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Two late goals by Lazio captain Ciro Immobile earned them a 2-0 home win over bottom side Celtic in Champions League Group E on Tuesday, putting the Italians in a strong position to reach the last 16 and ending the visitors' qualification hopes.
Second-half substitute Immobile opened the scoring for the hosts in the 82nd minute with a shot into the roof of the net from close range before doubling the advantage three minutes later with a low strike.
Lazio provisionally moved top of the group with 10 points from five games and will seal their last-16 spot if third-placed Feyenoord lose at home to Atletico Madrid, in second, later on Tuesday.
Celtic, with one point, needed a win to stay in the hunt for a top-two finish.
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Substitute Ciro Immobile bagged a late brace to send Lazio top of their group
The Italy striker flashed a deflected Gustav Iasksen cross past Joe Hart in the 82nd minute
Immobile cut inside Cameron Carter-Vickers and rolled the ball past Hart in 85th minute
Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi fired inches past the far post after the interval
Lazio forward Gustav Isaksen has his head in his hands after his first-time shot rolled wide
Hyunjan Yang spurned a glorious opportunity to put Celtic ahead in the second-half
Lazio winger Felipe Anderson headed wide in the only clear chance of the first half
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