Lazio rout Sassuolo 6-2 behind Zaccagni's goal and two assists

Lazio beat Sassuolo 6-2 at Mapei Stadium and moved to 8-1-0. The game turned in the first half, when Lazio scored four times to Sassuolo's two and never let the lead go.

Kenneth Taylor put Lazio ahead in the 2nd minute, with the goal confirmed by VAR. Kristian Thorstvedt levelled it at 1-1 in the 7th. Gustav Isaksen restored the lead in the 13th, set up by Mattia Zaccagni. Romano Floriani Mussolini made it 3-1 in the 16th. Sebastiano Esposito pulled one back for Sassuolo in the 43rd. Zaccagni answered at once, heading in a Isaksen cross in first half stoppage time for 4-2.

Tijjani Noslin finished it after the break. He scored from outside the box in the 55th, again with Zaccagni providing the pass, and added another from distance in the 65th. Zaccagni was the player of the game (Chirp Rating 8.9) with a goal and two assists, and he led Lazio with five shots. Sassuolo fell to 2-2-5. Chirp's Sim had Lazio at 37% before the game, and it called it.