World Champion Miroslav Klose and his side Lazio have frittered away their last opportunity to secure direct qualification to the Champions League group stage as they lost 2-1 to Roma. After the visitors took the lead through Juan Iturbe, Klose provided the assist for Filip Djordjevic to equalise. Yanga-Mbiwa Mapou then grabbed a late winner.
With only one match remaining, Lazio (66 points) are out of the running to finish second. They can, however, consolidate third place. If they avoid defeat to Napoli (63), Lazio will secure their place in the Champions League play-off round. On the other hand, Roma (70) have already secured a group stage berth.
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World Champion Miroslav Klose and his side Lazio have frittered away their last opportunity to secure direct qualification to the Champions League group stage as they lost 2-1 to Roma. After the visitors took the lead through Juan Iturbe, Klose provided the assist for Filip Djordjevic to equalise. Yanga-Mbiwa Mapou then grabbed a late winner.
With only one match remaining, Lazio (66 points) are out of the running to finish second. They can, however, consolidate third place. If they avoid defeat to Napoli (63), Lazio will secure their place in the Champions League play-off round. On the other hand, Roma (70) have already secured a group stage berth.