Serie A Regular Season - 2

Lazio 4 - 0 FT Hellas Verona

Stadio Olimpico

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Futmetrix Verdict
49
FT
Sun, Aug 31
Italiano
Lazio
4-0
Hellas Verona
⚡ Intensity 50
⚖️ Balance 11
🏆 Stakes 33
🎲 Upset 60
Lazio's four-goal blitz overwhelms Verona.

Lazio Rampant: Four-Goal Masterclass Stuns Verona

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 49/100. Lazio produced a statement performance at the Stadio Olimpico, dismantling a struggling Verona side to signal their intent in the upper echelons of the table.

The Lightning Start

The match began at a frantic pace, with the hosts wasting no time in asserting their authority on the pitch. Just three minutes in, Guendouzi opened the scoring, finishing a clinical move sparked by Castellanos. This early breakthrough shattered any defensive game plan Verona had prepared. A Balance score of 2.0 highlights just how one-sided this encounter was from the outset. By the 10th minute, the lead was doubled as Zaccagni found the net, again assisted by the relentless Castellanos. The visitors looked shell-shocked, unable to cope with the movement and fluidity of a Lazio side that seemed to be playing in a higher gear.

Midfield Mastery and Tactical Control

As the first half progressed, the narrative was dominated by the extraordinary performance of Rovella in the center of the park. Boasting an Intensity rating of 7.8, the midfielder was the architect of every attacking wave, recording an incredible 9 key passes. His ability to dictate the tempo left the Verona midfield chasing shadows. The third goal arrived in the 41st minute, with Rovella providing the ammunition for Castellanos to score himself. With 70% possession and a staggering 22 shots attempted, the Biancocelesti turned the match into a training exercise, effectively ending the contest before the half-time whistle even blew.

Sealing the Rout

The second half was a professional display of game management, though the hunger for goals remained. The Stakes were clear: a clean sheet and a convincing win to boost confidence. In the closing stages, the depth of the squad was showcased as the substitutes combined to add gloss to the scoreline. In the 82nd minute, Belahyane provided a perfectly weighted pass for Dia to slot home the fourth goal. This late strike underscored the gulf in quality between the two sides on the night. For Lazio, this was a complete performance that moves them up the standings, while Verona must quickly find answers to avoid a difficult season in the bottom half.

Key Questions

What made Nicolò Rovella the Man of the Match?

Rovella was phenomenal, earning a 9.3 rating with 9 key passes and an assist, completely controlling the midfield tempo.

How did substitute Nicolò Rovella change the game?

Though he started the match, his relentless energy and vision ensured Verona never had a moment of peace.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
70%
30%
Lazio 70%
Hellas Verona 30%
Shots
22
12
Lazio 22
Hellas Verona 12
Shots on Target
6
4
Lazio 6
Hellas Verona 4
Expected Goals (xG)
4.13
0.92
Lazio 4.13
Hellas Verona 0.92
Passes
702
300
Lazio 702
Hellas Verona 300
Pass Accuracy
92%
79%
Lazio 92%
Hellas Verona 79%
Corners
8
1
Lazio 8
Hellas Verona 1
Fouls
8
19
Lazio 8
Hellas Verona 19
Yellow Cards
0
0
Lazio 0
Hellas Verona 0
Red Cards
0
0
Lazio 0
Hellas Verona 0

Match Events

3' âš˝ M. Guendouzi (T. Castellanos)
10' âš˝ M. Zaccagni (T. Castellanos)
41' âš˝ T. Castellanos (N. Rovella)
HT
↓ E. Ebosse ↑M. Frese 🔄 46'
↓ F. Cham ↑A. Bella-Kotchap 🔄 46'
↓ A. Harroui ↑Al Musrati 🔄 46'
66' 🔄 ↓ N. Tavares ↑L. Pellegrini
66' 🔄 ↓ M. Zaccagni ↑Pedro
↓ A. Bernede ↑R. Belghali 🔄 70'
78' 🔄 ↓ F. Dele-Bashiru ↑R. Belahyane
78' 🔄 ↓ T. Castellanos ↑B. Dia
↓ A. Sarr ↑D. Mosquera 🔄 78'
82' âš˝ B. Dia (R. Belahyane)
86' 🔄 ↓ A. Marusic ↑E. Hysaj
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Lazio

Goalkeepers
I. Provedel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
A. Marusic
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
M. Gila
MAGNET
MAGNET
100
Activity
100
Activity
90
Passes
10
Duels
O. Provstgaard
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
N. Tavares
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
M. Guendouzi
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
N. Rovella
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
9
Key Passes
9
Key Passes
1
Assists
105%
Pass Acc
F. Dele-Bashiru
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
Forwards
M. Cancellieri
MAGNET
MAGNET
56
Activity
56
Activity
40
Passes
16
Duels
T. Castellanos
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
2
Assists
17%
Pass Acc
M. Zaccagni
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
0
Contribution
0
Contribution
8
Rating
Yes
Captain
BENCH
C. Mandas
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
A. Furlanetto
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
L. Pellegrini
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
E. Hysaj
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
R. Belahyane
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
12
Minutes
7.9
Rating
T. Basic
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Lazzari
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
D. Cataldi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pedro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry
T. Noslin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
B. Dia
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute

Verona

Goalkeepers
L. Montipo
SIEVE
SIEVE
33%
Save %
33%
Save %
4
Conceded
2
Saves
Defenders
U. Nunez
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
62%
Duel Win %
V. Nelsson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Ebosse
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Midfielders
F. Cham
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
A. Harroui
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
A. Bernede
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
S. Serdar
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
D. Bradaric
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Giovane
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Sarr
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
BENCH
S. Perilli
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
G. Toniolo
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
D. Oyegoke
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Frese
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
R. Belghali
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
20
Total Mins
Started
Entry
T. Slotsager
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Bella-Kotchap
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
G. Kastanos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
C. Niasse
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Al Musrati
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
D. Mosquera
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Ajayi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
I. Vermesan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
31/08/2025 Lazio 4 - 0 Verona Serie A Stadio Olimpico
19/01/2025 Verona 0 - 3 Lazio Serie A Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
16/09/2024 Lazio 2 - 1 Verona Serie A Stadio Olimpico
27/04/2024 Lazio 1 - 0 Verona Serie A Stadio Olimpico
09/12/2023 Verona 1 - 1 Lazio Serie A Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
06/02/2023 Verona 1 - 1 Lazio Serie A Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
31/08/2025
4 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
19/01/2025
0 - 3
Serie A Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
16/09/2024
2 - 1
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
27/04/2024
1 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
09/12/2023
1 - 1
Serie A Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
06/02/2023
1 - 1
Serie A Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Lazio Win
Hellas Verona Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Napoli 2 6 3 0 +3 WNapoli 1 - 0 Cagliari (30-08-2025)WSassuolo 0 - 2 Napoli (23-08-2025)
2 Juventus 2 6 3 0 +3 WGenoa 0 - 1 Juventus (31-08-2025)WJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (24-08-2025)
3 Cremonese 2 6 5 3 +2 WCremonese 3 - 2 Sassuolo (29-08-2025)WAC Milan 1 - 2 Cremonese (23-08-2025)
4 AS Roma 2 6 2 0 +2 WPisa 0 - 1 AS Roma (30-08-2025)WAS Roma 1 - 0 Bologna (23-08-2025)
5 Udinese 2 4 3 2 +1 WInter 1 - 2 Udinese (31-08-2025)DUdinese 1 - 1 Verona (25-08-2025)
6 Inter 2 3 6 2 +4 LInter 1 - 2 Udinese (31-08-2025)WInter 5 - 0 Torino (25-08-2025)
7 Lazio 2 3 4 2 +2 WLazio 4 - 0 Verona (31-08-2025)LComo 2 - 0 Lazio (24-08-2025)
8 AC Milan 2 3 3 2 +1 WLecce 0 - 2 AC Milan (29-08-2025)LAC Milan 1 - 2 Cremonese (23-08-2025)
9 Como 2 3 2 1 +1 LBologna 1 - 0 Como (30-08-2025)WComo 2 - 0 Lazio (24-08-2025)
10 Bologna 2 3 1 1 0 WBologna 1 - 0 Como (30-08-2025)LAS Roma 1 - 0 Bologna (23-08-2025)
11 Atalanta 2 2 2 2 0 DParma 1 - 1 Atalanta (30-08-2025)DAtalanta 1 - 1 Pisa (24-08-2025)
12 Fiorentina 2 2 1 1 0 DTorino 0 - 0 Fiorentina (31-08-2025)DCagliari 1 - 1 Fiorentina (24-08-2025)
13 Cagliari 2 1 1 2 -1 LNapoli 1 - 0 Cagliari (30-08-2025)DCagliari 1 - 1 Fiorentina (24-08-2025)
14 Pisa 2 1 1 2 -1 LPisa 0 - 1 AS Roma (30-08-2025)DAtalanta 1 - 1 Pisa (24-08-2025)
15 Genoa 2 1 0 1 -1 LGenoa 0 - 1 Juventus (31-08-2025)DGenoa 0 - 0 Lecce (23-08-2025)
16 Parma 2 1 1 3 -2 DParma 1 - 1 Atalanta (30-08-2025)LJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (24-08-2025)
17 Lecce 2 1 0 2 -2 LLecce 0 - 2 AC Milan (29-08-2025)DGenoa 0 - 0 Lecce (23-08-2025)
18 Verona 2 1 1 5 -4 LLazio 4 - 0 Verona (31-08-2025)DUdinese 1 - 1 Verona (25-08-2025)
19 Torino 2 1 0 5 -5 DTorino 0 - 0 Fiorentina (31-08-2025)LInter 5 - 0 Torino (25-08-2025)
20 Sassuolo 2 0 2 5 -3 LCremonese 3 - 2 Sassuolo (29-08-2025)LSassuolo 0 - 2 Napoli (23-08-2025)