Nigeria international Fisayo Dele-Bashiru scored his first league goal of the season as Lazio stunned Juventus 3-0 away in Serie A on Sunday.
The 25-year-old came off the bench in the 69th minute to make his third appearance in the Italian top flight this campaign. He completed the scoring in the 89th minute after a powerful run from inside his own half.
Dele-Bashiru collected possession in his own half and advanced largely unchallenged before entering the penalty area and sending a low shot past Juventus goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
His performance earned him a rating of seven out of 10 from Yahoo Sports.
“The Nigerian was brought on to add some energy to the middle of the park, and he certainly did so, but he also decided to join the party by scoring Lazio’s third on the back of a glorious solo run,” the sports outlet wrote.
The victory underlined Lazio’s impressive start under head coach Gennaro Gattuso, who has described his team as a possible “surprise package”. Gattuso also stressed that the players must maintain their current approach and continue working hard.
Lazio have now gone unbeaten through their opening seven matches and sit on 19 points, level with Inter but behind them on goal difference.
It is the club’s best start after seven Serie A games. Their tally surpasses the 17 points collected by Sven-Goran Eriksson’s title-winning Lazio side in the 1999-2000 season.
Juventus, managed by Luciano Spalletti, remain on 11 points in eighth place. They are eight points behind the leaders and have won only one of their past five league matches.