Lazio qualifies for Champions League after beating Cagliari 2-1 at home in Serie A on Thursday.<\/p>\n
It’s a long-awaited moment for Lazio after 13 years without Champions League football.<\/p>\n
They have also managed to end the terrible streak, after losing three games in a row, a goalless draw against Udinese and another defeat against Juventus.<\/p>\n
It’s all downhill for Lazio after the team trailing against Cagliari, as Giovanni Simeone scored the first goal of the game in 45th minute.<\/p>\n
However, they quickly equalized two minutes later through Sergei Milinkovic-Savic.<\/p>\n
Ciro Immobile netted the winner in 60th minute, scoring his 31st goal of the season.<\/p>\n
Lazio currently with 72 points, only one point behind Inter, two points behind Atalanta and eight points behind Juventus.<\/p>\n
With three games left to play, Lazio still have a chance to chase league leaders Juventus, who lost 2-1 at Udinese.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy, it\u2019s right to celebrate reaching an important target for us which we achieved three matches in advance,\u201d said Immobile.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud despite the difficulties we have faced after lockdown. This is something that Lazio haven\u2019t achieved for years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"