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Keeper Marchetti extends Lazio contract

Lazio's goalkeeper Federico Marchetti (L) makes a save during their Serie A soccer match against Napoli at the San Paolo stadium in Naples September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

(Reuters) - Italy goalkeeper Federico Marchetti has extended his contract with Lazio until 2018, ending speculation about his future, the Serie A club said on their website (http://www.sslazio.it/). Marchetti's contract had been due to expire at the end of the season and media reports linked him with moves to Liverpool and Juventus. "A renewal that fills me with pride! Together until 2018!," Marchetti said on Twitter. The 32-year-old, who joined Lazio in 2011 and helped them win the 2013 Coppa Italia, is currently sidelined after picking up a hamstring injury while celebrating a goal in the 1-1 draw against Sampdoria last month. Ninth-placed Lazio play Bologna, who are 15th in Serie A, on Sunday. (Reporting by Marianna Ciabach-Malinowska in Gdynia, editing by Ed Osmond)