Nigeria international Fisayo Dele-Bashiru provided an assist as Lazio thrashed 10-man Sassuolo 6–2 away from home to move top of the Italian Serie A.

The midfielder came on at half-time and set up Tijjani Noslin’s second goal in the 61st minute.

Lazio’s victory came in a dramatic encounter featuring a red card and two missed penalties.

The result takes Lazio to 25 points, three clear of Inter Milan, while extending their unbeaten start to the season to nine matches for the first time since the 1999–2000 campaign.