essere in lizza bedeutet auf Englisch

stand [stood, standing, stands]▼(to be positioned to gain or lose)
verb
[UK: stænd] [US: ˈstænd]

vie [vied, vying, vies]▼(to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete)
verb
[UK: vaɪ] [US: ˈvaɪ]