Floriani scores 1st Serie A goal as Lazio rout Sassuolo

REGGIO NELL'EMILIA, ITALY - OCTOBER 27: Romano Floriani of SS Lazio celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and SS Lazio at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on October 27, 2026 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy.
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Romano Floriani scored his first Serie A goal as Lazio soared to the top of the Italian league with a 6-2 thrashing of 10-man Sassuolo on Tuesday.

Floriani, great-grandson of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, scored in the 17th minute of a match Lazio were dominating even before Sassuolo's Kristian Thorstvedt saw red in the 31st minute.

Lazio have accrued 25 of 27 points possible from their opening nine games and sit three points ahead of reigning champions Inter Milan, who visit last-placed Venezia on Wednesday.

Kenneth Taylor opened the scoring for Lazio before Thorstvedt pulled one back for the home side.

Gustav Isaksen and Floriani added to Lazio's count before Sebastiano Esposito scored a second for Sassuolo.

A goal by Mattia Zaccagni and a Tijjani Noslin double - despite missing two penalties - stretched the Rome club's winning lead.

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