Lazio moved up to fourth place in Serie A by beating Sampdoria 2-1 on Saturday.

Lazio pulled within one point of second-place Roma and third-place AC Milan, who meet on Monday.

Sampdoria was ninth after its five-match unbeaten run ended.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Marco Parolo scored in the first half for Lazio, while Patrick Schick pulled one back for the hosts one minute from time.

Also, Crotone beat Pescara 2-1 in a matchup between two clubs attempting to avoid relegation.

The victory moved Crotone one point ahead of Pescara, which was second-to-last.

Raffaele Palladino put Crotone ahead with a penalty, and Gian Marco Ferrari restored the advantage after Hugo Campagnaro's equalizer.

Crotone and Pescara ended with 10 men.