Tijjani Noslin, Lazio's Dutch forward, scored in stoppage time at the Stadio Zini on Sunday to complete a 2-1 comeback victory against Cremonese and deliver three points that keep the biancocelesti firmly in the top half of the Serie A table.
The goal mattered beyond the three points. Lazio had trailed after Federico Bonazzoli opened the scoring for the hosts, and it was Gustav Isaksen who levelled before Noslin's 92nd-minute strike settled the contest. A side that has drawn twelve of its thirty-five league matches this season converted a potential stalemate into a win. That habit of dropping points in tight games has defined Maurizio Sarri's Lazio all campaign; Sunday offered the opposite.
For Noslin himself, the goal carries weight that the season's raw numbers have not always reflected. Three goals in twenty-five Serie A appearances at an average rating of 6.70 is a modest return for a forward at a club sitting eighth on 51 points. His AI overall score of 44 out of 100 suggests the underlying capacity is there; the question has been consistency of output. A decisive goal in the final minute of a road match, with the team trailing at the interval, is precisely the kind of moment that shifts the narrative around a player who has spent much of the campaign on its periphery.
The backdrop at Lazio is complicated. Sarri has publicly cast doubt on his own future at the club, stating that the question of whether he continues is not his to answer. That uncertainty has hung over the squad for weeks, and it makes individual performances in the closing stretch of the season more consequential: players auditioning for a new manager, or making the case to a departing one, are playing with a different kind of pressure.
Cremonese, meanwhile, now face a genuine fight. The defeat leaves them four points behind Lecce with the season nearing its end, and the margin for error has narrowed sharply.
Noslin's late winner will not resolve the structural questions around his role at Lazio, but it is the clearest statement he has made in weeks — and in a season this tight, three points in the 92nd minute is its own argument.