In the past night, Serie A broke out a number of upsets, its Chinese Milan lost 0-1 away to Sassuolo, after winning the championship in advance, Inter has let go of itself, after this loss, Inter Milan also officially missed the chance to get 100 points. In addition to Inter, Lazio also failed to pick up three points.
In this round, Lazio played away against Monza, and the 2 teams contributed a thrilling 2-2 to the fans. In this game, Lazio led twice away from home, but they were still drawn, and finally lost 2 points, which basically announced that they had no chance to fight for the fifth.
In the first half, Immobile's goal gave Lazio the lead. However, Lazio were unable to withstand the pressure and Juric scored in the second half to equalise for Monza. In the 83rd minute, Monza made a fatal mistake in the return pass, and finally Vecino scrambled to score and Lazio took the lead again.
If the game is over, then Lazio will have three points and they will overtake Atalanta in front of them. Unfortunately, Lazio eventually conceded another goal, and in stoppage time, Monza's cross from the left was met by Juric who finally beat the visitors and headed it into the back of the net to help them draw 2-2 with Lazio.
After conceding the goal, the Lazio players looked at each other and there was nothing they could do about it. After this draw, Lazio remained in 7th place and basically withdrew from the race for five early. As of now, Lazio are eight points behind fourth-placed Bologna, who are already struggling to catch up with Bologna with only three rounds remaining. In addition, they have one more game and are three points behind Roma in fifth, and even if Roma drop the chain, it will not be Lazio's turn to be in fifth place in Serie A.
You must know that Atalanta has 2 fewer games than Lazio and 1 point more, which means that even if Atalanta loses 2 games later, the ranking is ahead of Lazio, and this result is basically announced, and Lazio is out of the race for five. Last season, Lazio finished second in Serie A and won the Champions League, and now this Serie A powerhouse is no longer as brave as it used to be, and can only compete for a Europa League qualification later.
In addition to Lazio, Napoli is left with only the theoretical possibility of fighting for five. If nothing else, Juventus, Bologna, Roma and Atalanta will compete for three Champions League places. In this round, Roma will face Juventus at home, and in the case of the Europa League semi-finals, Roma will lose this game at any time, and Roma will be in a desperate situation, and Juve will most likely qualify for the Champions League.
As for Atalanta, they will travel to Salernitana in this round and host Roma next week, also worth six points. The next two league games are crucial for Roma. Once Roma loses, then they will basically miss the top five and miss out on Champions League qualification again!