Struggling in Serie A but thriving in Europe, Lazio return to domestic duty on Saturday, when they host improving Cagliari at Stadio Olimpico.
A run of one point from three league matches has seen the Rome club slip down the standings, but Champions League victory over Celtic took them into the last 16 of UEFA's top club competition.
Last week's loss in Salerno followed a dull goalless draw in the Derby della Capitale, and the Biancocelesti's only wins during November came in the Champions League.
Three days after ex-Lazio winger Antonio Candreva struck Salernitana's spectacular winner at Stadio Arechi - Maurizio Sarri's men had gone in front through a Ciro Immobile penalty but then let their lead slip - the capital club welcomed Group E rivals Celtic to Rome.
Reeling from their sixth Serie A defeat of the season, Lazio were held at bay by the Scottish champions for most of a tense encounter, but captain Immobile emerged from the bench to seal his team's place in the Champions League knockout phase.
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