Venezia vs Lazio: Kick-off Time, TV Channel and Team News

Lazio travel to Venice on September 19, 2026, aiming to preserve their unbeaten Serie A start when they face bottom-placed Venezia at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo. Kick-off is scheduled for 2:45 PM, with Gennaro Gattuso’s fourth-placed side taking 10 points from their opening four league matches.

Teams at opposite ends of the table

1. Venezia enter the fifth round in 20th place, still without a point after four Serie A fixtures.
2. Giovanni Stroppa’s team have lost each of their last five matches in all competitions, scoring eight times while allowing 11 goals and recording no clean sheets.
3. Their latest defeat was a 4-2 home loss to Fiorentina. Franco Mastantuono changed the contest with two goals in two minutes before completing his hat-trick.
4. Venezia also lost 3-2 away to Frosinone in their preceding league game.
5. Lazio have won three and drawn one of their four Serie A matches, although their recent 2-2 draw with Milan prevented them from maintaining a perfect record.
6. Gattuso’s side led Milan 2-0 at half-time through Matteo Cancellieri and Tijjani Noslin, but Diego Moreira came off the bench to score twice after the break for Sergio Amorim’s Milan.

The visitors’ league victories have all been narrow: 2-1 at Udinese, followed by 1-0 wins over Genoa and Bologna. Lazio also suffered a 2-0 Coppa Italia defeat to Mantova during their past five fixtures.

Gattuso faces this period with an added Milan connection. The Lazio coach departed the San Siro role after 18 months, despite having two years left on his deal, having described the decision as being driven by feeling rather than money. His current Lazio group have made a promising opening to the campaign, but they will need to respond after surrendering a two-goal advantage last weekend.

Team news and projected line-ups

Venezia have a lengthy injury list, with Marin Sverko, Andrea Adorante, Bartol Franjic, Toma Basic, Gianluca Busio, Matias Moreno and Matteo Dagasso unavailable.

Stroppa is expected to select Filip Stankovic in goal, behind Ale Gomes, Joel Schingtienne, Ridgeciano Haps and Kike Perez. Simon Sohm, Lamine Fanne and Richie Sagrado are projected in midfield, with Antoine Hainaut, John Yeboah and Akor Adams forming the forward line.

Lazio are missing Adam Marusic, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Nicolo Rovella, Alessio Furlanetto, Patric and Danilho Doekhi. Christos Mandas is set to start in goal, while Romano Floriani Mussolini, Oliver Provstgaard, Josip Sutalo and Nuno Tavares are expected to make up the defence.

Reda Belahyane, Davide Frattesi and Kenneth Taylor are the likely midfield trio. Mattia Zaccagni, Noslin and Cancellieri are projected to lead the attack, with Andrea Pinamonti again not expected to start after being left out of the initial XI against Milan.

Recent meetings

1. Lazio won 3-1 at the Olimpico when the teams met in August 2024.
2. The return fixture at Penzo in February 2025 finished goalless.
3. Across the five listed meetings between the clubs, Lazio have won three, Venezia have yet to record a victory, and two games have been drawn.

How to watch in the United States

Viewers in the United States can follow Venezia against Lazio through Fubo, UNIVERSO, Paramount+, DirecTV Stream, Peacock, CBS Sports Golazo Network and Amazon Prime Video.