Torino strikes late to draw at Lazio, while Parma and Verona are goalless in Serie A

VERONA, Italy (AP) — Substitute Gvidas Gineitis scored with eight minutes left for Torino to draw at Lazio 1-1 in Serie A on Monday and extend its unbeaten run to five games.

Adam Marušić put the home side ahead with a stunning strike 12 minutes into the second half.

Lazio had a penalty award withdrawn after a video review 10 minutes later and it continued to create most of the chances.

But Lithuanian midfielder Gineitis side-footed home the equalizer and lifted Torino to within one point of the top half of Serie A. Paolo Vanoli’s men remain unbeaten since a Valentine’s Day defeat at Bologna.

Lazio, meanwhile, was seventh, equal on points with city rival Roma.

Earlier, Verona and Parma drew 0-0, a result that did not ease either side’s relegation worries.

Neither club was able to impose itself in a game of few chances. Daniel Mosquera came closest for Verona when his early header came back off the post.

With eight games left in the season, Parma was just three points above the drop zone. Verona was two places and four points above it and still not out of danger.

Parma's last win was on Feb. 22.

Verona, meanwhile, missed a chance to record back-to-back wins for the first time in more than a year.

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Torino's Che Adams, right, and Lazio's Alessio Romagnoli battle for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between SS Lazio and Torino FC at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Torino's Guillermo Maripan gestures during the Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Torino at Rome's Olympic stadium, in Rome, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse via AP)

Verona's Ami Sarr, left, and Parma's Emanuele Valeri vie for the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Parma at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium, in Verona, Italy, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)

Verona's Ami Sarr, left, and Parma's Emanuele Valeri vie for the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Parma at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium, in Verona, Italy, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)

Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki grabs the ball ahead of Verona's Ami Sarr during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Parma at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium, in Verona, Italy, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)

TORONTO (AP) — It was a brief cameo at the end of a blowout win, but it meant everything to Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry.

The six-time All-Star got a rousing standing ovation when he checked in for the final 1:57 of Philadelphia's 115-102 win at Toronto on Monday night.

It could be the final appearance the 39-year-old makes in the city where he spent nine seasons and won the 2019 NBA championship.

“I got an opportunity to experience probably one of the greatest basketball moments of my personal career,” said Lowry, who left with the game ball after making his first appearance since Dec. 23 against Brooklyn.

With the home team facing a double-digit deficit most of the night, the crowd of 18,127 started chanting “We want Lowry!” in the fourth quarter.

They erupted when 76ers coach Nick Nurse, who led Toronto to their 2019 title, called on Lowry to replace Tyrese Maxey.

“I thought they didn’t think I was really going to do it, but I was planning on it there and got a good moment to do it,” Nurse said of the crowd’s reaction. “It was nice to be able to kind of bring him in on his own there.”

Lowry airballed a 3-pointer on his first attempt and missed the three shots he took, all from distance.

“I called a play for him right out of the timeout and he probably wasn’t quite ready for that one,” Nurse said. “Too bad that one didn’t go in because he had it on line.”

Lowry is in his 20th NBA season. He arrived to Sunday’s game at Toronto wearing an Auston Matthews Maple Leafs hockey jersey, and reiterated his plan to eventually sign a one-day contract so he can retire as a Raptor.

“That has not changed,” Lowry said Sunday.

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Philadelphia 76ers players cheer as teammate Kyle Lowry, front left, is brought into an NBA basketball game by head coach Nick Nurse, center, in the final minutes of second half against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry, front, looks on after an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry (7) acknowledges the fans as he is brought in during the final minutes of an NBA basketball game against his former team, the Toronto Raptors, in Toronto, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)