Udinese
Lazio
Match summary
Lazio came from behind to win 2-1 away at Udinese, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.
Jesper Karlström put Udinese ahead in the 49th minute, set up by Keinan Davis, Davide Frattesi equalised in the 75th minute, set up by Mattia Zaccagni, and Albert Gudmundsson won it with a header in the 88th minute, set up by Danilho Doekhi.
The chances backed that up: Lazio created 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Udinese's 0.80 from 10.
Lazio secured a two-one away victory against Udinese in Serie A on matchday three, dominating the overall proceedings with sixty percent possession and five hundred and forty-two passes compared to their opponents' three hundred and fifty-nine. The visitors also generated a higher shot volume, recording nineteen attempts to Udinese's ten, while dominating corners with eight to two. Despite Udinese registering eleven fewer attacks and a lower expected goals figure of 0.80 against Lazio's 1.99, the hosts matched their opponents with six shots on target. Discipline proved costly for the home side, who accumulated five yellow cards alongside thirteen fouls.
A scoreless first half saw several early interruptions, including a yellow card for Udinese's Jakub Piotrowski on thirteen minutes before he had replaced the injured Lennon Miller shortly after. Gustav Isaksen received a yellow card for Lazio before the interval. The deadlock was broken four minutes into the second half when Jesper Karlström scored with a right-footed shot for Udinese. Lazio equalised in the seventy-fifth minute through a right-footed goal from Davide Frattesi. Albert Gudmundsson then sealed the victory for Lazio in the eighty-eighth minute with a header, securing the final two-one scoreline.
