Lazio began their Serie A season with
a 3-1 victory over newly promoted Venezia on Sunday.
Magnus Kofod Andersen scored for Venezia, giving the team an
early lead but Lazio reacted with Valentin Castellanos
equalising just eight minutes later and captain Mattia
Zaccagni's penalty on the stroke of half-time gave Lazio the
lead in his 35th goal contribution in Serie A since the 2021-22
season.
Venezia's hopes were then wiped out after Giorgio Altare scored
an own goal.
Lazio's city rivals Roma on Sunday ended their opening match
with a goalless draw against Cagliari.
In another game on Sunday, Udinese secured a draw at Bologna
with the team dominating with 22 shots compared to Udinese's
four.
And in a shocking start of the season, Hellas Verona beat Napoli
3-0 with Napoli's Antonio Conte - the fifth coach hired in a
little over a year - watching his new team lose in his first
match back in Serie A.
Dailon Livramento and Daniel Mosquera scored on their Serie A
debuts to give Verona a victory on the opening weekend of the
Italian league season.
Napoli meanwhile lost a key player, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, to
injury.
Lazio and Verona are now leading the premier league table after
the opening weekend of the season, ahead of Milan, Genoa and
Inter.
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