Lazio coach Stefano Pioli was delighted with victory over Hellas Verona.

The Biancocelesti had scraped only two points from their previous three Serie A games, without scoring a single goal.

“We had been missing the goals, as recently we didn't finish off the wealth of possession. We did well tonight, I liked the team and it's just a pity about that late lapse in concentration, as we cannot afford that in Serie A," the Coach told Sky Sport Italia.

“As long as it's mathematically possible to qualify for Europe, we have to believe. Why think otherwise? We can win many games and put together many points, but logically it won't be easy to close in on the sides above us.

“It was a delicate job to work on the psychology of such young players, but that is also an enjoyable part of the profession for a Coach.

“The squad is pretty young, but also includes a World Cup winner, a World Cup Finalist and many internationals. Unfortunately we're paying the price for a poor November, when we got one point in six games, because apart from Juventus and Napoli we fought it out with everyone.

“We are trailing, but I asked my players to achieve something great and notch up a series of positive results, then we'll see where we end up."