Simone Inzaghi hopes the defeat to relegation-threatened SPAL will “serve as a lesson” for Lazio, but “the hunt for a Champions League place continues.”
The match was decided by a last-minute Andrea Petagna penalty, though originally the referee had booked Thiago Cionek for simulation only to change his mind after viewing the VAR footage of Patric’s challenge.
Simone Inzaghi hopes the defeat to relegation-threatened SPAL will “serve as a lesson” for Lazio, but “the hunt for a Champions League place continues.”
The match was decided by a last-minute Andrea Petagna penalty, though originally the referee had booked Thiago Cionek for simulation only to change his mind after viewing the VAR footage of Patric’s challenge.
“We had a few good chances, despite SPAL putting in a very good performance. Ciro Immobile hit the post and we should’ve done better on an Adam Marusic chance,” the Coach told Radio Rai.
“It was a game that should’ve ended in a stalemate, but that penalty incident really damaged us. It was particularly galling, because there was a push on Lucas Leiva when he nearly scored and that could’ve been a penalty too.
“SPAL played the way we expected them to and didn’t create particularly big problems for us. We weren’t decisive enough in front of goal and weren’t clinical. I hope this will serve as a lesson.
“The hunt for a Champions League place continues.”