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Lazio acquired their Serie A marketing campaign off to a successful begin with a 3-1 victory over newly promoted Venezia.
Guests Venezia took a shock lead by way of Magnus Kofod Andersen simply three minutes into the match, however Lazio roared again by way of Valentin Castellanos eight minutes later.
A penalty from captain Mattia Zaccagni put Lazio forward on the stroke of half-time. The Italy worldwide has now instantly contributed to 35 objectives in Serie A for the reason that begin of the 2021-22 marketing campaign, second solely to Antonio Candreva (40) amongst midfielders.
Venezia mustered seven pictures within the second half, however their comeback hopes have been extinguished when Giorgio Altare became his personal aim late on.
Lazio’s metropolis rivals Roma didn’t fare as effectively, solely managing a goalless draw away to Cagliari, with either side hitting the woodwork in that contest.
Elsewhere, Udinese started their league season with a reputable draw away at Bologna.
Vincenzo Italiano’s first aggressive recreation in control of Bologna noticed them dominate the match with 22 pictures to Udinese’s 4, they usually took the lead by way of a Riccardo Orsolini penalty.
7 – Riccardo #Orsolini is the second Bologna’s participant to attain in 7 totally different seasons in Serie A within the final 50 years, after Carlo Nervo (7 between 1996/97 and 2003/04). Image.#BolognaUdinese #SerieA pic.twitter.com/04cuotthQ2
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Orsolini is the second Bologna participant to attain in seven totally different Serie A seasons prior to now 50 years, after Carlo Nervo (seven between 1996-97 and 2003-04).
However Udinese managed to attract degree by way of Lautaro Giannetti within the 68th minute, and held on for the rest of the encounter to disclaim Italiano an excellent begin.
