Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri refused to seek excuses after their shock defeat to Lecce.

Ciro Immobile had put the Biancocelesti ahead before second half goals from Gabriel Strefezza and Lorenzo Colombo turned it around for a 2-1 Lecce victory.

Sarri later said, "It was an incredible game, because we played at a very high level for 30 minutes, creating lots of scoring opportunities and allowing very little to Lecce,.

“However, we completely lost our way after the break and it's too easy to point to the fitness aspect. That is too simple an alibi to hide behind. We just switched off and handed the game to our opponents.

“There is a mentality problem at Lazio and we managed to control it for much of the season, but today it emerged again. If we lose like this to Lecce, then clearly we are inferior to the level we thought we were. It's not a tactical issue, it's about working on 25 heads."

On Serie A's resumption, Sarri made his feelings clear: “That World Cup was an abomination. I am in favour of Boxing Day fixtures, we should've played on December 26, January 1 and January 6."