Ciro Immobile scored against Genoa, the team he played for in 2012-13
Ciro Immobile became the first player in 61 years to reach 27 Serie A goals after 25 matches as Lazio moved back within one point of leaders Juventus.
The Italy striker, 30, doubled Lazio's lead after Adam Marusic's opener at relegation-threatened Genoa.
Francesco Cassata replied but Danilo Cataldi made it 3-1 before Domenico Criscito scored a late penalty.
Antonio Angelillo was the last man to make such a prolific start to a Serie A season, with Inter Milan in 1958-59.
The Argentine striker ended that season with 33 goals in 33 games.
But the record for most goals in a Serie A campaign is held by current Juve striker Gonzalo Higuain, who scored 36 in 35 games for Napoli in 2015-16.
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Immobile has now scored 116 goals in 166 games since joining Lazio in 2016
Higuain set the record in style. Going into the final game of the season, he was two goals behind Gunnar Nordahl's mark of 35 in 37 for AC Milan, which had stood since 1949-50.
The Argentine striker, who ended last season on loan with Chelsea, then hit a 19-minute hat-trick in the second half of Napoli's 4-0 win over already-relegated Frosinone.
Immobile had finished the 2015-16 season with five goals on loan at Torino, for whom he scored 22 goals in 2013-14.
That loan spell paved the way for a permanent return to Italy with Lazio, which kick-started Immobile's career at the age of 26.
He scored 26 goals in 2016-17 and followed that up with 41 in all competitions in 2017-18, and despite a dip last term, Sunday's goal at Genoa took him to 116 goals in 166 games for Lazio.
His form has raised hopes of the Rome-based club stopping Juve claiming a ninth straight Scudetto and winning their first title since 2000.
Lazio have 13 games left, with Immobile nine goals behind Higuain, and he has the added motivation of trying to cement a spot in Italy's starting line-up for Euro 2020, having been in and out of their starting XI during the qualifiers.
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Match Stats
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Line-ups
Genoa
1Perin
14Biraschi
92SoumaoroBooked at 69mins
55MasielloBooked at 28mins
32AnkersenSubstituted forFalqueat 58'minutes
85Behrami
20Schöne
29Cassata
4Criscito
30FavilliSubstituted forPandevat 58'minutes
9SanabriaSubstituted forDestroat 74'minutes
Substitutes
2Zapata
3Barreca
5Goldaniga
10Falque
13Ichazo
15Jagiello
16Eriksson
19Pandev
22Marchetti
23Destro
65Rovella
Lazio
1StrakoshaBooked at 75mins
4Gabarrón Gil
93Vavro
26Radu
77Marusic
21Milinkovic-Savic
6LeivaBooked at 20minsSubstituted forCataldiat 54'minutes
10Romero Alconchel
22Rodríguez MenéndezSubstituted forLazzariat 62'minutes
20CaicedoSubstituted forCorreaat 54'minutes
17Immobile
Substitutes
5J Lukaku
11Correa
15Jacinto Quissanga
16Parolo
23Guerrieri
24Proto
28Pomilio Lima da Silva
29Lazzari
32Cataldi
33Acerbi
34Adekanye
58Minala
Referee:
Fabio Maresca
Match Stats
Home TeamGenoaAway TeamLazio
Possession
Home59%
Away41%
Shots
Home13
Away12
Shots on Target
Home6
Away7
Corners
Home6
Away1
Fouls
Home12
Away13
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Match ends, Genoa 2, Lazio 3.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6'
Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Lazio 3.
Posted at 90'+5'
Attempt missed. Domenico Criscito (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iago Falque.
Posted at 90'+5'
Attempt saved. Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
Posted at 90'+2'
Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Stefan Radu.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt blocked. Lasse Schöne (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal!Posted at 90'
Goal! Genoa 2, Lazio 3. Domenico Criscito (Genoa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Posted at 88'
VAR Decision: Penalty Genoa.
Posted at 87'
Penalty conceded by Manuel Lazzari (Lazio) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Posted at 85'
Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Patric.
Posted at 84'
Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
Posted at 82'
Foul by Iago Falque (Genoa).
Posted at 82'
Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 78'
Francesco Cassata (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 78'
Foul by Luis Alberto (Lazio).
Posted at 78'
Attempt saved. Joaquín Correa (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
Posted at 77'
Attempt saved. Goran Pandev (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
Posted at 77'
Attempt saved. Mattia Destro (Genoa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Posted at 76'
Foul by Francesco Cassata (Genoa).
Posted at 76'
Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
BookingPosted at 75'
Thomas Strakosha (Lazio) is shown the yellow card.
SubstitutionPosted at 74'
Substitution, Genoa. Mattia Destro replaces Antonio Sanabria.
Goal!Posted at 71'
Goal! Genoa 1, Lazio 3. Danilo Cataldi (Lazio) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
BookingPosted at 69'
Adama Soumaoro (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 67'
Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Genoa).
Posted at 67'
Luis Alberto (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 63'
Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Genoa).
Posted at 63'
Joaquín Correa (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
SubstitutionPosted at 62'
Substitution, Lazio. Manuel Lazzari replaces Jony.
Posted at 61'
Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Patric.
Posted at 60'
Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
Posted at 60'
Valon Behrami (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 60'
Foul by Joaquín Correa (Lazio).
Posted at 59'
Attempt missed. Goran Pandev (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Iago Falque.
SubstitutionPosted at 58'
Substitution, Genoa. Iago Falque replaces Peter Ankersen.
SubstitutionPosted at 58'
Substitution, Genoa. Goran Pandev replaces Andrea Favilli.
Goal!Posted at 57'
Goal! Genoa 1, Lazio 2. Francesco Cassata (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Peter Ankersen.
Posted at 56'
Attempt blocked. Joaquín Correa (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
SubstitutionPosted at 54'
Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Lucas Leiva.
SubstitutionPosted at 54'
Substitution, Lazio. Joaquín Correa replaces Felipe Caicedo.
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Source: bbc.com