Lazio 6:3 Avellino: Match Result

Match report

Lazio beat Avellino 6-3 in a club friendly on August 1, 2026. The match ended with more goals than either side probably expected, and by then the result felt inevitable rather than surprising. L. Di Maggio opened the scoring in the twelfth minute, and Federico Serra added another three minutes later. Petar Ratkov then made it 3-0 with two quick goals, the first coming in the twenty-second minute — the moment Étienne remembers most clearly, because that's when the match turned. Reda Belahyane pulled one back for Avellino in the forty-sixth minute, and Christos Mandas came on for a substitution at the same time. Gabriele Artistico converted a penalty in the fifty-third minute, and Michele Besaggio scored in the sixty-seventh. Luca Pandolfi added another for Lazio in the seventy-fourth, and there was a goal in added time, though the scorer wasn't listed. Antony Iannarilli and Alessio Romagnoli both came on for Avellino in the fifty-seventh minute. Lazio had 60 attacks to Avellino's 44, and possession was split almost evenly at 47-53 percent. Five corners each, no red cards, no offsides for the visitors. The hosts took ten free kicks while the visitors took nineteen — and here's the thing, that suggests Avellino spent more time in dangerous areas without creating as many chances. The result extends Lazio's recent winning run, following their 6-0 victory over Flaminia on July 26. Avellino have been mixed, with wins against Sanbenedettese and Modena but heavy defeats to Catanzaro and Empoli. For a friendly, the scoreline tells you more about preparation than performance. This kind of match always ends up being about what the coaches want to test, not what the fans came to see. Six goals and three for each side means neither side was particularly defensive, and that's fine for a pre-season game. What matters is whether anyone learned anything useful from it. The goal difference of three goals doesn't mean much in friendlies, but it does show Lazio were the more clinical side. Avellino had more free kicks and slightly more possession, but couldn't convert that into control. By then, the match had already decided itself. Lazio's recent form includes losses to Roma and two defeats to Inter, so this friendly comes at a time when results matter less than finding something that works. Avellino's five-goal win over Sanbenedettese shows they can score, but the three goals conceded here suggest defensive work still needs doing. The statistics don't tell the whole story, and they rarely do in these matches. What they show is two teams willing to attack, with Lazio taking more shots and Avellino winning more set pieces. Neither side parked the bus, and that's probably exactly what both coaches wanted. In the end, 6-3 is a scoreline that belongs to friendlies — exciting for the wrong reasons, but useful for seeing which players can perform when there's nothing to lose. The coaching staff will have seen plenty they wanted to, and that's what counts.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 47 – 53

Attacks 60 – 44

Corners 5 – 5

Free kicks 10 – 19

⚽ 12' L. Di Maggio — Goal ⚽ 15' Federico Serra — Goal ⚽ 22' Petar Ratkov — Goal ⚽ 36' Petar Ratkov — Goal ⚽ 46' Reda Belahyane — Goal ⇄ 46' Christos Mandas — Substitution ⚽ 53' Gabriele Artistico — Penalty ⇄ 57' Antony Iannarilli — Substitution ⇄ 57' Alessio Romagnoli — Substitution ⚽ 67' Michele Besaggio — Goal ⚽ 74' Luca Pandolfi — Goal ⚽ 90+1' Goal

Match events

12' 0:1 Avellino Goal L. Di Maggio
15' 1:1 Lazio Goal Federico Serra
22' 2:1 Lazio Goal Petar Ratkov
36' 3:1 Lazio Goal Petar Ratkov
46' 4:1 Lazio Goal Reda Belahyane
46' 4:1 Lazio Substitution Christos Mandas off: Edoardo Motta
53' 5:1 Lazio Penalty Gabriele Artistico
57' 5:1 Avellino Substitution Antony Iannarilli off: Tommaso Martinelli
57' 5:1 Lazio Substitution Alessio Romagnoli off: Oliver Provstgaard
67' 5:2 Avellino Goal Michele Besaggio
74' 5:3 Avellino Goal Luca Pandolfi
90+1' 6:3 Lazio Goal

Statistics

47 Possession, % 53

60 Attacks 44

5 Corners 5

10 Free kicks 19

1 Offsides 0

0 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

0 Goal kicks 0

0 Throw-ins 0

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