Mauri scores brace as Lazio thump Atalanta

Lazio broke the deadlock after the restart when Mauri came sliding in from six yards to meet a Felipe Anderson low cross from the right.

It was all Lazio and Mauri doubled both his tally and the team’s lead with a splendid finish, curling from the edge of the box into the far top corner.

Dusan Basta then whipped in a cross from the right for Senad Lulic’s diving header to put the win under lock and key.

Keita Balde Diao almost made it 4-0 in the final minutes, but after dribbling past two defenders his chip was palmed away for a corner by Marco Sportiello.

In the day's other game, Palermo beat Sassuolo 2-1.