Marusic gets late winner against Sassuolo to give Lazio their first Serie A win of 2026

[p]The hosts were at risk of going five league games without a victory for the first time since July 2020, but nervous fans need not have worried as their side started on the front foot.[/p][p][b]In fact, they opened the scoring in only the second minute when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maldini-daniel/txSCnXec/"]Daniel Maldini[/a] ended a 10-month drought by converting from close range. [/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cataldi-danilo/IcuAZWW1/"]Danilo Cataldi[/a] then had a strike saved, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/isaksen-gustav/d0vohCHH/"]Gustav Isaksen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dele-bashiru-fisayo/AF8BqWgI/"]Fisayo Dele-Bashiru[/a] both missed the target as the Neroverdi defence struggled to hold back the tide.[/p][p]They eventually wrestled back some of the momentum, nearly equalising in the 27th minute when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/motta-edoardo/ATMse0OQ/"]Edoardo Motta[/a] was forced into a fine save to tip away [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nzola-m-bala/vD33dp4n/"]M'Bala Nzola[/a]’s fiercely struck, deflected strike.[/p][p][b]That was a precursor of what was to come, with the visitors equalising through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lauriente-armand/EZVZoGs8/"]Armand Lauriente[/a]’s emphatic strike into the top corner that rounded off a slick passing move.[/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="d59e1302-24ed-4bd9-b14d-112225193671" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="0529c79a-885a-45a4-a272-f8a7624103a4" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The level scoreline left things evenly poised ahead of the second period, but the chances subsequently dried up.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kone-ismael/MkgjOoBG/"]Ismael Kone[/a] had one for Grosso’s outfit, although he blazed over the bar from inside the area, while Dele-Bashiru’s effort at the other end was even more wild, flying into the stand behind the goal.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muric-arijanet/CfsIdb20/"]Arijanet Muric[/a] was then tested by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zaccagni-mattia/MJ7sACQ8/"]Mattia Zaccagni[/a]’s curling effort, even if the resulting save was fairly straightforward. [/p][p]As the clock ticked into the final 10 minutes, the game finally became more stretched.[/p][p]Isaksen and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cancellieri-matteo/GvtmmdSl/"]Matteo Cancellieri[/a] could have nicked the points for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a], with the latter seeing his low drive from distance tipped to safety. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sassuolo/QDdvI0zl/"]Sassuolo[/a], meanwhile, twice called Motta into action, with the goalkeeper needing to make a fantastic double stop to deny [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thorstvedt-kristian/EF3UYlr3/"]Kristian Thorstvedt[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doig-josh/dQ1Evunq/"]Josh Doig[/a]. [/p][p][b]Those saves ultimately proved crucial as Lazio nicked it at the death when substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marusic-adam/tC46HZrA/"]Marusic[/a] was picked out in the middle before nodding home his first goal of the season in injury-time. [/b][/p][p]The 2-1 scoreline means the hosts registered their first league victory since the end of January, whereas the visitors, who won the reverse fixture 1-0, missed out on registering just a second-ever league double over the Eagles.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gila-mario/dQqXDhtf/"]Mario Gila[/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/sassuolo-QDdvI0zl/?mid=hlhSsZxn"]Click here for more on the match[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="d9ba3de5-d905-450b-828b-b1f79452ae91" url="https://x.com/OfficialSSLazio/status/2031123431169601961" social-type="twitter" /]