Spezia coach Vincenzo Italiano hailed his players for their 3-0 thumping of Benevento.

M'Bala Nzola struck twice after Tommaso Pobega's opener.

“Nzola is a good lad, we're very happy with him as long as he performs like this. We hope he can continue like this, because he's very important for us," Italiano told Sky Sport Italia.

“We have a lot of injuries, but decided to have such a large squad because we knew there could be difficulties with COVID-19 and other issues. This choice is paying off, as all the lads are contributing, even Leo Sena managed to play and Estevez started.

“There are many new players, we started the season late and are still playing catch-up, but we're getting stronger."