Serie A round-up: Lazio regain winning feeling against Sampdoria
Saturday 10 December 2016 22:32, UK
Lazio bounced back from their derby disappointment as first-half goals in quick succession from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Marco Parolo steered them to a 2-1 win at Sampdoria.
The visitors, beaten 2-0 at home by Roma last time out, went in front when Milinkovic-Savic converted a header in the 40th minute from a cross by Felipe Anderson, whose delivery four minutes later then teed up Parolo's close-range finish.
Substitute Patrik Schick drilled an 89th-minute reply, but the home side could not salvage a point.
Lazio are up a place to fourth in the Serie A table, while Sampdoria, who had been unbeaten in their previous five league games, stay ninth.
In Saturday's other game, Crotone secured only their second win of the season as they beat Pescara 2-1 at home to move above them in the relegation zone.
The hosts went ahead in the 24th minute when Raffaele Palladino converted a penalty, with Ledian Memushaj then squandering the chance to equalise just before the break as his spot-kick was saved by Alex Cordaz.
Both sides were subsequently reduced to 10 men, Pescara substitute Alberto Aquilani and then Leonardo Capezzi being dismissed in the 73rd and 80th minutes respectively, before Hugo Campanaro drew things level in the 82nd - only for Gianmarco Ferrari to notch what proved the winner for Crotone seconds later.
The result sees the clubs swap place in the table, with Crotone up to 18th and Pescara down to second-bottom.
