Lazio continued their remarkable run under Gennaro Gattuso, coming from behind to beat Cagliari and take sole possession of top spot in Serie A, cementing their title credentials.
The capital club hosted their opponents at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday in the tenth round, capitalizing on Inter’s slip-up in their derby defeat to Milan.
M’Bala Nzola put Cagliari ahead in the 20th minute, but Gustav Isaksen equalized in the 36th, before Andrea Pinamonti sealed the victory in the 83rd minute.
The 2-1 win lifted Lazio to 28 points, three ahead of Inter and four clear of Roma, securing the top spot outright at the end of a matchday for the first time in 16 years, following the Nerazzurri’s first defeat of the season in the big derby.
Gattuso’s stats highlight the extent of the transformation: nine wins, one draw, and zero defeats across ten matchdays, with 24 goals scored, eight conceded, and 28 points claimed out of a possible 30.
The victory against Cagliari marks Lazio’s sixth consecutive league win in a streak that includes a 3-0 victory over Juventus in Turin, a 6-2 thrashing of Sassuolo away, and a 2-1 win against Parma, with their only draw coming in a 2-2 result against Milan.
Lazio have one match remaining before the international break, which promises to be a tough test away against Napoli at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Sunday, November 8, where Gattuso will face his former side.
Following the break, Lazio will resume their campaign by hosting Lecce on Saturday, November 21, hoping to sustain their sensational start and turn their stay at the top into a long-term title charge.
