DBasia.news – Lazio won 5-1 against Sampdoria in the continuing Serie A match and Ciro Immobile recorded three goals aka hat-trick.
Ciro Immobile scored in the 17th minute (penalty), 20 ‘and 65’ (penalty), which included goals from Felipe Caicedo (7 ‘) and Bartolomeu Jacinto Quissanga (54’). Sampdoria could only minimize it through Karol Linetty’s goal in minute 70 and played with 10 players after Julian Chabot was sent off on minute 73.
The goal puts Ciro Immobile at the top of Serie A’s top score with 23 goals, followed by two closest rivals, Cristiano Ronaldo (14 goals) and Romelu Lukaku (14 goals). Even if drawn broader, Immobile has become one of the sharpest strikers among the top five European leagues.
According to records released by Football-Italy, Immobile has been directly involved with Lazio’s 29 goals in Serie A. Immobile has scored 23 goals and provided six assists in a total of 19 matches in Serie A. His contribution has already exceeded any player among the top five European leagues.
The 29-year-old striker has only four time failed to score in Serie A this season. His 23 goals have also exceeded Sampdoria’s overall goals. Now, the closest target for Immobile is to pursue the all-time record of Serie A’s top scorer owned by Gonzalo Higuain. El Pipita scored 36 goals with Napoli in the 2015-16 season.
“Only Pipita recorded that record, so it was challenging, but with this teammate, this fan and this character, I can hope to continue to score,” Immobile told Sky Sport Italia.
Further statistics also show that only Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi, who has scored 21 goals or at least more than 20 goals in the last three seasons and offset the achievements of Ciro Immobile.
Simone Inzaghi also praised Ciro Immobile. Despite his job in scoring goals and doing well, Immobile is still a team player who is collective for Lazio’s sake.
“It took a long time to stand here and mention Ciro’s record. He is a great goal scorer, but first and foremost he is a team player. I realized immediately, he was practically the third captain after Senad Lulic and Marco Parolo. The goals were only part of his contribution , “Inzaghi added.