In the three matches played on Saturday, referring to the final round of Serie A, the highlight was the fact that Lazio finished fifth, despite a draw with Verona (José Mourinho’s Roma came sixth, one point behind) and Fiorentina. By defeating Juventus. (Fourth) retained seventh place, which means that Atalanta, defeated at home by Empoli, is outside Europe – in recent years they have been a regular presence in UEFA competitions.
Lazio had Yovani Cabral back in the starting lineup, in front of Verona (Miguel Veloso gave 90 minutes), which ended 3-3, and even the winger was abandoned by Sporting to score the first goal for the Romanian team (16). ’), who was twice in a weak position due to goals by Giovanni Simeone (6) and Kevin Lasagna (14), but also advanced with two goals from Felipe Anderson (29) and Pedro Rodriguez (62).
As for Fiorentina, they beat rivals Juventus 2-0 in Artemio Franchi (Dusan Vlahovic, “persona non grata” in Florence since he signed at Vecchia Signora in January, joining only in 76″), with goals from Alfred Duncan ( 45 + 1) and Nicholas Gonzalez (90 + 2, penalty kick).
Finally, Atalanta, still dreaming of a last place in Europe (they left for the day on points with Fiorentina, but at a disadvantage in the tie-breaking criteria), lost at home to Empoli (0-1), a goal from Leo Stolac (79 minutes). , and ended up in eighth place.
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