Looking to end a three-game winless streak, Lazio got off to a good start at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium, taking advantage of a deadlock to take the lead in the second minute.
Samuel Gigot made his way from behind to meet Mattia Zaccagni’s corner, sending his header wide of Lorenzo Montipo’s pass.
In their first opening of the scoreboard, the visitors momentarily doubled their merit thanks to Boulaye Dia, who moved the ball with his left foot before opting for the bottom corner to complete a devastating counterattack.
After making a disastrous start, Verona went agonisingly close to pulling a goal back before the interval, only to see Suat Serdar’s header clip the top of the crossbar, ensuring they headed down the tunnel with a two-goal deficit.
As it turned out, Verona’s hopes of a return were destroyed through one of their former players, Zaccagni, sometime before the time of the move.
Dia pounced on a loose backward pass and set up Zaccagni, who fired close to the post before throwing up his hands in apology to the enthusiasts who used to idolize him.
Zaccagni’s first league goal since November proved to be his final meaningful act of the contest as Marco Baroni made several alterations with one eye on Thursday’s UEFA Europa League clash with Real Sociedad.
Verona did not know how to take advantage of those changes and an exit to forget was summed up, however, when Ondrej Duda received a momentary yellow card for a bad tackle.
Visitors who persecuted the Champions League move to the four most sensible, while a fourth defeat in five games of the League in the house leaves Paolo Zanetti’s men in the descent zone.