Serie A round-up: Lazio ease past Roma
Sunday 3 March 2019 09:27, UK
Lazio moved within three points of fifth-placed Roma in Serie A with a 3-0 victory over their city rivals.
Felipe Caicedo, Ciro Immobile and Danilo Cataldi all scored and Roma's misery was compounded by a red card for Aleksandar Kolarov deep into stoppage time.
Caicedo deputised for Immobile, who was nursing a thigh injury on the bench, and the Ecuadorian gave Lazio a 12th-minute lead at the Stadio Olimpico when he rounded Roma goalkeeper Robin Olsen.
Edin Dzeko and Lorenzo Pellegrini saw efforts saved either side of the break, but Lazio doubled their lead after 73 minutes.
Immobile, on as a 64th-minute substitute, blasted home a spot-kick after Federico Fazio had brought down Joaquin Correa.
Fellow substitute Catladi added further gloss from 20 yards in the final minute before Kolarov was sent off after being booked twice in stoppage time.
AC Milan leapfrogged city rivals Inter Milan into third place with a 1-0 home victory over 10-man Sassuolo.
Pol Lirola's 35th-minute own goal settled a tight contest as Milan registered their highest league position in a second half of a season since 2012/13.
Sassuolo had goalkeeper Andrea Consigli shown a straight red card midway through the second period.
Consigli allowed the ball to bounce over his head while outside his area and stuck out an arm to bring down Krzysztof Piatek.
Parma led three times at Empoli but were denied victory by Bruno Alves' own goal in stoppage time.
Former Arsenal striker Gervinho put Parma ahead from Luca Siligardi's 13th-minute pass to make it nine goals for the season.
Cristian Dell'Orco equalised five minutes later before Luca Rigoni restored Parma's lead moments before the half-time break.
Francesco Caputo levelled from the penalty spot again after 59 minutes before an extraordinary finish.
Alves put Parma in front for the third time after 82 minutes before his own goal in the first minute of injury time gave Empoli a 3-3 draw and a four-point cushion above the relegation zone.
