Lazio beat Monza 3-1 to join Inter atop Serie A as Roma held to 0-0 at Como

Lazio defeated Monza 3-1 on Sunday to move level with Inter at the top of Serie A, while Roma were held to a goalless draw away at Como.

Under Gennaro Gattuso, who bounced back after his failure at the helm of the Italian national side who missed out on the 2026 World Cup, Lazio extended their strong start to the season and remain unbeaten. The Roman side secured a fifth victory in six matches to pull level on 16 points with Inter. Roma’s stalemate at Como produced the first goalless draw of the Italian season.

Nuno Tavares opened the scoring for Lazio in the third minute and Gustav Isaksen doubled the lead midway through the first half. Monza saw Lorenzo Lucchesi sent off on 35 minutes for hauling down Tijjani Noslin as he broke through on goal. Those early moments established Lazio’s platform for the win.

The 16th-placed visitors rattled Lazio after the break, pulling a goal back and coming close to an equaliser. Monza threatened to turn the game before conceding a third goal in the closing stages. The visitors’ second-half response ultimately left them short.

Roma left Como frustrated after managing only a single point from the goalless draw. The dismissal of league top scorer Donyell Malen for a dangerous tackle early in the second half forced them to scale back their ambitions. Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini told DAZN: "We played two-thirds of the match a man down, that is the disappointing thing," "We were confident we had an excellent chance, but we were forced to defend with 10 men, and we did so with order and clarity. When you play 30 minutes with 10 men and come away with a draw, that is fine."

Inter’s 3-0 victory over Parma at San Siro on Saturday leaves Inter and Lazio level on 16 points and two points clear of Roma. Bologna recorded their first win of the season, beating Lecce 2-1. Those results reshuffled the early standings at the top and midtable.

In Germany, Borussia Mönchengladbach remained bottom of the Bundesliga after a 2-1 defeat to local rivals Cologne. The match was suspended for several minutes and riot police surrounded the away block after Gladbach fans appeared to fire fireworks into the home sections following Said El Mala’s superb second-half winner. The loss left Gladbach pointless as new coach Alexander Blessin failed to prevent the club’s fifth defeat in as many games.

Later in the Serie A programme, Milan go to Sassuolo before surprise package Cagliari welcome Juventus to the Unipol Domus in the late kick-off.