Serie A · Matchweek 2
1:0
Davide Frattesi 25'
HT 1:0
Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 19:45 (UK) · Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Lazio 12th → 3rd · 6 pts|Genoa 16th · 0 pts

Lazio protected Davide Frattesi's first-half opener to beat Genoa and climb to third in Serie A.

Player of the matchNuno Tavares8.1Decisive moment25' Davide Frattesi+0.8

Lazio 1-0 Genoa: Frattesi's 25th-minute goal is enough

Key numbers

  • About 65 minutes in front after one goal
  • xG 1.62 v 0.42: Lazio had the better chances
  • Six points, up from 12th to third

Two shots on target, three points

Lazio beat Genoa 1-0 despite landing only two shots on target. The chances were better, though: their xG per shot was 0.11 against Genoa's 0.05. The win took them to six points and up from 12th to third.

One goal set the shape of the match

Davide Frattesi scored in the 25th minute from Nuno Tavares' assist, and that was the only goal of the match. It was worth +0.8 FN xPts, and Lazio spent about 65 minutes in front afterwards. Genoa managed one shot on target.

Player of the match
Nuno Tavares 8.1Dominant

In 63 minutes he had four shots, two key passes and an assist.

Tavares had four shots in 63 minutes, the most of any player in the match, and made two key passes. One of them led to Frattesi's 25th-minute opener, which proved the only goal.

Game state

1-0
Lazio ahead 65 min · level 25 min · Genoa ahead 0 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

25' Davide Frattesi Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Nuno Tavares +0.2 +0.8
Lazio Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
Genoa Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

LazioGenoa
46%Possession54%
1.62Expected goals (xG)0.42
0.11xG per shot0.05
15Shots8
2Shots on target1
13%Shots on target %13%
9Shots in box5
488Passes565
86%Pass accuracy86%
4Corners2
1Saves1
18Fouls6
1Yellow cards2
0Offsides2

Timeline

  • 14' Yellow Leo Østigård
  • 25' Goal Davide Frattesi league goal #2 assist Nuno Tavares
  • 37' Sub Nicolò Rovella → Reda Belahyane
  • 58' Sub Djibril Sow → Junior Messias
  • 63' Sub Nuno Tavares → Alfonso Pedraza
  • 63' Sub Matteo Cancellieri → Gustav Isaksen
  • 63' Sub Vitinha → Milutin Osmajić
  • 78' Sub Tommaso Baldanzi → Franz-Ethan Meichtry
  • 78' Sub Johan Vásquez → Alexsandro Amorim
  • 80' Sub Romano Floriani Mussolini → Manuel Lazzari
  • 80' Sub Boulaye Dia → Andrea Pinamonti
  • 90+5' Yellow Mattia Zaccagni
  • 90+5' Yellow Alexsandro Amorim

Category leaders

  • Key passesMattia Zaccagni4
  • Duels wonJunior Messias8/9
  • DribblesMatteo Cancellieri2/2
  • Defensive actionsMorten Frendrup8
  • ShotsNuno Tavares4 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonMattia Zaccagni3
#Serie A#Lazio#Genoa#Frattesi#Nuno Tavares#Matchweek 2

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.