VENICE, Italy (Interstat) — Lazio scored twice and kept Venezia off the scoreboard Saturday, winning 2-0 at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo in a Serie A match. The visitors made their chances count and left the home side still searching for its first result of the league season. Lazio’s Mattia Zaccagni finished with a goal while playing 87 minutes, and Tijjani Noslin added a goal in the 60th minute. Nuno Tavares played 84 minutes and recorded an assist for Lazio. The victory gave Lazio a road result at a compact waterfront stadium and extended Venezia’s difficult start to the campaign.

Zaccagni’s goal gave Lazio the lead before Noslin struck in the 60th minute to make it 2-0. Venezia’s night grew increasingly frustrating, and the hosts finished with six yellow cards. Kike Pérez was booked in the 29th minute, Juan Jesus in the 59th, Thierry Correia in the 74th, Toni Fernández in the 90th, Joël Schingtienne in the 90th minute plus one, and Matias Moreno in the 90th minute plus two. The bookings came in both halves, with three arriving in stoppage time. Venezia pressed for a response after falling behind, but Lazio’s back line dealt with crosses and set pieces. The hosts could not convert their possession into a goal, and Lazio’s defense held firm through the closing minutes.

Lazio’s season record in Serie A now stands at four wins, no losses and two draws. Across all competitions, Lazio is four wins, one loss and two draws. Venezia remains without a win in Serie A and now has five losses. Across all competitions, Venezia also has no wins and five losses. Lazio has scored in each of its league wins, while Venezia has yet to record a league point. The result continued contrasting starts for the clubs, with Lazio collecting points consistently while Venezia struggled to turn competitive stretches into points.

Lazio entered the match after drawing its previous two games against Milan, 0-0 on Sept. 13 and 2-2 on Sept. 12. Before those draws, Lazio had beaten Udinese 2-1 on Sept. 7, Genoa 1-0 on Aug. 30 and Bologna 1-0 on Aug. 24. Lazio also lost 2-0 to Mantova on Aug. 16. Venezia had lost its previous two matches, falling 4-2 to Fiorentina on Sept. 11 and 3-2 at Frosinone on Sept. 6. Earlier this season, Venezia lost 2-0 at Milan on Aug. 28 and 2-0 at home to Lecce on Aug. 23.

Lazio’s next 10 scheduled matches include Monza at home on Oct. 11, trips to Juventus on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18, home dates with Parma on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25, visits to Sassuolo on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28, a home match with Cagliari on Nov. 1, a trip to Napoli on Nov. 8, and a home match with Lecce on Nov. 21. Venezia’s next 10 include trips to Atalanta on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12, home matches with Napoli on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18, a visit to Genoa on Oct. 25, a home match with Inter on Oct. 28, a trip to Como on Nov. 1, home matches with Udinese on Nov. 6 and Nov. 8, and a visit to Juventus on Nov. 22. The Serie A calendar will test both sides through October and November, with Lazio looking to continue its strong start and Venezia seeking a first positive result.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Venezia 1, Lazio 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Venezia with a 60.8 percent probability to win. The actual result ran against those projections, as Lazio delivered the only goals of the match and handed Venezia another league defeat.