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Sport WorldBriefFootball Checked story Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 1 Nov, 23:50 UTC

Lazio 2–1 Cagliari: Pinamonti's late winner sends Lazio three points clear at the top of Serie A

Lazio came from behind to beat Cagliari 2–1 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Sunday 1 November 2026, in Serie A Matchday 10, and move three points clear at the top of the table. M'Bala Nzola put Cagliari ahead in the 21st minute; Gustav Isaksen equalised nine minutes before half-time; and Andrea Pinamonti headed home the winner in the 83rd minute, before Cagliari's Adam Obert was sent off for a second yellow card in the closing stages. Lazio lead on 28 points after second-placed Inter lost Saturday's Milan derby, and have won nine of their opening ten league matches for the first time — per Reuters' report, read directly in full for this page, and the Sportradar Serie A match record.

The Stadio Olimpico in Rome during a Lazio match (file photo)
Photo: Zakarie Faibis via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · (File photo — not from this match)
Verified Lazio beat Cagliari 2–1 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday 1 November 2026 in Serie A Matchday 10: M'Bala Nzola scored for Cagliari in the 21st minute, Gustav Isaksen equalised in the 36th, and Andrea Pinamonti headed the winner in the 83rd.

Key points

  • Final: Lazio 2, Cagliari 1 — Serie A Matchday 10, Stadio Olimpico, Sunday 1 November 2026 — Reuters and the Sportradar match record agree.
  • Scorers: Nzola 21' for Cagliari; Isaksen 36' and Pinamonti 83' for Lazio — a comeback win.
  • Cagliari's Adam Obert was sent off for a second yellow card in the closing stages.
  • Lazio lead Serie A on 28 points, three clear of Inter — nine wins from their opening ten league matches, a first for the club (Reuters).
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What happened

Inter's defeat in Saturday's Derby della Madonnina opened the door, and Lazio nearly failed to walk through it: behind after 21 minutes at home to Cagliari, level by half-time through Isaksen's delicate finish, and still level with seven minutes left.

The winner had a scramble in it — Pedraza, falling as he met Isaksen's cross, hooked the ball back for Pinamonti to head home — and Cagliari's ten men could not answer in what time remained.

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Both sides heard. Neither believed for free. Publishing a side's version is not endorsing it — the claim checks below are where verdicts live.

Side A · Lazio

  • Nine wins from ten, three points clear at the top: even a goal down at home, this Lazio side found the equaliser and the late winner.
  • Gattuso says don't look at the table — his players are top of it anyway.

Side B · Cagliari

  • Cagliari led at the Olimpico through Nzola and were seven minutes from a point before Pinamonti's header.
  • The performance, if not the result, is the kind that keeps a side believing: they finished with ten men and still pushed.

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Lazio beat Cagliari 2–1 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday 1 November 2026 in Serie A Matchday 10: M'Bala Nzola scored for Cagliari in the 21st minute, Gustav Isaksen equalised in the 36th, and Andrea Pinamonti headed the winner in the 83rd. Cagliari finished with ten men after Adam Obert was shown a second yellow card for bringing down Isaksen in the closing stages. Lazio lead Serie A with 28 points, three clear of second-placed Inter, who lost 3–1 to AC Milan in Saturday's derby; Lazio have won nine of their opening ten league matches for the first time.

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  • VerifiedWest Ham United confirmed on Tuesday 3 November 2026 that men's first-team head coach Nuno Espírito Santo has left his position with immediate effect. The club said: 'Following a thorough review of the start to the EFL Championship season, the board of directors believe that a change is necessary at this time in order to ensure that the club's objectives and expectations remain on track.'
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