Lazio Vs Venezia Penalty Determined, Ciro Immobile Breaks Italian Legend Record

Lazio captain, Ciro Immobile, breaks a club record in the Italian League. (Photo: Twitter @OfficialSSLazio)

JAKARTA - Lazio beat Venezia in the continuation of the Italian Serie A, Tuesday, March 15, early morning WIB. In the match which took place at the Stadio Olimpico, Lazio won by a narrow score 1-0.

Ciro Immobile scored the only goal in the 58th minute. In the 49th minute, Immobile actually scored a goal, but after the referee saw the VAR the goal was canceled because it had already been offside.

However, one goal was enough to make Immobile break Lazio's record for top goalscorer in the Italian League. The 32-year-old scored a total of 144 goals for the I Biancoceleste, breaking the record held by Italian legend Silvio Piola.

Previously, the player had broken Lazio's record for most goals in all competitions. Again, Piola's record was broken by the Lazio captain.

𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒞𝒾𝓇𝑜 Sei il miglior marcatore di tutti i tempi della @OfficialSSLazio @ciroimmobile #LazioVenezia #SerieATIM💎 #WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/1DS56BPoDA

— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) March 14, 2022

Instead of talking about the record he broke, Immobile commented more on the match against Venice. According to him, the match against Venice was difficult because the opponent appeared extraordinary.

"This is good. We have been doing well for a while. Today was a difficult match, now everyone wants to score points to put themselves in a good position in the standings," said the former Torino player, as reported by Football Italia.

"Venezia played well, we scored some chances but the most important thing was to win," added Ciro Immobile.