After nine Serie A matches, Lazio have spent 456 of the available 810 minutes in front, the highest total in the division. They are the only side to have been ahead for more than half of the season's minutes so far. That is a stronger sign of control than a short burst of good form, and it sits neatly alongside their second-place position and 25 points.
Frosinone and Roma in the lead-time table
The surprise behind Lazio's total is how high Frosinone sit in the same ranking. They have been ahead for 400 minutes, the second-best figure in Serie A, and they are sixth in the table with 17 points. AS Roma are close behind on 378 minutes, which underlines that another club from the capital is also spending long spells on top of matches.
Inter's lower total despite first place
Inter are the clearest contrast. They are first in Serie A on 25 points, but they have only been ahead for 290 minutes, a total that leaves them behind Lazio, Roma and Frosinone in this particular table. Juventus are even further down the list, sitting twelfth in the minutes-led ranking.
Gennaro Gattuso's team do not appear in this table, but the wider point is already clear: Lazio's lead is not built on a few late swings. It has been there for most of the opening nine rounds, and the next check on that pattern comes after the league's tenth round.
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