World Cup winner Miroslav Klose could only manage a defeat on his comeback to Lazio after a long period on the sidelines injured. On the eighth matchday of Serie A, the 37-year-old started but suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat to Sassuolo. Klose led his team out as captain, but was taken off after 65 minutes.
Sassuolo, who overtook Lazio in the table with the victory, are now fifth. They took an early lead in the 7th minute as Domenico Berardi converted a penalty. Simone Missiroli doubled the lead in the 60th minute and seven minutes later Felipe Anderson scored, but it ended up being a consolation as the game finished 2-1. It was Klose's first game since the beginning of August when he tore his hamstring in the Champions League qualifier against Bayer Leverkusen.