Serie A | Lazio 2-1 Cagliari: Comeback victory to secure sole leadership

Lazio are alone on top of the Serie A table after 5,836 days, as Gustav Isaksen and Andrea Pinamonti completed the comeback victory over Cagliari.

The Aquile did not expect to be in this situation, especially after crashing out of the Coppa Italia in the first round. Albert Gudmundsson, Nicolò Rovella and Adam Marusic were still out of action, but Oliver Provstgaard returned after he was rested for the midweek 6-2 victory over Sassuolo, their fifth straight win.

The Sardinians had started the season strong, but came into this weekend losing three on the bounce. Harry Winks was back in the squad, leaving only Mattia Felici and Riyad Idrissi as long-term absentees.

Alieu Fadera drilled wide from outside the area, while Davide Frattesi scuffed his finish into the arms of Elia Caprile after good work from Tijjani Noslin.

It was Cagliari who took the lead when Fadera sprinted down the right and a lucky ricochet off Reda Belahyane saw the ball bounce kindly for him to pull back from the by-line, allowing M’Bala Nzola to tap in from point-blank range.

However, Fadera pulled up clutching his hamstring and was forced to limp off. Romano Floriani Mussolini couldn’t keep the header down from a Mattia Zaccagni cross, but Lazio moments later.

Tijjani Noslin combined with Kenneth Taylor to set up Gustav Isaksen for a wonderful swerving first-time finish swept into the far top corner from 13 yards.

Jacopo Fazzini drilled inches wide, then after the restart Ze Pedro couldn’t keep a header down, with Michel Adopo firing straight at Christos Mandas.

Taylor’s free kick went past everyone to sting Elia Caprile’s gloves, while Noslin couldn’t keep the finish down from a tricky angle and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru penalty appeals were rejected for a Juan Rodriguez challenge.

Oliver Provstgaard couldn’t keep his header down on another Taylor free kick, then Taylor skimmed the near post after a well-worked quick passing move inside the penalty area.

The trademark Isaksen curler off the inside of the left foot skimmed the far stick, but Lazio turned the game around completely. Alessandro Deiola was down hurt after charging down the Dele-Bashiru shot with his face, but the move continued and Alfonso Pedraza while falling acrobatically knocked back the Isaksen cross for Andrea Pinamonti to nod in from five yards. Deiola was visibly dazed and eventually needed a stretcher.

It went from bad to worse for Cagliari, as Adam Obert received his second yellow card for taking down the impressive Isaksen.

Lazio 2-1 Cagliari

Nzola 20 (C), Isaksen 36 (L), Pinamonti 83 (L)

Sent off: Obert 91 (C)

01-11-2026 14:00

MatchDay 10

Player statistic

1st half

2nd half

Match statistic

74 Possession % 26

11 Total shots 9

4 Shots on target 3

7 Shots off target 4

0 Blocked shots 2

2 Corners 2

3 Offsides 2

7 Fouls 18

Lazio

Cagliari

Starting lineups

35 Christos Mandas Goalkeeper

37 Josip Šutalo Defender

17 Nuno Tavares Defender 55'

25 Oliver Provstgaard Defender 76'

15 Romano Floriani Mussolini Defender

16 Davide Frattesi Midfielder 56'

24 Kenneth Taylor Midfielder

21 Reda Belahyane Midfielder 81'

11 Gustav Isaksen Attacker

10 Mattia Zaccagni Attacker 55'

14 Tijjani Noslin Attacker

1 Elia Caprile Goalkeeper

33 Adam Obert Defender

15 Juan Rodríguez Defender

2 Zé Pedro Defender

14 Alessandro Deiola Midfielder 89'

4 Alessandro Romano Midfielder

39 Alieu Fadera Midfielder 32'

70 Daniel Maldini Midfielder 64'

10 Jacopo Fazzini Midfielder 64'

8 Michel Adopo Midfielder

M’Bala Nzola Attacker 46'

Substitutes

29 Manuel Lazzari Defender

3 Luca Pellegrini Defender

22 Matteo Cancellieri Attacker

5 Danilho Doekhi Defender

47 Davide Renzetti Goalkeeper

40 Edoardo Motta Goalkeeper

Filipe Bordon Defender

71 Valerio Farcomeni Midfielder

28 Adrian Przyborek Attacker

33 Ricardo Bordon Defender

9 Andrea Pinamonti Attacker 55'

7 Fisayo Dele-Bashiru Midfielder 55'

23 Alfonso Pedraza Defender 56'

2 Diogo Leite Defender 76'

32 Danilo Cataldi Midfielder 81'

20 Riccardo Ciervo Attacker

23 Boris Radunović Goalkeeper

21 Roberto Gagliardini Midfielder

6 Harry Winks Midfielder

Yukinari Sugawara Defender

24 Giuseppe Aurelio Midfielder

26 Yerry Mina Defender

12 Alen Sherri Goalkeeper

79 Yanis Massolin Midfielder

32 Ivan Sulev Midfielder

22 Raphael Kofler Midfielder 32'

31 Paul Mendy Attacker 46'

27 Joseph Liteta Midfielder 64'

37 Yael Trepy Attacker 64'

9 Kevin Carlos Attacker 89'