Serie A 2026/27
Matchweek 7 Recap:
Juventus vs Lazio 0-3 as Lazio Join Inter on Top

Nobody saw this Juventus vs Lazio result coming. Gennaro Gattuso's side won 3-0 in Turin on Sunday to stay unbeaten and draw level with Inter at the top, both on 19 points. Oliver Provstgaard headed in a Mattia Zaccagni cross after a corner on 37 minutes, Nuno Tavares hit the bar before the break, Gustav Isaksen drove in the second on 66, and substitute Fisayo Dele-Bashiru finished a late counter on 89. Six wins and a draw from seven. Somebody check on the Lazio fans; they may not have slept.

Juventus vs Lazio: Gustav Isaksen scores Lazio's second goal against Juventus at Allianz Stadium in Turin.

Gattuso spent years as the angry midfielder everyone feared. Now he's the coach whose team plays like it's angry at the whole league. It's working.

Serie A Title Race: Lazio and Inter Level on 19

Inter kept pace by coming from behind to win 3-1 at Bologna, with Marcus Thuram, Augusto and Bonny scoring after Pobega's early goal for the hosts. Roma stay right behind on 17 points and unbeaten after a 2-0 win over Genoa, while AC Milan edged Atalanta 3-2 and are still unbeaten too. The top of this table is getting crowded, and Juventus aren't in it.

Juventus vs Lazio 0-3: From Celta High to Turin Low

Now, my Juventus. Thursday was fun: down 1-0 at Celta Vigo in the Europa League, Nick Woltemade equalised on 58 minutes and Randal Kolo Muani headed the winner in stoppage time. Two wins from two in Europe. I celebrated like we'd won the league.

Sunday, I stopped celebrating. Luciano Spalletti watched from the stands, serving a one-match ban after he and Cagliari coach Fabio Pisacane were both sent off the week before. Assistant Marco Domenichini took the bench. Kolo Muani had a goal ruled out for offside, and that was about it. Lazio were sharper, hungrier and better in almost every duel. Hair. Pulling. At the Allianz.

Spalletti didn't hide. He called it "an inferior Juventus," pointed to tired legs after a 4 a.m. return from Spain and six new players still settling in, and said something in his own methods may need to change. Gleison Bremer was blunter, saying he can't carry everyone and that some players have more character than others. Spalletti's answer: everyone looks at themselves first, including him. Fans who stayed jeered at the whistle.

The numbers are ugly. Juve are 8th on 11 points, eight off the top, with three wins, two draws and two defeats. According to Football Italia, that's fewer than Igor Tudor had at this stage last season. That's a stat I'd prefer not to know. With Kenan Yildiz still out injured, a lot of the attacking load is falling on new faces, and right now it shows.

Elsewhere in Serie A: Venezia Stun Napoli

Elsewhere, Venezia beat Napoli 1-0 for their first win of the season, with Akor Adams scoring early in the second half and Kevin De Bruyne missing a penalty. Napoli sit 9th, below Juve, which is the only good news I had all weekend. Frosinone beat Sassuolo 4-2 and are up to 6th, Como won 3-1 at Fiorentina, and Monza hammered Cagliari 4-0 on Monday.

So that's the week: one Europa League high on Thursday, one home humbling on Sunday, and a table where Juventus are looking up at seven teams. Lazio deserve every bit of the praise, and Gattuso deserves the credit. Juve need a reaction against Rennes and at Lecce, or this season starts to look a lot like the last one.

Verdicts

• Lazio: Not a fluke. Seven games, zero losses, and they just did it in Turin.
• Juventus: The Celta comeback showed heart. Lazio showed it was only for one night.
• Spalletti: He owned it. Now he needs a reaction, not another press conference.

Up next: Juventus host Rennes (Europa League), then visit Lecce. Big one: Napoli v Roma.