Cristiano Ronaldo has now made it 30 goals in 30 games in the Serie A this season and also becomes the first player to score 50 goals in Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League as his double against Lazio put Juventus on the brink of the Serie A title.
Juve are now eight points clear of second-placed Inter Milan and need just four points to seal the Serie A title.
Ronaldo and Immobile are joint top scorers in Serie A with 30 goals each. Portugal captain Ronaldo is bidding to become the first Juve player to win the Serie A golden boot since Alessandro del Piero in 2007-08.
He opened his account on the night from the penalty spot after his shot was handled by Bastos, with referee Daniele Orsato having consulted with VAR and checked the pitchside monitor.
Three minutes later Ronaldo scored yet again, having been teed up by Paolo Dybala, for his 30th Serie A goal of the season.
The 35-year-old Portuguese almost completed a hat-trick in the 66th minute when his header was denied by the bar.
Lazio subsequently reduced the deficit through a spot-kick of their own with seven minutes of normal time remaining, Immobile converting from 12 yards to go level with Ronaldo on 30 goals after he was fouled by Leonardo Bonucci, but the visitors were unable to salvage anything from the contest.
The league leaders hadn’t won in three straight games but made it count against one of their biggest rivals, Lazio, in what was the first victory in four games for Juve, leaving them eight points clear of second-placed Inter Milan with four fixtures to go as they close in on a ninth successive title.
Lazio, whose own winless run extended to a fifth match, are 11 points behind the defending champions in fourth place.
Ronaldo becomes the third Juve player ever to score 30 goals in a Serie A season, while Immobile is the fifth Italian to reach that landmark.
The pair have also equalled the record of penalties scored in a Serie A season with 12, level with Lazio’s Giuseppe Signori in 1995-96.
Ronaldo is the fastest player to score 50 goals in Serie A this century, with 61 appearances. His second goal was his 51st.
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