Ciro Immobile scored a brace in Lazio's 4-0 rout of Cremonese.

With two goals from forward Ciro Immobile, Lazio defeated Cremonese on Sunday in matchday 7 of Italy - Serie A TIM 2022-2023. The away goals were scored by Ciro Immobile (6' 1T and 21' 1T, penalty), Sergej Milinkovic Savic (46' 1T), and Pedro Rodríguez (33' 2T).

Sergej Milinkovic Savic thrilled the stadium with his finish in the 46th minute of the first half. After an individual play on the left, the midfielder placed it in the bottom-right corner. Impossible for the goalkeeper!

Lazio had the chance to increase the lead with Alessio Romagnoli's shot, but he couldn't score as he hit the post in the 87th minute of the second half.

Ciro Immobile was the standout player of the match. The Lazio forward scored 2 goals and had 7 shots on goal.

Another important player in the match was Sergej Milinkovic Savic. The Lazio midfielder scored 1 goal.

The match was highly contested, with the fouls starting to accumulate. There were 3 yellow cards: Nicolò Casale, Johan Vásquez, and Maurizio Sarri.

Cremonese's head coach, Massimiliano Alvini, set up a 3-5-2 strategy with Ionut Radu in goal; Emanuel Aiwu, Vlad Chiriches, and Luka Lochoshvili in the defensive line; Leonardo Sernicola, Gonzalo Escalante, Soualiho Meïté, Emanuele Valeri, and Luca Zanimacchia in midfield; and Cyriel Dessers and David Okereke in the attack.

On the other hand, Maurizio Sarri's team played with a 4-3-3 formation, with Ivan Provedel in goal; Elseid Hysaj, Patric, Nicolò Casale, and Adam Marusic in defense; Sergej Milinkovic Savic, Danilo Cataldi, and Matí­as Vecino in midfield; and Felipe Anderson, Ciro Immobile, and Mattia Zaccagni upfront.

Referee Daniele Orsato was selected to officiate the match.

In the next matchday, Cremonese will visit Lecce and Lazio will play at home against Spezia at Stadio Olimpico.

After the match, the home team has 2 points and sits in 19th place in the standings. Meanwhile, the visitors have 14 points and occupy 5th place in the league.