Serie A, Round 14: Fiorentina, Napoli keep European race tight with wins

Lazio slump to five league games without a win, and despite ensuring progress in the Europa League in midweek, Vladimir Petkovic will face fresh speculation about his immediate future in charge of the Eagles.

Lazio were level less than a minute later. Candreva evaded Armero yet again. His cross from the right was met by Perea, whose flick ricocheted in off Behrami against his former club to boot.

The hosts are finally sitting above Verona. But if Fiorentina seriously wish to challenge for one of Italy’s three Champions League positions, their bright attack is going to need to be much more consistent -- it’s tough at the top this time around.

Fiorentina Injuries and Suspensions

It was almost a comfortable lead just a few minutes after the restart, though from a tight angle Angelo da Costa’s goalpost prevented Guarín netting his second goal of the match. Just a few minutes later Samp had the ball in Handanović‘s goal after a great passing move, though it was ruled out for offside. The game was very finely poised indeed.

Inter continued to sit back, and were given another fright just inside the final 20 minutes when a vicious low free-kick from Éder squirmed under the wall only to be kept out by a diving Handanović. The nerazzurri looked ever more defensive in their outlook, with Samp throwing players forward in search of an equaliser. Eventually, the pressure told.