Serie A match report: Torino v Lazio

Lazio exerted some pressure on city rivals Roma with a 2-0 win at Torino which has the Biancocelesti breathing down the necks of the Giallorossi.

Felipe Anderson scored two goals in seven minutes to earn Stefano Pioli's men a win which gives them a three-point cushion over Napoli in the hunt for the third Champions League berth on offer to Serie A.

However, thanks to a run of five wins in a row, Lazio may now fancy their chances of overtaking Roma some time between now and when they meet for what could be a decisive derby on the penultimate weekend of the season.

Having seen their 12-game unbeaten run ended by Udinese last weekend, Torino were keen not to lose a third game in a week having also gone down 3-1 at Zenit St Petersburg in the Europa League on Thursday.

They made a promising start at the Stadio Olimpico with Amauri, preferred to Fabio Quagliarella in the Granata attack, testing Federico Marchetti with a header.

The Lazio goalkeeper made a save, but only played the ball up for Josef Martinez, whose header missed the right-hand post.

That proved to be the best chance of the first half and, ultimately, Torino's biggest opportunity of the game.

As time wore on, the home team started to show the strain of their trip to Russia and Lazio started to gain the upper hand.

The heavy pitch caused by the relentless rain did not help Torino's tired legs, but it did not cause any problems for Felipe Anderson who took matters into his own hands, skipping past three Torino defenders before placing his shot low into the bottom left-hand corner in the 71st minute.

It was Anderson who added the second seven minutes later, tucking Miroslav Klose's throughball past Daniele Padelli, who could only deflect the ball into the far corner of his own goal.

Amauri did go close with another header, but the stuffing had been knocked out of Torino, who will look to bounce back in their Europa League return against Zenit on Thursday.