Match could send Lazio to the top of Serie A for at least a few hours on Saturday evening. They have 19 points from their first seven league matches, their best top-flight start, and only need to avoid defeat against Parma in Rome to apply more pressure in the title race.
Lazio's record start
Gattuso has already given this team a strong platform. He became the first Lazio manager to win six of his first seven Serie A games, and the run included last week's 3-0 win over Juventus in Turin.
The control has been there at both ends. Lazio have scored 14 league goals and conceded only 4, which is a tidy base for a side trying to sit near the top for longer than a few days.
Parma's away problems
Parma arrive with only four points, one league win and a league position that leaves them second-bottom. Their away form is the part Lazio will fancy most, because Parma have lost four of their last five away league matches and have gone eight games without a clean sheet.
Alberto Gilardino needs a response, but this looks like a difficult trip against a home side in form and still riding the momentum of that Juventus result. Lazio do not need anything dramatic on Saturday, just a result that keeps the chase alive and gives them a chance to go above the current leaders for a few hours.
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