“Federico Bonazzoli broke the deadlock for Cremonese, rewarding the hosts' early enterprise with a composed finish to make it 1-0.”
Pivotal“Gustav Isaksen restored parity for Lazio just eight minutes into the second half, converting one of Lazio's limited chances to level things at 1-1 and drag the visitors right back into the match.”
Pivotal“A four-substitution wave from both sides — including the introduction of veteran striker Jamie Vardy — completely reshaped the match in a frantic two-minute window.”
“Tijjani Noslin, on as a second-half substitute, delivered the definitive blow deep in injury time to hand Lazio a 2-1 victory and deny Cremonese a hard-fought point.”
Pivotal
Cremonese
Lazio
Outstanding performance
Lazio•AttackerCremonese gave Lazio a genuine fright on a Monday night in Serie A, taking the lead through Federico Bonazzoli in the 29th minute and threatening to hold it well into the second half. Lazio, however, responded intelligently, using the half-time break to introduce Tijjani Noslin and Nicolò Rovella, and the fresh legs immediately shifted momentum. Gustav Isaksen levelled on 53 minutes before an intense battle of substitutions saw both benches emptied in the hour mark. Despite Cremonese registering 13 shots to Lazio's 8 and creating genuine danger throughout, the hosts were ultimately undone by their inability to protect the result, with Noslin's 90th-minute header or finish settling the affair in Lazio's favour. The win keeps Lazio firmly in the upper echelons of the table and underlines their capacity to grind out results on the road, while for Cremonese — who played with real conviction and won significantly more tackles — the three points remain frustratingly out of reach.
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Tijjani NoslinTijjani Noslin takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Warren Bondo takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Nuno Tavares receives a yellow card.
Warren Bondo takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Boulaye Dia comes on for Gustav Isaksen.
Martin Ismael Payero takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Tommaso BarbieriYellow CardTommaso Barbieri receives a yellow card.
Giuseppe Pezzella takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru comes on for Kenneth Taylor.
Tommaso Barbieri comes on for Romano Floriani.
Jamie Vardy takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jamie Vardy takes a header, but it misses the target.
Federico Bonazzoli takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Martin Ismael Payero is on, and Alessio Zerbin is off.
Warren Bondo is on, and Alberto Grassi is off.
Jamie Vardy is on, and Antonio Sanabria is off.
Pedro Rodriguez Ledesma (Pedrito) comes on for Mattia Zaccagni.
Gustav IsaksenGustav Isaksen scores with a left-footed shot.
Gustav IsaksenGoal! Gustav Isaksen scores, making it 1-1.
Antonio Sanabria takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Alessio Romagnoli's header is saved.
Youssef Maleh takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Tijjani Noslin comes on for Daniel Maldini.
The first half ends with a score of 1-0.
Federico Bonazzoli takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Yellow card issued to Oliver Nielsen.
Alessio Zerbin takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Oliver Nielsen takes a header shot but misses.
Federico BonazzoliFederico Bonazzoli scores with a left-footed shot.
Shot by Patricio Gabarron Gil with his right foot, but it misses the target.
Matteo Bianchetti replaces Federico Baschirotto.
Gustav Isaksen takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Oliver Nielsen takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Gustav Isaksen takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Daniele Chiffi.
