Lazio crush Monza with three goals to one in Serie A

Lazio secured a deserved 3-1 win over visitors Monza in the match between the two sides in matchweek 6 of Serie A, which kicked off at 16:00 Damascus time.

Nuno Tavares opened the scoring for Lazio early in the 3rd minute, before Gustav Tang Isaksen doubled the lead in the 23rd minute. Before the end of the first half, Monza suffered a heavy blow when Lorenzo Lucchesi was sent off in the 35th minute.

At the start of the second half, Saba Goglichidze pulled one back for Monza in the 46th minute, restoring some hope for his side despite being a man down. However, Andrea Pinamonti ended the visitors hopes by scoring Lazio's third goal in the 88th minute.

Lazio dominated proceedings with 66 percent possession compared to 34 percent for Monza, completing 596 passes against 299 for Monza. Lazio had 17 shots compared to 14 for Monza, with 7 on target for the home side against 6 for the visitors.

In terms of real chances, the expected goals rate xG stood at 1.91 for Monza compared to 1.59 for Lazio. Lazio also received 3 yellow cards compared to one for Monza, in addition to the red card shown to the Monza player.

With this result, Lazio moved up to 13 points in third place after 4 wins and 1 draw without any defeat from 5 matches, with a goal difference of 8 to 3. Monza, on the other hand, remain on 4 points in fifteenth place, after a single win, one draw and three defeats from 5 matches, scoring 8 goals and conceding 12.

The match was officiated by referee Giuseppe Collu.