Lazio rose to a 2-1 victory over Hellas Verona in Serie A on Monday night, with all three objectives coming contained in the opening 20 minutes on the Stadio Olimpico.
Marco Baroni’s facet got here into the sport having recorded one win, one draw and one loss after the primary three matches earlier than the worldwide break, whereas Verona may have gone degree with Napoli in second had they picked up a victory.
The scoring was opened after simply 5 minutes within the capital. Mattia Zaccagni despatched a looking out ball forwards in direction of Boulaye Dia, who took a few neat touches simply inside the world earlier than dispatching a low effort previous Lorenzo Montipo into the close to nook of the online.
The lead lasted lower than two minutes, nonetheless, as Diego Coppola slipped a ball via a sleeping pair of Lazio centre-backs, releasing Casper Tengstedt, who despatched a routine end previous Ivan Provedel when one-on-one.
Lazio restored their lead simply earlier than the 20 minute mark. Zaccagni acquired his second help of the night from a nook, which landed on the toes of Taty Castellanos, who flung himself forwards earlier than changing his improvised volley.
Three factors for Lazio sends them as much as sixth place within the Serie A desk after the fourth spherical of Serie A fixtures, one level shy of Torino in fifth, and one off Monday’s opponents, Verona, in seventh.
Full-time: Lazio 2-1 Verona
Dia (L) 5’, Tengstedt (V) 7’, Castellanos (L) 20’.
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