Lazio's Ciro Immobile, right, celebrates with teammate Joaquin Correa after scoring his sides second goal during the Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Brescia, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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MILAN (AP) - Lazio kept alive its hopes of finishing second in the Italian league with a 2-0 win against already-relegated Brescia in its penultimate match of the season on Wednesday.
Ciro Immobile also boosted his chances of clinching the top scorer award as he netted his 35th goal of the season, moving four clear of Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
Immobile is also just one off equaling the all-time record of 36 goals in a Serie A season, set by Gonzalo Higuain when he was at Napoli in 2015-16.
Immobile's late goal sealed the win for Lazio, which had taken the lead in the first half through JoaquÃn Correa.
Lazio moved level on points with Atalanta, one below second-place Inter Milan. Atalanta plays Inter in the final round of the season, when Lazio visits Napoli.
GREAT ESCAPE?
Lecce was given a glimmer of hope of avoiding relegation as it won 2-1 at Udinese while Genoa was routed 5-0 at Sassuolo.
Lecce remained in the bottom three but is just one point below 17th-place Genoa.
Genoa hosts Hellas Verona on the final day while Lecce welcomes Parma.
OTHER MATCHES
Zlatan Ibrahimović scored twice to help AC Milan win 4-1 at Sampdoria.
It was the second time in three matches that the 38-year-old Ibrahimović has got a brace.
Juventus, which won a record-extending ninth straight Serie A title on Sunday, fielded a much-changed team and lost 2-0 at Cagliari.
Cagliari's Luca Gagliano, who turned 20 last week, scored and provided an assist in his Serie A debut.
Federico Chiesa scored a hat trick to help Fiorentina beat Bologna 4-0, Roma won 3-2 at Torino and Verona beat Spal 3-0.
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Lazio's Ciro Immobile shoots to score his sides second goal during the Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Brescia, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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Lazio's head coach Simone Inzaghi gestures during the Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Brescia, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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Milan's Zlatan IbrahimoviÄ celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Italian Serie A match between Sampdoria and Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Spada/LaPresse via AP)
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Milan's Zlatan IbrahimoviÄ celebrates with teammate Alexis Saelemaekers, left, after scoring his side's third goal during the Italian Serie A match between Sampdoria and Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Spada/LaPresse via AP)
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Milan's Zlatan IbrahimoviÄ, left, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Italian Serie A match between Sampdoria and Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
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Milan's Zlatan IbrahimoviÄ, left, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Italian Serie A match between Sampdoria and Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
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Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Cagliari and Juventus, at the Sardegna Arena stadium, in Cagliari, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Alessandro Tocco/Lapresse via AP)
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Cagliari's Luca Gagliano, left, celebrates after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Cagliari and Juventus, at the Sardegna Arena stadium, in Cagliari, Italy, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Alessandro Tocco/Lapresse via AP)
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