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Lazio and Genoa were in Friday night Serie A action in the very definition of \u2018a game of two halves\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n The first half at the Stadio Olimpico was a stalemate, with neither team able to open the scoring.<\/p>\n However, the second half saw five goals and three penalties, including the winner in the 10th minute of added time.<\/p>\n The result saw Lazio move up to eighth in the Serie A table on 32 points, while Genoa are 13th on 23 points.<\/p>\n There were plenty of talking points about the first game of matchweek 23.<\/p>\n Lazio v Genoa took place in a Stadio Olimpico that was almost empty.<\/p>\n Many Biancocelesti fans stayed home as they staged a protest about the club\u2019s ownership.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Genoa fans from Liguria, along with the ultras, were banned from the game.<\/p>\n LO STADIO OLIMPICO \u00c8 DESERTO \ud83d\ude2f<\/p>\n La protesta dei tifosi della Lazio ha funzionato e l\u2019Olimpico si presenta praticamente semivuoto per la sfida di campionato contro il Genoa \ud83c\udfdf#Lazio<\/a> #LazioGenoa<\/a> #StadioOlimpico<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jMGtGokew1<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rompipallone.it (@Rompipallone_) January 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n They wouldn\u2019t have missed much in the first half, but the second half was a completely different story.<\/p>\n A 56th-minute Pedro penalty and Kenneth Taylor\u2019s first Lazio goal had the hosts 2-0 up by the 62nd minute.<\/p>\n However, Ruslan Malinowskyi\u2019s 67th-minute penalty halved the deficit before Vitinha equalised on 75 minutes.<\/p>\n The game was heading towards a draw, but Leo Ostigard\u2019s late handball saw Lazio receive a penalty after a VAR check.<\/p>\n A melee ensued before Danilo Cataldi stepped up and fired past Justin Bijlow to hand Lazio all three points.<\/p>\n Kenneth Taylor has had a mixed start to Lazio life, but he\u2019ll be happy with his display against Genoa.<\/p>\n The January signing \u2013 a replacement for Matteo Guendouzi \u2013 took his goal well and his overall performance was solid.<\/p>\n \u2018He continues, as in his first few matches, to show a strong desire to showcase his skills,\u2019 wrote Calciomercato<\/em>, who gave him a 7 out of 10.<\/p>\n \u201cHe arrives right on time to receive Isaksen\u2019s assist for his first goal in Lazio.\u2019<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Virgilio.it<\/em> gave Taylor a 6.5 out of 10 for his efforts on the night.<\/p>\n \u2018He hasn\u2019t yet got into Sarri\u2019s footballing ideas and the goal he scored could give him the confidence he needs,\u2019 they wrote.<\/p>\n 23y259d \u2013 Youngest Dutch players to ever score a Serie A goal for Lazio:<\/p>\n Ricardo Kishna \u2013 20 years and 230 days Celestial. pic.twitter.com\/66Aay8YKBG<\/a><\/p>\nLazio 3-2 Genoa: Chaos in an empty stadium<\/h2>\n
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Bobby Adekanye \u2013 20 years and 353 days
Wesley Hoedt \u2013 22 years and 168 days
Kenneth Taylor \u2013 23 years and 259 days \u26bd\ufe0f<\/p>\n