Udinese 1-2 Lazio: Gudmundsson strikes late to turn dominance into points
Lazio trailed at the Bluenergy Stadium despite controlling the game, until Davide Frattesi and Albert Gudmundsson flipped it in the final quarter-hour.
Lazio spent most of Monday night in Udine doing everything but scoring — and then, when it mattered, did that too. A 2-1 comeback win on Serie A's third matchday rewarded a performance that the numbers say deserved it.
How it happened
Udinese struck first, against the run of play. Jesper Karlström finished off a Keinan Davis assist in the 49th minute to give the hosts the lead, per FOX Sports' match report.
The scoreline flattered the home side. Lazio held around 60 percent possession and outshot Udinese 19 to 10, with an 8-2 edge in corners, according to RomaPress's match data. The pressure finally told in the 75th minute, when Davide Frattesi converted from a Mattia Zaccagni assist to level it.
The winner came with two minutes of normal time left: substitute Albert Gudmundsson finished off a ball from Danilho Doekhi in the 88th, a scorer-and-assist pairing confirmed by Sofascore.
What it means
For Lazio, this is the kind of result that separates a good September from a frustrating one. Away trips to Udine are a classic trap fixture — fall behind to a counterpunching home side and the afternoon unravels. Instead the response was patient rather than panicked, and the bench decided it.
For Udinese, there is a familiar sting in the pattern: defend well for 75 minutes, land the first blow, and come away with nothing. Karlström's goal and Davis's link play were bright spots, but ten shots to nineteen tells its own story about where the game was actually played.