The opportunity was too good to pass up. Leader of Serie A before the start of the tenth day, Inter Milan lost on Saturday evening in the Madonnina derby (3-1). Facing Cagliari this Sunday, Lazio won (2-1) and took first place in the ranking. The Romans are now three points ahead of the Nerazzurri.
However, things got off to a bad start for the Romans who conceded the opener with this goal scored by M’Bala Nzola in the twentieth minute of play (0-1). But a quarter of an hour later, Gustav Isaksen leveled the score (1-1, 36th). A logical goal for Lazio who were largely dominant in the game and who therefore returned to the locker room with this score of parity.
The hosts continued to hold the ball in the second half, but Cagliari had several opportunities, only managing to put two of six shots on target. On the Lazio side, on the other hand, the only shot on target in the second half hit the mark, in this case that of Andrea Pinamonti (2-1, 83rd). Cagliari failed to come back, especially as it was weighed down by the second yellow received by Adam Obert, sent off in stoppage time (90th + 1).
Frosinone, the surprising promotion who wins
This fourth consecutive defeat leaves Cagliari in eleventh place in Serie A. A little earlier in the afternoon, Como did the bare minimum to win at home against Venice (1-0). Enough to move up to fourth place, five points behind Lazio. Venice remains a red lantern.
Finally, Frosinone continues its very good start to the season with a new victory against Torino (2-0). The promoted Italian occupies sixth place, synonymous with Europe at the end of the season. A very long road still.
