Lazio beat Cagliari 2-1 on Pinamonti's late header

Lazio stayed unbeaten at 9-1-0 with a 2-1 win over Cagliari at the Olimpico. Andrea Pinamonti decided it in the 83rd minute, heading in from very close range off an Alfonso Pedraza assist.

Cagliari struck first. M'Bala Nzola finished from very close range in the 20th minute after Alieu Fadera set him up on a fast break. Lazio answered before the break. In the 36th minute Gustav Isaksen hit a left-footed shot from the centre of the box into the top right corner, assisted by Tijjani Noslin. That made it 1-1.

Neither side scored again until Pinamonti's header put Lazio ahead 2-1. Isaksen was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 7.8, one goal and three shots. Josip Sutalo anchored Lazio with 105 accurate passes and 9 defensive interventions. Cagliari fall to 4-1-5.

Chirp's Sim had Lazio at 52% over 10,000 simulations, so it leaned their way.