Lazio vs Cagliari: Gattuso’s Unbeaten Side Target Another Serie A Win

Lazio will take an unbeaten opening to their Serie A campaign into the visit of Cagliari at the Stadio Olimpico, where Rino Gattuso has retained the side that swept Sassuolo aside 6-2 in their previous league outing. The Rome club have taken nine wins and one draw from their first 10 rounds, while Cagliari arrive after three consecutive defeats.

What changed for the club

Gattuso has kept faith with the core of the Lazio team that won emphatically at the Mapei Stadium. Taylor, Isaksen, Floriani Mussolini and Mattia Zaccagni were all on target against Sassuolo, with Tijjani Noslin scoring twice.

Christos Mandas starts in goal, protected by a defence of Floriani Mussolini, Danilho Doekhi, Victor Provstgaard and Nuno Tavares. Davide Frattesi, Reda Belahyane and Taylor make up the midfield, with Isaksen, Noslin and Zaccagni selected in attack.

• Gudmundsson and Furlanetto are unavailable for Lazio because of injury.
• Cagliari are without Idrissi and Felici through injury.
• Fabio Pisacane has restored his 4-3-2-1 system, with Elia Caprile in goal and Mbaye Ndiaye Mina, Rodriguez, Adam Obert and Zé Pedro in defence.
• Harry Winks and Alessandro Deiola return alongside Romano in midfield, while Michel Adopo and Daniel Maldini support M’Bala Nzola.

Nzola scored in Cagliari’s 4-2 loss to Roma and will again lead their line as they seek to halt a difficult run.

Competition context

Lazio’s 6-2 victory over Sassuolo followed league wins against Juventus, 3-0, and Parma, 2-1. They have won each of their last four Serie A matches; their only draw in the latest five-game sequence came in a friendly against Juve Stabia. Across those five fixtures, Lazio have scored 17 times and conceded 10.

The early 10-round record of nine victories and one draw placed Lazio at the summit, three points ahead of Inter, although the current Serie A listing has Lazio second. Cagliari are 11th and have only one win in their past five matches, a 1-0 away success at Udinese. They have scored four and allowed 11 over that span.

The recent head-to-head record also favours Lazio. The clubs drew 0-0 in February 2026, after Lazio had won 2-0 at home in November 2025. In their last five Serie A meetings, Lazio have recorded three wins, one draw and one defeat, scoring nine goals to Cagliari’s two.

What is scheduled next

Lazio host Cagliari in Serie A at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, with the home side aiming to extend their league winning run and reinforce their position at the top end of the table. Cagliari need a response after losses in each of their last three fixtures and will look to Nzola, supported by Adopo and Maldini, to provide it.