpozziLaPresse via AP)
Having won at Sampdoria on Saturday, it marked the first time this season that Salernitana posted consecutive victories.
Substitute Simone Verdi finished off a counterattack three minutes into stoppage time.
The bottom three clubs — Venezia, Salernitana and Genoa — are now level on points, each six points from safety.
Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt, left, and Fiorentina's Arthur Cabral battle for the ball during the Italian Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and ACF Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Marco AlpozziLaPresse via AP)
The match was postponed four months ago amid a coronavirus outbreak within Salernitana’s squad.
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