Antonio Raimondo, Frosinone's 22-year-old forward, scored twice as the ciociari defeated Venezia 3-2 in a match that swung dramatically before Saba Kvernadze settled it with the decisive goal. The result lifted Frosinone to seventh in Serie A with six points from three matches, their only blemish a single defeat in an otherwise composed early-season run.
The significance of that win extends beyond three points. Raimondo has now scored four goals in three Serie A appearances this season, averaging a rating of 7.89 per match — numbers that mark him as one of the more productive forwards in the division through the opening weeks of 2026-27. At 22, he is operating at a level that his AI overall score of 75 out of 100, with a potential of 82, suggests he has not yet fully reached. The gap between those two figures is where Frosinone's ambitions for the season quietly reside.
The Venezia match illustrated both the promise and the pressure of Frosinone's position. A 2-0 lead became 2-2 before Kvernadze's goal restored order — a sequence that will have tested the composure of Massimiliano Alvini's squad as much as it entertained the neutrals. That Frosinone held on speaks to something more than individual quality; Alvini's side have conceded only three goals across their three league matches, a defensive solidity that gives Raimondo's attacking output a stable platform.
The week brought complications alongside the results. Frosinone were eliminated from the Coppa Italia after a penalty shootout defeat against Sassuolo, having drawn level in normal time. Raimondo contributed a goal and an assist in that cup run — those numbers registered in the Coppa Italia, not Serie A — but the exit means his focus, and the club's, narrows entirely to the league. Alvini also faces a squad management question after publicly stating that Fares Ghedjemis must win back his place following a transfer dispute, a reminder that internal tensions rarely stay internal for long.
With the Coppa Italia gone and the transfer window closed, Frosinone enter the next phase of the season with their squad fixed and their league position encouraging. Raimondo's early form gives Alvini a reliable focal point; whether the forward can sustain that output across a full Serie A campaign will define both his own trajectory and how seriously the ciociari can be taken in the table's upper half.