The next league match between Lazio and Milan, scheduled for Saturday 12 September at 18:00 at the Olimpico stadium, is shaping up as one of the first real turning points of the Serie A season. The white‑blue side coached by Gennaro Gattuso will arrive at the big match as leader with a perfect score, a situation diametrically opposite to the bleak scenarios of mid‑August. After the shocking elimination in the round of 32 of the Coppa Italia suffered at home by 0‑2 against Mantova, a spectre of a dramatic relegation risk had even spread around the Roman environment.

Lazio's metamorphosis: the goal by Frattesi and Guðmundsson

The confirmation of the group's renewed mental strength came on Monday Night at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine. Against the Friuli side, Lazio recorded their third consecutive victory, coming from behind to win 2‑1 thanks to the goals of the usual Frattesi and Albert Guðmundsson. Three clues that constitute a show of force: Lazio will approach the clash against the Rossoneri of Rúben Amorim looking from the top of the table, with a perfect score alongside Roma and Inter.

The Rossoneri past of Ringhio: a story of 10 trophies

The link with the Rossoneri world continued also in the role of coach at Milanello. Gattuso indeed led first the Primavera squad at the start of the 2017‑2018 season, then was promoted to the First Team in November 2017 replacing the dismissed Vincenzo Montella. On Milan's bench he collected a sixth and a fifth place in the league, before the departure that was finally completed in 2019.

Gattuso's words to Sky Sport: "Milan is my heart, but I want points"

Gattuso told Sky Sport: "Milan is my heart, but I want points".

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