Verona and Lazio face off at the Bentegodi in the match that opens the second half of the 2025/26 Serie A season for both teams.
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The two teams take the field in different moods: Verona is coming off a draw earned at the Maradona against Napoli, while Lazio hasn’t won in a month. Sarri’s team has collected three draws and one loss in their last four matches.
Before the opening whistle, the show is in the stands with the choreography of over 2,000 Lazio fans who made the trip to the Bentegodi.
In the away section, a banner appeared reading “All of Rome is here for you”, accompanied by others displayed individually with the various neighborhoods of the capital.
“Ostiense, Trionfale, Fleming, San Lorenzo, Giuliano, Dalmata, Torrevecchia, Rebibbia, Pigneto, Acilia, Ponte Milvio, Ponte Mammolo, Ostia, Monteverde, Balduina, Prenestino” and all the others.
The first real big chance comes after 40 minutes, with Zanetti’s Verona coming close to taking the lead.
The Gialloblù try with a left-footed shot from Bradaric at the edge of the area: Provedel stretches out and pushes the shot away to the side.
Lazio’s reply comes from Romagnoli with a header from inside the box that sails over the crossbar.
Lazio protests in the 60th minute for a contact involving Cancellieri in the penalty area. Referee Guida lets play continue, a decision confirmed by VAR after a fairly quick check.
The decision is also shared by Luca Marelli, who analyzes the incident live on DAZN: "There’s nothing irregular, Bradaric stops and then there’s a normal challenge for the ball.”
Bad news at the end for Zanetti and his Verona. Bella-Kotchap pushes forward and takes a shot, but his effort is anything but dangerous.
After the shot, the Gialloblù number 37 feels a pull and immediately asks to be substituted: Nunez comes on in his place.
Lazio finds the net in the 80th minute: Cancellieri rewards Lazzari’s overlapping run, who had come on in the second half for Pellegrini.
The Lazio full-back attempts a shot-cross, which Nelsson tries to intercept at the last moment.
The intervention by the Verona defender wrong-foots Montipò, who can’t react. For Lega Serie A, there’s little doubt: it’s an own goal by Nelsson and not a goal by Lazzari.
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