Lazio recorded a spectacular away win, defeating Sassuolo 6-2 and climbing to the 25-point mark. The white-and-sky-blue side gave an extraordinary performance in a match with eight goals, a red card and two missed penalties.
The match started at a high tempo, with Taylor putting Lazio ahead in the second minute. Sassuolo responded quickly and equalised through Thorstvedt, but Isaksen and Floriani Mussolini scored for the visitors, taking the score to 3-1.
In the 31st minute, the hosts were left with ten players after Thorstvedt was shown a red card. However, Sassuolo narrowed the gap through Sebastiano Esposito, before Zaccagni scored Lazio’s fourth goal in added time at the end of the first half.
After the break, Zaccagni missed a penalty, but Noslin scored twice, in the 55th and 65th minutes, sealing the win for the capital club. In the 61st minute, Frattesi also failed from the spot, as Turati saved his effort.
In the final minutes, Lazio managed the lead and came close to a seventh goal, but the score remained 6-2. With this success, Lazio temporarily moves alone to the top of the table with 25 points. Meanwhile, Sassuolo suffer their fourth defeat in their last five matches and remain under pressure in the battle for survival.