Immobile scores 1, sets up 1 in Lazio 3-1 win over Dortmund

Playing in Champions League group phase for first time in 13 years, Lazio looked like it couldn’t wait to return. Roman club scored two early goals in a convincing 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

European Golden Shoe winner Ciro Immobile netted first against his former club, and Dortmund goalkeeper Marwin Hitz scored an own-goal when a shot was deflected in off his he.

Erling Haaland pulled one back for Dortmund in 71st but Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro restored Lazio's two-goal vant five minutes later.

In or Group F opener, Club Brugge stunned Zenit St. Petersburg with a stopp-time winner from Charles De Ketelaere to win 2-1.

A crowd of 1,000 fans was allowed in to Stio Olimpico and supporters were quickly on ir feet when Immobile chipped in a delightful goal after just six minutes.

Taking a rolling cross from Joaquín Correa, Immobile used one touch to lift ball past charging Hitz and into far corner.

It was Immobile’s fifth career goal in Champions League -- with his previous four having come while playing for Dortmund in 2014-15.

Less than 20 minutes later, a heer by near post from Luis Felipe bounced in off Hitz following a corner.

match h been billed as a duel between prolific scorers Immobile and Haaland, and 20-year-old Haaland also needed just one touch to score with a rising shot into roof of net.

Immobile scored 36 goals in 37 Serie A matches last season, while 20-year-old Haaland has 17 goals in 19 Bundesliga appearances for Dortmund.

Immobile got behind defense on a counterattack and pulled ball back for Akpa-Akpro to finish.

Im credits: AP