Ciro Immobile bagged a first-half brace as Lazio swept Cagliari and new Coach Diego Lopez aside 3-0, moving within three points of leaders Napoli.
The centre-forward now has a remarkable 13 Serie A goals in just nine games this season.
He earned and converted a penalty past 19-year-old goalkeeper Luca Crosta, who was forced to play after injuries to the first two choice shot-stoppers, and then nodded in an Adam Marusic assist.
Bastos made it 3-0 after the break when volleying in a Luis Alberto free kick.
Ciro Immobile bagged a first-half brace as Lazio swept Cagliari and new Coach Diego Lopez aside 3-0, moving within three points of leaders Napoli.
The centre-forward now has a remarkable 13 Serie A goals in just nine games this season.
He earned and converted a penalty past 19-year-old goalkeeper Luca Crosta, who was forced to play after injuries to the first two choice shot-stoppers, and then nodded in an Adam Marusic assist.
Bastos made it 3-0 after the break when volleying in a Luis Alberto free kick.
There were some positive signs for new Cagliari boss Lopez, as Diego Farias had a goal disallowed for the tightest of margins, then another attempt was fingertipped on to the crossbar.
It’s a fifth consecutive defeat for the Sardinians, but Lazio sit in joint third place with Juventus, one point adrift of Inter.
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