Juve dreams of Europe after edging Lazio 1-0

ROME - A late Simone Pepe goal earned Juventus a 1-0 win at Lazio on Monday to keep alive its hope of qualifying for Europe.

The deflected strike from the Italian winger in the 87th minute was tough on fourth-placed Lazio, which dominated the match but had to play the last nine minutes with 10 men after Cristian Ledesma was sent off.

The result left Lazio on 60 points with three Serie A matches to play - one point above AS Roma and Udinese with seventh-placed Juventus a further three points adrift.