A start built on shared goals
Lazio have won eight and drawn one of their first nine Serie A games, a run that leaves them second on 25 points, level with Inter at the top. Their record reads 22 goals scored and 7 conceded. The one dropped result was a 2-2 home draw with Milan, according to [1].
What stands out is how widely the scoring is spread. [2] reports that 12 different players have scored for Lazio in the league this season, the second-highest number in Europe’s top leagues after Barcelona. Tijjani Noslin leads the club with four league goals, while Gustav Isaksen and Davide Frattesi have three each. No single forward is carrying the attack, so there is no obvious player for opponents to shut down.
The start is also a recovery of sorts. The same outlet notes that Lazio were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by Serie B side Mantova in mid-August, yet they reached 13 points after five league rounds, level with Inter and Roma, in [3]. The early cup exit has not slowed them in the league.
The 6-2 win at Sassuolo
The latest result was the most emphatic. Lazio won 6-2 at the Mapei Stadium on Tuesday, their eighth victory in nine league games. [1] lists Lazio’s scorers as Taylor, Isaksen, Zaccagni (twice) and Noslin. Sassuolo were reduced to ten men in the 31st minute after Thorstvedt’s challenge on Zaccagni, which shaped most of the game.
The scoreline could have been bigger. [4] reports that both Zaccagni and Frattesi missed penalties. Two misses in a game that finished 6-2 did no damage, but over a longer run those chances will matter.
The context matters too. Lazio beat a side playing most of the match with a man fewer, so the margin says less about their level than a 6-2 away win normally would. Even so, the result extended a run that includes wins at Juventus (3-0) and Venezia (2-0), and home wins over Monza (3-1) and Parma (2-1) in October.
The players driving it
Several individuals have stood out. Zaccagni scored twice at Sassuolo and was involved in the build-up play, and Football Italia quotes former midfielder Dario Marcolin describing him as looking stronger and more confident this season. Marcolin also singled out Kenneth Taylor as one of Lazio’s standout players at the start of 2026-27 and called Frattesi a constant goal threat, in the [5]. These are one pundit’s opinions, not measurements, but they match the scoring record.
Frattesi’s numbers are the clearest. He has three goals in five league appearances, and he says his reunion with coach Gennaro Gattuso was a key reason for his summer move to the club. Gattuso’s side lead the table with the former striker Hernan Crespo saying they deserve to be there.
The Football Italia article on Frattesi contains no injury, selection or line-up news, so nothing in the input points to who might start or miss out against Cagliari.
What it means
Lazio are second in Serie A with 25 points from nine games, a record of W8 D1 L0 and a goal difference of +15 (22 for, 7 against). They are level on points with Inter, and the margin at the top is very thin. A single slip could change who leads.
The form says the same thing. Five straight league wins are on the recent record, with 14 goals scored across the last five listed results: 6-2 at Sassuolo, 2-1 against Parma, 3-0 at Juventus, 3-1 against Monza and 2-0 at Venezia. The attack is productive, and the defence has conceded 7 in nine.
The next fixture is at home to Cagliari on 1 November. Cagliari were beaten 4-2 by Roma on Tuesday, according to Football Italia, so they arrive having conceded four. The question for Lazio is whether they can keep their finishing sharp, including from the penalty spot after the two misses at Sassuolo, while staying tight at the back. The site’s forecast for the match locks 24 hours before kick-off.
Sources
- The Guardian: High-flying Lazio’s thrashing of Sassuolo marked by Mussolini’s first Serie A goal | Nicky Bandini theguardian.com ↩
- Football Italia: Only Barcelona have more goalscorers than Lazio in Europe’s top leagues football-italia.net ↩
- Football Italia: Frattesi and Gattuso from Italy’s World Cup disappointment to Lazio surprise football-italia.net ↩
- Football Italia: Crespo: ‘Lazio deserve their lead, anyone who criticised Gattuso has to apologise’ football-italia.net ↩
- Football Italia: Lazio’s strong start to Serie A draws Leicester City comparisons football-italia.net ↩
