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Lazio's Immobile equals Serie A record of 36 goals

Current Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain also scored 36 in 2015-16 while with Napoli, improving by one goal on the previous mark set by Gunnar Nordhal 66 years earlier

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Ciro Immobile

Ciro Immobile

Helped by a rule change that led to more penalty kicks, Ciro Immobile matched the record for goals in a Serie A season with 36. In his last match of the season, Immobile finished off an exchange with Adam Maruic with one touch midway through the first half of a 3-1 loss at Napoli on Saturday. Current Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuaín also scored 36 in 2015-16 while with Napoli, improving by one goal on the previous mark set by Gunnar Nordhal 66 years earlier.

However, while Higuaín scored only three of his goals in 2015-16 with penalties, Immobile had 14 penalties this season around 40 percent of his total goals. Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished second on this season's scoring list with 31 to match Juventus' club record, had 12 penalties. The plethora of penalties was a product of a rule calling for involuntary handballs to be whistled as fouls. The rule is expected to be revised for next season. Immobile also sealed this season's European Golden Shoe award. Fabián Ruiz, Lorenzo Insigne and Matteo Politano scored for Napoli. The loss saw Lazio finish in fourth place having trailed leader Juventus by just one point entering the break for the coronavirus pandemic.

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