Gattuso told Lazio not to look at the table after their 3-0 win at Juventus in Juventus vs Lazio, a result that pushed them to six wins and 19 points after seven Serie A rounds. Oliver Provstgaard, Gustav Isaksen and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru scored in Turin, and Lazio’s best start in history is now official, even ahead of their 1999/2000 Scudetto campaign.

Gattuso's message after Turin

“We mustn’t look at the table right now. We’ll enjoy this marvellous victory, but then heads down and back to work ahead of Parma. We’re not accustomed to being up there, and maybe we’re not ready to be either, but if we take it one game at a time, we can surprise people,” Gattuso said after the match. He also pointed to the way his side handled the game, saying the half-time lead and better control showed another step forward compared with the recent meetings with Milan and Venezia.

That is the part that stands out most. Gattuso is not pretending Lazio have solved everything, but he is clearly getting a team that follows instructions. “The team listens to me and does what is prepared,” he said on Sky Sport Italia, while also warning that they cannot get timid and must keep their style with courage.

Lazio's start and the standard it sets

The numbers explain why this run has become impossible to ignore. Lazio have won six of their seven league matches, have 14 goals scored and only four conceded, and sit on 19 points after seven rounds. The 3-0 away win at Juventus fits that profile, but it also adds weight because it came in a ground where Juventus were beaten at home after returning at 4am on Friday from Vigo.

Luciano Spalletti’s reaction was just as pointed. “It was certainly an inferior Juventus, a team that did not control the game, nor have ideas on where to take the game,” he said, before adding that something has to be modified, either in the way the team is spoken to or in the working method. He later said he was worried and that Juventus are getting worse, which is a bleak message from a coach who is still trying to settle things.

Even so, the main line belongs to Lazio. They are not being sold as finished contenders by their coach, and Gattuso is right to keep the message tight before Parma. But six wins from seven, 19 points and the club’s best start ever is a serious platform, and it was built by a 3-0 win away to Juventus on 18 October.

Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →