Spezia 2-2 Venezia result, stats and report

Franco Mastantuono scored a hat-trick as Fiorentina ran out 4-2 winners against a Venezia side that competed hard but could not contain the visitors' clinical edge. A match with six goals, two yellow cards per side, and a performance from Mastantuono that deserves to be talked about.

AC Milan beat Venezia 2-0 at San Siro thanks to a Gonçalo Ramos goal and a Venezia own goal, but Milan's wastefulness in front of goal will concern anyone paying attention.

Antonio Raimondo scored twice in a ferocious first half to put Frosinone in control, and despite Venezia pulling two goals back, the hosts held on for a 3-2 Serie A win that Venezia's early-season attitude simply did not deserve.

Lecce took all three points at Venezia with goals either side of half-time, winning comfortably despite Venezia controlling 71% of possession and missing six big chances. The numbers tell one story. The structure tells another.

Atalanta host a Venezia side that has lost every Serie A match in their recent sample, conceding eleven goals in four outings. Monday night should be straightforward, but Atalanta's own inconsistency means nothing is guaranteed.

Venezia host Lazio at the Piovese on Saturday evening searching for their first point of the season, while the visitors arrive carrying a significant injury list and questions about their defensive structure. This fixture has the ingredients of a tactical contest shaped as much by what is missing as by what is present.

Venezia carry one of the most compelling home records in Serie A into Friday's fixture against a Fiorentina side still finding their footing in the new season. The data tells a clear story about who holds the structural advantage here.

Frosinone carry one of Italian football's most compelling home records into Sunday's Serie A encounter, but Venezia arrive in good heart and with a quiet resilience that makes them far more dangerous than their billing suggests.