Dusan Basta admits Lazio “wouldn’t have believed” they’d be fighting for second place in the penultimate round.
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“We are in better form than Roma, but we mustn’t think that. We respect Roma and if someone had told us pre-season that we would’ve been here in the penultimate round challenging for second place, we would not have believed them.
Dusan Basta admits Lazio “wouldn’t have believed” they’d be fighting for second place in the penultimate round.
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“We are in better form than Roma, but we mustn’t think that. We respect Roma and if someone had told us pre-season that we would’ve been here in the penultimate round challenging for second place, we would not have believed them.
“Today we are here, second place is within reach and it will be a decisive derby.”
Lazio didn’t even qualify for Europe last season, so what has reduced the gap so much?
“I don’t know. We are a very humble side who started slowly and maintained that humility. Now we are challenging for second and it is a very important opportunity.”