Lazio snatch stoppage-time win to leave Cremonese on the brink of relegation

[p]The hosts struggled to create anything in the opening stages as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a] spurned a key chance when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/provstgaard-oliver/ALZ9WQUK/"]Oliver Provstgaard[/a] nodded across the face of goal from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zaccagni-mattia/MJ7sACQ8/"]Mattia Zaccagni[/a]’s floated free-kick, in what was a one-sided first 20 minutes.[/p][p][b]However, despite struggling to gain a foothold in the contest, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cremonese/KUzfp5N3/"]Cremonese[/a] were gifted an opener just before the half-hour mark. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bonazzoli-federico/pEYPJXO8/"]Federico Bonazzoli[/a]’s low 20-yard strike appeared to be a routine stop for Lazio goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/motta-edoardo/ATMse0OQ/"]Edoardo Motta[/a], but the Italy U21 star misjudged the strike, and it flew past him at the last second.[/b][/p][embed guid="15acda8b-6db6-4c2c-bc22-b51839f2940d" url="https://x.com/SerieA_EN/status/2051347479849844988" social-type="twitter" /][p]Buoyed by his eighth league goal of the campaign, Bonazzoli tested Motta with an audacious bicycle kick just before the break, as a frustrated Lazio headed in behind at half-time.[/p][p]The Biancazzurri were stirred into a response after the restart as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/romagnoli-alessio/Wr49C0j4/"]Alessio Romagnoli[/a]’s towering header was blocked by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/audero-emil/fwyieeh8/"]Emil Audero[/a] on 50 minutes.[/p][p][b]That proved to be a warning from Maurizio Sarri’s side as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tavares-nuno/pY6E7S2D/"]Nuno Tavares[/a]' lung-busting run from inside his own half scattered Cremonese’s defence. His lay-off was nudged on by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noslin-tijjani/Uma3vLeI/"]Tijjani Noslin[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/isaksen-gustav/d0vohCHH/"]Gustav Isaksen[/a] calmly steered home a close-range equaliser. [/b][/p][p]Sensing a chance to win the game, both Sarri and Marco Giampaolo made changes in the closing stages - including a cameo for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vardy-jamie/fP3OohgD/"]Jamie Vardy[/a] following an injury.[/p][p][b]However, it was Lazio who snatched victory in added time as Noslin whipped home from the edge of the box.[/b][/p][embed guid="39e58bb3-24b5-43ec-8430-9acf7c27cb35" url="https://x.com/SerieA_EN/status/2051367752414236946" social-type="twitter" /][p]Cremonese remain in 18th place, four points adrift of safety with three games remaining. Lazio edge up to eighth in the table, ahead of back-to-back clashes against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a]. S[/p][p]arri’s charges host the newly-crowned champions in league action on May 9, four days before meeting in the Coppa Italia final - which Lazio need to win to stand any chance of European qualification for 2026-27.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bonazzoli-federico/pEYPJXO8/"]Federico Bonazzoli[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cremonese/KUzfp5N3/"]Cremonese[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/cremonese-KUzfp5N3/lazio-URcSl02h/?mid=f9SXuMQs"]Check out all the match stats here.[/a][/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="cb37d798-262a-401b-9165-a7ff7e7ba155" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="64d31aee-1ee7-41b4-8a11-6334730c73fb" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /]