Super Eagles midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi, scored his first goal of the season for Lazio in the 3-2 win in the Europa League against Saint-Etienne and he dedicated the goal to Nigeria.
Lazio came from a goal behind to beat nine-man St. Etienne 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at the Stadio Olimpico in Europa League Group G.
The French side went ahead after just six minutes courtesy of a scrappy set-piece goal from Moustapha Sall.
But Lazio fought back through goals from Onazi, Wesley Hoedt and Lucas Biglia – after St. Etienne striker Robert Beric was sent off after 32 minutes for an elbow on Mauricio.
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And the Nigerian international wrote on Twitter afterwards.
3 points in the bag with one goal for my beloved #NigeriaAt55.
Thanks to our fans!#ForzaLazio #ASuperEagle pic.twitter.com/eJsvIH6zvS— Onazi Ogenyi Eddy (@OnaziOgenyi) October 1, 2015
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Onazi was shown a yellow card in the 25th minute and was replaced in the 74th minute by Danilo Cataldi.
Lazio are now tied on four points with Dnipro but with a superior goal difference to the Ukrainian side who defeated Rosenburg 1-0 in the other group game.
ALL THE RESULTS
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Group A
Celtic 2 – 2 Fenerbahce
Molde 1 – 1 Ajax
Group B
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Liverpool 1 – 1 Sion
Rubin Kazan 0 – 0 Bordeaux
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Group C
FC Krasnodar 2 – 1 FK Qabala
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PAOK Thessaloniki FC 1 – 1 Borussia Dortmund
Group D
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Club Brugge 1 – 3 FC Midtjylland
Legia Warszawa 0 – 2 SSC Napoli
Group E
Dinamo Minsk 0 – 1 Rapid Wien
Villarreal 1 – 0 Viktoria Plzen
Group F
Braga 1 – 0 FC Groningen
Marseille 0 – 1 Liberec
Group G
Lazio 3 – 2 Saint-Etienne
Rosenborg 0 – 1 Dnipro
Group H
Besiktas 1 – 1 Sporting CP
Lokomotiv Moscow 2 – 0 Skenderbeu
Group I
Basel 2 – 0 Lech Poznan
Belenenses 0 – 4 Fiorentina
Group J
Monaco 1 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur
Qarabag FK 1 – 0 Anderlecht
Group K
Schalke 04 4 – 0 Asteras Tripolis
Sparta Prague 2 – 0 APOEL Nicosia
Group L
AZ Alkmaar 2 – 1 Athletic Bilbao
Augsburg 1 – 3 Partizan Beograd
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