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Lazio at least got some pride back with a 2-0 victory at Marassi thanks to two well-worked goals.
These two sides had no real targets, though the Biancocelesti were in turmoil after the midweek Coppa Italia semi-final exit to Inter and consequent departure of director of sport Walter Sabatini. Delio Rossi is also on his way out and with him a number of players, while they hadn't won in seven. Domenico Criscito and Marco Di Vaio sat out bans for the Rossoblu, but Capocannoniere Marco Borriello was on the bench. It was a return for Rossi, who was fired after 22 games in charge of Genoa in 1999-2000.
Marco Ballotta needed a fine reaction save to deny Giuseppe Sculli, while Tommaso Rocchi shaved the woodwork with the outside of his right foot. Full-back Lorenzo De Silvestri tested Rubinho from the edge of the box after dispossessing Danilo. Lazio opened the scoring with a well-worked team move, as Rocchi flicked on Stefano Mauri's ball for Pandev to drill an angled drive into the far corner from nine yards. In first half stoppages the Biancocelesti doubled their lead in even simpler fashion, as Valon Behrami found Rocchi clear for the easiest of tap-ins.
Cesare Bovo almost scored an own goal by deflecting Rocchi's effort towards his own goalkeeper.
Borriello was introduced for the second half, but the best opportunity fell to Abdoullay Konko, who pounced on a Cribari error to thump the upright. | 
