Last-gasp Genoa dent Lazio Champions League hopes

Fiorentina come from behind to win at relegation-threatened SPAL

MILAN, Feb 17, (AP): Lazio’s misfortunes continued Sunday as they conceded a clumsy equalizer and a stoppage-time goal to lose 2-1 at Genoa in Serie A, damaging their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.

Lazio remained seventh, level on points with Atalanta and city rivals Roma which host Bologna on Monday. Lazio are four points behind AC Milan, which occupy fourth spot and the final Champions League qualifying berth.

Lazio had a huge injury list with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Marco Parolo, Luis Alberto, Bastos, Wallace, Jordan Lukaku, Luiz Felipe, Riza Durmisi and Valon Berisha all ruled out, while Ciro Immobile was playing but not fully fit.

Milan Badelj gave Lazio the lead shortly before halftime, playing a one-two with Immobile and firing into the bottom right corner for his first goal since joining from Fiorentina in the offseason.

The midfielder almost doubled his lead but hit the crossbar.

Lazio lost defender Stefan Radu to injury as well and shortly after Genoa leveled in

Udinese’s Seko Fofana (left), and Chievo’s Perparim Hetemaj vie for the ball during a Serie A soccer match beween Udinese and Chievo Verona at Friuli Stadium in Udine, Italy on

Feb 17. (AP)

somewhat fortunate circumstances as Lucas Leiva’s attempted clearance bounced off Antonio Sanabria’s leg and into the back of the net.

Genoa increased the pressure and snatched all three points in stoppage time as a poor clearance fell to Domenico Criscito, who drilled it into the bottom right corner.

Fiorentina came from behind to win 4-1 at relegation-threatened SPAL after video review changed the course of the match.

SPAL thought they had gone 2-1 ahead