The great Christos Mandas took the lead… in the race for the top! With the Greek goalkeeper stopping a penalty in the first half, Lazio managed to step up their game in the second half and come away from Venice with a 2-0 victory in the 5th round of Serie A.
An outstanding performance by the international goalkeeper, who shut the door in the first half and helped his team step on the gas in the second half to secure the crucial victory that puts them level with Roma and Inter at the top of the table with 13 ppoints.
It was Tsakani who opened the scoring for the “Lazziali” in the second half, when in the 51st minute he converted a penalty kick to make it 0-1! Gattuso’s team sealed the victory seven minutes later when Noslin capped off his strong performance with a goal for the final 2-0 score.
Here’s a breakdown of Matchday 5 in Serie A:
Friday, September 18
Monza–Sassuolo 2–1
(51′, 63′ Varela – 88′ Anjić)
Saturday, September 19
Bologna vs. Torino 1-1
(14′ Bernardeschi – 77′ Kulenović)
Udinese vs. Cagliari 0-1
(54′ Maldini)
Roma vs. Inter 2-2
(6′, 37′ Manou Koné – 46′, 79′ Lautaro Martínez)
Venezia vs. Lazio 0-2
(51′ Chakani, 60′ Noslin)
Sunday, September 20
Fiorentina vs. Napoli (1:30 PM)
Parma vs. Genoa (4:00 PM)
Frosinone vs. Como (4:00 PM)
Juventus vs. Atalanta (7:00 PM)
Milan vs. Lecce (9:45 p.m.)
*Photo source: KYPE