Seven Saves and Two Goals Keep Lazio Unbeaten Against Venezia

Lazio beat Venezia 2-0 at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, extending their unbeaten start while leaving the hosts without a point. M. Zaccagni converted a penalty in the 51st minute before T. Noslin doubled the lead nine minutes later, with N. Tavares providing the assist.

Missed penalty shapes the opening

The first major turning point came in the 17th minute, when Venezia's J. Yeboah missed a penalty. The chance allowed Lazio to remain level despite Venezia creating pressure in the opening phase. The home side finished with more attempts overall, but could not turn its opportunities into a goal.

Lazio took the lead six minutes after half-time through Zaccagni's penalty. Noslin then made it 2-0 in the 60th minute with a normal goal set up by Tavares. Venezia made three changes between the 73rd and 76th minutes, bringing on A. Rrahmani, L. Fanne and R. Sagrado. Lazio later replaced K. Taylor, Noslin and R. Floriani with A. Gudmundsson, A. Pinamonti and M. Lazzari.

Venezia created more, but Lazio defended the advantage

The scoreline did not reflect several of the attacking statistics. Venezia recorded 17 total shots to Lazio's 11, including six efforts on target compared with two for the visitors. Venezia also won seven corners to Lazio's two and produced 10 shots from inside the box. Both teams had 50% possession, while Lazio had a slight passing edge, completing 428 passes at 87% accuracy against Venezia's 409 at 85%.

Lazio's defensive work was reflected in the goalkeeping figures. Christos Mandas made seven saves, while Venezia recorded none. The expected-goals figures also showed a close contest in chance quality, with Venezia at 1.88 and Lazio at 1.60, but Lazio were more efficient in front of goal. The visitors also committed fewer fouls, eight to Venezia's 13.

Cards and league position

Venezia collected bookings for K. Perez, Juan Jesus, T. Correia, T. Fernandez, J. Schingtienne and M. Moreno, while Lazio received no yellow cards in the listed match statistics. The result followed four consecutive Venezia losses and extended Lazio's run after three wins and a draw in their previous four matches.

Before the fixture, Venezia were ranked 20th with zero points and a minus-seven goal difference. Lazio were fifth with 10 points and a plus-three goal difference. The result reinforced the contrasting form: Venezia remain at the bottom without a point, while Lazio's winning momentum continues near the top of the table.

Tavares leads Lazio's performers

Nuno Tavares was the standout player by rating, earning 8.3 after 84 minutes. He supplied the assist for Noslin and also recorded one key pass and three tackles. Mandas was close behind on 8.2, with seven saves that preserved Lazio's clean sheet.