Lazio Join Inter at Serie A Summit With 3-1 Win; Roma Held 0-0 by Como

Lazio beat Monza 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday, October 11, to move level with Inter at the top of Serie A on 16 points. Roma, meanwhile, were held to a 0-0 draw at Como.

Lazio were ahead after just three minutes. Nuno Tavares scored a superb long-range strike after Frattesi won the ball back and Tijjani Noslin set him up. Gustav Isaksen doubled the lead in the 23rd minute from another Noslin assist. It was Isaksen's first Serie A goal of the season. Monza were then reduced to ten men in the 35th minute, when Lorenzo Lucchesi brought down Noslin as the last man.

Giorgi Goglichidze headed in early in the second half to give Monza hope, and Lazio had to work for the win after that. Isaksen hit the post, and substitute Andrea Pinamonti sealed the points late on. He turned in a low Pedraza cross for his first goal in a Lazio shirt.

The win gives Rino Gattuso's side five victories from their first six league games, the best start to a Serie A season in the club's history. They are still unbeaten. It is also the first time Lazio have beaten Monza in three consecutive Serie A matches. Monza, coached by Ivan Juric, have only 4 points. Inter had earlier beaten Parma 3-0 at the San Siro on Saturday.

At Como, Roma's match finished goalless, the first 0-0 draw of the Serie A season. Donyell Malen was sent off, and Gian Piero Gasperini's side had to concentrate on defending after that. Pellegrini hit the post for Roma. The draw leaves Roma two points behind Inter and Lazio.