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.”