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Lazio rout Benevento in Serie A

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IANS Benevento (Italy)
Last Updated : Oct 29 2017 | 10:42 PM IST

Italian football club Lazio hammered Benevento 5-1 in Serie A action on Sunday.

Angolan defender Bartolomeu Jacinto Quissanga opened the scoring for Lazio after just four minutes into the match, while forward Ciro Immobile doubled the lead nine minutes later, reports Efe.

Lazio midfielder Adam Marusic scored the third goal in the 24th minute.

Moroccan defender Achraf Lazaar netted Benevento's only goal after 10 minutes into the second half.

Italian midfielder Marco Parolo scored the fourth goal in the 76th minute, while Portuguese forward Nani added the fifth 10 minutes later to seal the 5-1 away win.

After this victory, Lazio provisionally holds the third place in the Serie A table with 28 points.

Benevento is at the bottom of the table win no points after suffering its 11 straight defeat this season.

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Napoli, which hosts Sassuolo in the same round on Sunday, leads the Serie A table with 28 points, on goal difference ahead of defending champion Juventus respectively.

--IANS

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First Published: Oct 29 2017 | 10:32 PM IST

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