Venezia 0-2 Lazio: Zaccagni penalty and Noslin sink hosts
Lazio beat Venezia 2-0 at the Penzo thanks to a Zaccagni penalty and a Noslin goal. Venezia remain pointless after five rounds.
- Venezia lose 0-2 at home to Lazio
- Yeboah misses a penalty on 17', Zaccagni converts one on 51'
- Lazio third in the table, Venezia bottom with zero points
Venezia 0-2 Lazio (17' pen. missed Yeboah, 51' pen. Zaccagni, 60' Noslin)
Lazio beat Venezia 2-0 at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in Serie A's 5th round. A Mattia Zaccagni penalty and a goal from Tijjani Noslin, assisted by Nuno Tavares, settled the match.
The match
Venezia had a chance to open the scoring on 17 minutes, but John Yeboah missed from the penalty spot. On 29 minutes, Kike Pérez picked up the game's first yellow card.
Lazio took the lead on 51 minutes through a Mattia Zaccagni penalty. Venezia's night got harder on 59 minutes when Juan Jesus was booked. A minute later, on 60 minutes, Lazio doubled their lead: Tijjani Noslin finished off a move started by Nuno Tavares.
Both sides made several changes in the second half. Venezia brought on Lamine Fanne for Thórir Jóhann Helgason and Albion Rrahmani for Akor Adams on 73 minutes. Thierry Correia was booked on 74 minutes and was replaced by Richie Sagrado two minutes later.
Lazio refreshed their attack with Albert Gudmundsson replacing Kenneth Taylor, Manuel Lazzari coming on for Romano Floriani Mussolini (77'), and Andrea Pinamonti taking over from Tijjani Noslin (78'). Late changes followed: Alfonso Pedraza for Nuno Tavares (84') and Gustav Isaksen for Mattia Zaccagni (87'), while Venezia sent on Toni Fernández for John Yeboah.
In the closing minutes Venezia picked up further bookings: Joël Schingtienne (90'+1), Toni Fernández (90') and Matías Moreno (90'+2).
The numbers
- Shots: 17-12 (Venezia-Lazio)
- Shots on target: 6-2
- Possession: 49%-51%
- Corners: 7-2
- Fouls: 14-8
- Yellow cards: 6-0
Table and next fixtures
Lazio move to 13 points from five games (4 wins, 1 draw) and sit third in the table, behind Roma and Inter, both also on 13 points but with a better goal difference. Venezia stay bottom with zero points after five defeats, having scored 4 goals and conceded 13.
Next up: Venezia travel to face Atalanta on Monday, 12 October 2026 at 18:30 CET (17:30 UK). Lazio host Monza on Sunday, 11 October 2026 at 15:00 CET (14:00 UK).
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