The Lazio striker stands one shy of Gonzalo Higuaín’s record and, 14 penalties or not, he has enjoyed a stellar campaign
To listen to Ciro Immobile on Wednesday night was to wonder whether he might be in the wrong line of work. “I hate it when I absolutely have to score,” he said at the end of Lazio’s 2-0 win over Brescia. “It just doesn’t sit right.”
A surprising sentiment, for a man who has made his living scoring goals – and who happens to be very good at it. Immobile netted his 35th of this Serie A campaign just a few minutes earlier, running on to Joaquín Correa’s through-ball and sweeping one of his calling-card sidefoot finishes beyond the goalkeeper Lorenzo Andrenacci.
Now he's got his goal!
Ciro Immobile has his 35th goal of the season and is just one behind Higuain's record pic.twitter.com/ZAsdeSPH3F
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Cagliari 2-0 Juventus, Fiorentina 4-0 Bologna, Torino 2-3 Roma, Lazio 2-0 Brescia, Sampdoria 1-4 AC Milan, Sassuolo 5-0 Genoa, Udinese 1-2 Lecce, Verona 3-0 SPAL
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