Soccer-Lazio beat Juve 2-1 to cement second place

Soccer Football - Serie A - Lazio v Juventus - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - April 8, 2023 Lazio's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Adam Marusic celebrate after the match REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

(Reuters) -Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Mattia Zaccagni scored as Lazio showed a ruthless attacking streak to beat Juventus 2-1 at home on Saturday as Maurizio Sarri's side consolidated second place in Serie A.

Lazio have 58 points, five ahead of AS Roma in third with nine matches left in the campaign. Juve, who are fighting for a place in the top six, are seventh with 44 points, four points behind Atalanta, who occupy the final European qualification spot.