Late turnaround sees Lazio continue their perfect start to the Serie A season

[infobox id="34c14399-451f-4d74-969c-5a9aebcb2d2a" /][p]The two teams were clearly full of confidence following their recent good form, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mandas-christos/vVGAhOFI/"]Christos Mandas[/a] had to be at his best in the 12th minute to parry [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/davis-keinan/SKxz4XFS/"]Keinan Davis[/a]’ low effort before thwarting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kamara-hassane/KEZVn6fB/"]Hassane Kamara[/a]’s follow-up with his legs. [/p][p]However, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/udinese/rXw8YKDE/"]Udinese[/a] were almost the masters of their own downfall midway through the half, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vojvoda-mergim/YirekWMs/"]Mergim Vojvoda[/a] underhit a backpass, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zaccagni-mattia/MJ7sACQ8/"]Mattia Zaccagni[/a] tried to take the ball around [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/okoye-maduks/Gr6T6rIt/"]Maduka Okoye[/a], only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miller-lennon/vRLk6Msm/"]Lennon Miller[/a] to race back and clear the danger.[/p][p]Miller had come on after just 16 minutes when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/piotrowski-jakub/vuElc2l8/"]Jakub Piotrowski[/a] had to be withdrawn, and the Friulani suffered another injury blow seven minutes before half-time, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/solet-oumar/x0D9qCxE/"]Oumar Solet[/a] hobbled off.[/p][p]Moments later, Kamara tried his luck from range in a bid to become the first Udinese player since 2011 to score in each of the opening three matches of the Serie A campaign, but Mandas made a sprawling save down to his left.[/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="2828c5ef-0106-4cf0-8b25-72eef571d5f8" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="61537ea0-a433-4bb7-9562-c51374ee75ee" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][p][b]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a] goalkeeper was yet to concede in the league this season, but he was powerless to stop [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karlstrom-jesper/UDGFZQv8/"]Jesper Karlstrom[/a] giving Udinese the lead four minutes after half-time, as the Friulani captain latched onto Davis’ layoff and fired just the second Serie A goal of his career through Mandas’ legs. [/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/taylor-kenneth/rH62aAon/"]Kenneth Taylor[/a] whipped a shot past the post as the Biancocelesti looked for an immediate response, before Okoye saved Zaccagni’s header at point-blank range during a scramble in the Udinese box.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ekkelenkamp-jurgen/4W6Geckd/"]Jurgen Ekkelenkamp[/a] forced Mandas into a save at the other end, but Lazio continued to push, and they levelled 15 minutes from time when Zaccagni crossed low into the box for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/frattesi-davide/WlVuvCqU/"]Davide Frattesi[/a] to poke home his third goal in as many Serie A games since his summer arrival on loan from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a]. [/b][/p][p][b]It looked like the Biancocelesti would have to settle for a draw when Zaccagni fired a half-volley against the post, but summer signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gudmundsson-albert/bHCOu1Tl/"]Gudmundsson[/a] popped up two minutes from time to nod home [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doekhi-danilho/W0aQEQqI/"]Danilho Doekhi[/a]’s cross.[/b][/p][embed guid="84807290-f928-4d4d-b7a3-a15f8084120b" url="https://x.com/SerieA_EN/status/2097061886256631997" social-type="twitter" /][p]It is Lazio’s fourth victory in their past five away league games, while Udinese see their unbeaten start to the campaign end, and have now won just one of their last seven Serie A home outings (D2, L4).[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zaccagni-mattia/MJ7sACQ8/"]Mattia Zaccagni[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/lazio-URcSl02h/udinese-rXw8YKDE/?mid=pvEaHAaf"]Click here for more on the match[/a][/b][/p]