Candreva hands Salernitana first win of season against old club Lazio

Antonio Candreva fired Salernitana to their first win of the Serie A season with a thumping strike in Saturday's 2-1 victory over his old club Lazio.

Former Italy winger Candreva smashed in his dipping winner in the 67th minute at the Stadio Arechi after Grigoris Kastanos had levelled Ciro Immobile's first-half penalty to boost bottom-side Salernitana.

Filippo Inzaghi's team are two points behind Empoli who sit just outside the relegation zone and host Sassuolo on Sunday afternoon.

Veteran Candreva, 36, played for over four years at Lazio where he won the 2013 Italian Cup in a dramatic final against local rivals Roma – the only major title of his career.

Lazio are 10th in Italy's top flight, on 17 points, after their sixth defeat of what has been a difficult league season after finishing second last term.

Immobile became the first player to score 100 goals away from home in Serie A with his fourth league goal of the season.