Lazio starting XI (4-3-3): Provedel, Marusic (subbed for Hysaj sv), Gila, Provstgaard, Tavares (subbed for Pellegrini), Guendouzi, Rovella, Dele-Bashiru (subbed for Belahyane), Cancellieri, Castellanos (subbed for Dia), Zaccagni (subbed for Pedro)
Bench: Mandas, Furlanetto, Basic, Lazzari, Cataldi, Noslin
Goals: Guendouzi 3’, Zaccagni 10’, Castellanos 41’, Dia 82’
Verona starting XI (3-5-1-1): Montipò, Nunez, Nelsson, Ebosse (subbed for Frese), Cham (subbed for Bella Kotchap), Harroui (subbed for Elmusrati), Bernede (subbed for Belghali), Serdar, Bradaric, Giovane, Sarr (subbed for Mosquera)
Bench: Perilli, Tonioli, Oyegoke, Slotsager, Kastanos, Niasse, Ajayi, Vermesan
The opening blow came just three minutes in when Matteo Guendouzi darted into the box and slotted home from a precise Taty Castellanos assist, catching Verona flat-footed. The tone was set, and the momentum never relented.
Within seven minutes, Mattia Zaccagni added a second with a low shot after getting on the end of a delightful one-two with Castellanos. Verona, already shell-shocked, had little time to regroup before Castellanos fired in a powerful header in the 41st minute to send Lazio into half-time with a comfortable three-goal cushion.
The second half was a formality for the hosts, but Boulaye Dia ensured it ended in style, netting a tap-in in the 82nd minute to cap off a dominant display.
Lazio’s performance was the highlight of their early campaign, representing both their largest margin of victory and a clear signal of intent from Maurizio Sarri’s side.
