According to Varzesh 3, Lazio has no intention of stepping down from the top of the table and stood alone at the summit at least for one night; the team now has to wait for Inter's match against Fiorentina on Sunday.

Gattuso's men had to wait until the second half to break open Parma's goal. Kenneth Taylor got hold of the ball from Reda Belahyane's pass, which deflected off Diego Carlos, and converted it into a goal. Then, the same Parma defender inadvertently turned Nuno Tavares's cross into his own net.

Lazio failed to keep a clean sheet, and in injury time, Simone Lontani's cross went into the net after hitting the vertical post, sealing the final 2-1 result.

Gattuso told Sky Sport Italia: "I was satisfied with the team's mindset. In the first half, their counterattacks worried us a bit and we acted naively at times, but after that we raised the tempo of the game and took control of the situation.

Considering the way we train and the players' approach to matches, I can only be satisfied with them. We have improved in the last two games and, unlike the matches against Milan and Monza, we did not take our foot off the gas. This is a step in the right direction.

Every match has its own difficulties, but the team is in good shape and we can hurt our opponents; of course, only if we play at the right speed and rhythm. If our play speed is low, we won't have the necessary impact."

This is Lazio's best-ever start in Serie A history; the team has so far recorded seven wins and one 2-2 draw against Milan. On the other hand, given Roma's high-scoring 3-3 draw against Napoli earlier that night, Lazio is now top of the league with a four-point lead over their city rivals, who sit in third place. Gattuso added: "Everything depends on us. I feel that in the current situation we should focus only on the upcoming match each time.

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Honestly, we don't really belong up there at the top of the table and that is not our concern. However, we are still writing a beautiful page in the club's history. In every match, another 200 to 300 fans join us at the stadium, and we must continue on this path.

I want to thank the Curva Nord fans who were waiting for the players outside the gates when we arrived at the Stadio Olimpico. We must remain humble, continue working with the same passion, and ultimately see where we end up."

The only negative point for Lazio is the continued absence of the ultra groups from the team's home matches. Today, they gathered in the streets once again to protest against club president Claudio Lotito. These fans have been refusing to enter the Stadio Olimpico for several months.

With a busy week involving midweek fixtures coming up in Serie A next week, Gattuso was asked whether not having European commitments is an advantage for Lazio or could work against the team. The Lazio head coach replied: "It really helps us because we can work hard in training and then give the players time off; almost similar to what they do in England. In the last three months, we have given our players 20 days off.

The reason is that we can train with very high intensity for two days and then give the players a full day of rest. After that, they come back fresher both physically and mentally. I call this method invisible recovery, and it has certainly created an advantage for us."

Source: Varzesh 3