Lazio head coach Gennaro Gattuso has urged his gamers to disregard the Serie A standings regardless of shifting clear on the summit with a 2-1 comeback win over Cagliari on Sunday. The Italian tactician insists his unbeaten facet should stay grounded and prioritise reaching the 40-point mark after claiming a sixth consecutive league victory.
Italian boss calls for full focus
Gattuso refused to get carried away on the Stadio Olimpico despite the fact that > for the primary time since 2010-11. Sunday's triumph allowed the hosts to capitalise on >. They’ve additionally recorded six straight league wins for the primary time since Simone Inzaghi's reign in 2021.
Late header seals comeback triumph
Having netted 24 objectives of their opening 10 fixtures for the primary time since 2017-18, the hosts trailed to M'Bala Nzola's Twentieth-minute opener till Gustav Isaksen equalised within the thirty sixth minute, setting the stage for substitute Andrea Pinamonti to go an 83rd-minute winner.
Specializing in the membership's 40-point goal fairly than the standings, Gattuso advised >: "We’re all up there, we nonetheless want 12 factors to attain the goal of 40 that we set at first of the season.
"Each crew within the league is balanced and well-structured, so we've bought to maintain taking it one recreation at a time and see the place we find yourself. It’s best that we don't take a look at the desk proper now, or it'll make us dizzy. We've bought to push onerous, relaxation, then push onerous once more."
Unbeaten leaders present relentless spirit
Alongside third-placed Roma, who sit 4 factors behind beneath Gian Piero Gasperini, the leaders stay unbeaten in Serie A this season.
Insisting his facet should keep their willpower after responding to >, Gattuso added: "That defeat didn't take away our perception in what we have been doing, we don't let go. We work, we don't complain, that is the spirit that’s pushing us on, as a result of with out that, we turn into a traditional crew."
Crediting his substitutes for altering the competition towards cussed guests, he continued: "It was a really troublesome match and all credit score for that goes to Cagliari, as a result of we struggled and people who got here off the bench modified the sport with their mentality. This was a vital match for us, we did every little thing to take the end result house. Cagliari are robust to cope with, they defend and assault properly."
Napoli take a look at precedes worldwide break
> facet of their last league match earlier than the November worldwide break. Sustaining their profitable momentum will probably be very important as they search to guard their cushion on the summit. In the meantime, Cagliari should regroup shortly after struggling 4 straight top-flight defeats for the primary time since April.
