Lazio and Porto advance to semi-finals

LAZIO cruised into the UEFA Cup semi finals after two goals in the first 10 minutes guided them to a comfortable 2-1 victory over Besiktas last night.

Italy midfielder Stefano Fiore opened the scoring and Argentine Lucas Castroman headed the second as Lazio built on their 1-0 win in last week’s quarter-final, first leg at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico.

The Turkish side hit back with plenty of pressure, which was rewarded with Sergen Yalcin’s 83rd minute strike, but Mircea Lucescu’s men ultimately paid a high price for some slack defending soon after kick-off.