Lazio v Parma: Unbeaten hosts have chance to move ahead of Inter

Lazio can move ahead of Serie A leaders Inter on points with victory over Parma, having taken 19 from their first seven matches without defeat. The visitors have a different target: they sit 19th, but their four points leave them level with the first safe place.

Five players are ruled out for Lazio. A. Furlanetto has a knee injury, A. Gudmundsson a shoulder injury and A. Marusic a muscle injury. M. Cancellieri is sidelined with a leg injury, while N. Rovella is out with a calf problem.

Parma have four players unavailable. H. Nicolussi Caviglia has a thigh injury, N. Elphege is ill and P. Almqvist has a calf injury. L. Valenti is also out through a coach’s decision.

Lazio come into the match after a 3-0 victory away to Juventus, their third successive win. That followed a 3-1 home success against Monza, giving them six goals across their last two matches and one conceded.

Their opening seven league games have produced six wins and a draw, with a goal difference of plus 10. They have scored in every one of those matches and occupy second place, a Champions League league-phase qualifying position, level on points with Inter.

Parma’s recent results make a sharp contrast. They lost 3-0 at home to Torino last time out after a defeat by the same score away to Inter. Their record stands at one win, one draw and five defeats, with a goal difference of minus nine.

The visitors have also lost three consecutive away matches. Yet their position remains within reach of safety: despite sitting in a relegation place, they have the same points total as the first team outside it.

There is a personal milestone in sight for Manuel Lazzari, who is one appearance short of 200 league appearances for Lazio. An outing against Parma would bring him to that mark.

Kickoff is at 20:45 CEST on Saturday 24 October in Week 8 of the 2026/27 Serie A season, with Lazio pursuing a fourth successive win and Parma seeking points to climb out of the relegation places.

Questions

What would a win over Parma mean for Lazio?

A win would take Lazio ahead of Inter on points. Lazio enter the match second with 19 points from seven games, level with the leaders.

How close are Parma to safety?

Parma are 19th with four points from seven matches, but they are level on points with the first safe place.

What milestone is Manuel Lazzari approaching?

Lazzari is one appearance short of 200 league appearances for Lazio. Playing against Parma would take him to that total.