Lazio thrash Sassuolo six goals to two in Serie A

Lazio secured a crushing win over hosts Sassuolo by a score of 6-2 in a match held as part of matchday 9 of Serie A, on 27 October at 20:30 Damascus time.

Kenneth Taylor opened the scoring for Lazio in the 2nd minute, before Kristian Thorstvedt equalised for Sassuolo in the 7th minute. Lazio then took control of the first half with a quick treble scored by Gustav Tang Isaksen in the 13th minute and Romano Floriani Mussolini in the 16th minute, before Sebastiano Esposito narrowed the gap for Sassuolo in the 43rd minute. Mattia Zaccagni added Lazio's fifth goal in the 45+1 minute, sending the two sides into the break with a big lead for the visitors.

In the second half, Lazio continued scoring through Tijjani Noslin, who scored twice in the 55th and 65th minutes, to close out a strong match against their hosts.

The match saw Kristian Thorstvedt sent off from Sassuolo's ranks in the 31st minute, which negatively affected the organisation of the home side in the second half.

Mattia Zaccagni was named man of the match after scoring one goal and providing two assists during the 90 minutes he played, with a performance rating of 9.53.

In terms of statistics, Lazio dominated possession with 58 per cent against 42 per cent for Sassuolo, and recorded 16 shots against 9 for their hosts, including 8 on target compared to just two shots for Sassuolo. Lazio also had a significantly higher expected goals rate (3.41 against 0.82), while Sassuolo committed 7 errors against 13 for Lazio.

With this win, Lazio strengthened their lead at the top of the table with 25 points from 9 matches after 8 wins and one draw without defeat, with a goal difference of 22 to 7. Meanwhile, Sassuolo's tally remained frozen at 14th place in the standings with 8 points from 9 matches, after two wins, two draws and five defeats, having scored 14 goals and conceded 22.