Lazio secured a 2–0 away victory against Venezia during a fifth-round fixture of the Italian Serie A football championship, according to reports from Belarusian news agency sb.by. The win extends Lazio’s strong start to the domestic campaign while deepening Venezia’s early struggles in the top flight.
The match remained scoreless for a significant portion of the first half before Lazio capitalized on scoring opportunities after the break. Mattia Zaccagni broke the deadlock in the 51st minute by converting a penalty kick, and teammate Tijjani Noslin doubled the lead in the 60th minute, according to sb.by. Venezia had an early chance to take control when midfielder John Yeboah stepped up for a penalty in the 17th minute, but he failed to convert.
League Standings and Form Guide
According to sb.by, Lazio remains undefeated through the opening phase of the tournament, recording four wins and one draw. In stark contrast, Venezia has dropped all five of its opening matches, leaving the newly promoted side at the bottom of the early standings. At the top of the table, Roma leads the league with 13 points, followed closely by Inter Milan and Lazio, which also sit on 13 points. Cagliari follows with 12 points, Como holds 10, and AC Milan rounds out the early upper tier with 8 points.
In the race for the league’s top scorer, Roma’s Dutch forward Diodell Malen leads the Capocannoniere charts with six goals scored in the current campaign, as reported by sb.by.
Recent Serie A Results
The fifth round featured several closely contested fixtures across the Italian peninsula on September 18 and 19. Monza defeated Sassuolo 2–1, Cagliari edged Udinese 1–0 away, Bologna and Torino played out a 1–1 draw, and Roma shared the points with Inter Milan in a 2–2 thriller, alongside Lazio’s 2–0 win in Venice.
The round concludes with a full slate of fixtures on September 20, featuring Fiorentina against Napoli, Parma hosting Genoa, Frosinone facing Como, Juventus taking on Atalanta, and AC Milan meeting Lecce, according to league scheduling data outlined by sb.by.
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