Lazio produced a dominant away performance to beat Sassuolo 6-2 in the ninth round of the Italian championship, with eight goals and a red card deciding an eventful contest.
The visitors took the lead after only two minutes when Kenneth Taylor found the net. Sassuolo responded quickly, with Kristian Thorstvedt equalising in the seventh minute.
Lazio restored their advantage six minutes later through Gustav Isaksen, before Romano Floriani extended the lead to 3-1 in the 15th minute.
Sassuolo’s task became significantly harder in the 31st minute when Thorstvedt was shown a red card, leaving the home side with 10 players.
Despite that setback, Sassuolo reduced the deficit shortly before half-time. Sebastiano Esposito scored in the 43rd minute to make it 3-2.
However, the hosts could not go into the interval only one goal behind. Mattia Zaccagni struck in added time at the end of the first half to restore Lazio’s two-goal advantage and make the score 4-2.
Lazio continued to press forward after the restart and added two more goals. Tijjani Noslin scored in the 55th minute before completing his brace to confirm the final result.