Lazio Defeats Sassuolo and Regains Second Place in Serie A

Felipe Anderson and Toma Bašić scored two goals to lead Lazio to a 2-0 victory over Sassuolo, allowing coach Maurizio Sarri's team to return to second place in the Italian Serie A on Wednesday. Lazio was under pressure following Juventus' 2-1 win over Lecce earlier, but they reclaimed second place, one point ahead of their rival with 64 points. The video assistant referee disallowed a goal by Lazio's Ciro Immobile in the eighth minute. However, Anderson gave the home team the lead with a pass from Marcos Antonio in the 14th minute. Sassuolo was denied an equalizer by the crossbar after Davide Frattesi's shot. Substitute Bašić secured Lazio's win in the second minute of injury time. Napoli's title celebrations have been postponed until tomorrow when they visit Udinese, as they needed Lazio to fail to win to secure the championship for the first time in 33 years.