# 2025–26 SS Lazio season
The 2025–26 [SS Lazio](https://www.edgepedia.org/ss-lazio) season was the Italian club's campaign in [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) and the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa, played under returning coach [Maurizio Sarri](https://www.edgepedia.org/maurizio-sarri). Lazio finished ninth in Serie A and reached the Coppa Italia final, which they lost 0–2 to Inter at the Stadio Olimpico on May 13, 2026, ending the season without a trophy and without European qualification for a second consecutive year.[1](https://prodc.sslazio.it/it/news/statistiche/i-numeri-della-stagione-49) • [2](https://football-italia.net/lazio-miss-out-on-europe-in-consecutive-season/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Serie A finish | 9th place[1](https://prodc.sslazio.it/it/news/statistiche/i-numeri-della-stagione-49) |
| Overall record | 43 matches, 15 wins, 15 draws, 13 losses; 46 goals scored, 46 conceded[1](https://prodc.sslazio.it/it/news/statistiche/i-numeri-della-stagione-49) |
| Joint top scorers | Gustav Isaksen, Tijjani Noslin, and Pedro, 5 goals each[1](https://prodc.sslazio.it/it/news/statistiche/i-numeri-della-stagione-49) • [3](https://www.techradar.com/how-to-watch/football/coppa-italia-final-2026-free-streams-for-lazio-vs-inter-milan) |
| Coppa Italia | Runners-up; eliminated Milan, Bologna, and Atalanta before losing the final 0–2 to Inter[4](https://en.legaseriea.it/coppa-italia/news/lazio-inter-moment-of-truth) |
| European qualification | None; second consecutive season without European football, first such run since 1992/93[2](https://football-italia.net/lazio-miss-out-on-europe-in-consecutive-season/) |
| Successor | Gennaro Gattuso, appointed June 23, 2026 on a two-year contract with an option for a third[5](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/oficial-gattuso-vuelve-a-la-accion-con-la-lazio-f202606-n/) |
## Coaching situation
Sarri inherited a squad that had been assembled for a different tactical project and, because of a transfer-market block, had no opportunity to reshape it around his own playing principles.[7](https://assoanalisti.it/analisi-tattica-calcio-come-gioca-la-lazio-match-analysis-di-maurizio-sarri-2025-2026/)
His side was built on defensive compactness. In the away match at Bergamo, for example, Lazio played with a tight block of at least eight defenders and midfielders in two narrow lines to deny space.[8](https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/lazio/2026/04/25-148191906/cos_sarri_ha_rilanciato_la_lazio_tutte_le_mosse_tattiche_del_comandante)
## Serie A campaign
The league season was defined by draws and a shortage of goals. Lazio's 15 draws matched their 15 wins across 43 matches in all competitions, and their 46 goals scored exactly equaled the 46 conceded.[1](https://prodc.sslazio.it/it/news/statistiche/i-numeri-della-stagione-49) No player reached six goals: Isaksen, Noslin, and [Pedro](https://www.edgepedia.org/pedro-footballer-born-1987) shared the club lead with five each.[1](https://prodc.sslazio.it/it/news/statistiche/i-numeri-della-stagione-49) • [3](https://www.techradar.com/how-to-watch/football/coppa-italia-final-2026-free-streams-for-lazio-vs-inter-milan)
Discipline was a recurring problem. By matchday 8 Lazio had received the most red cards in Serie A 2025/26, two, level with Como,[9](https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/68f8e720/Insights%20-%20Matchday%208-comp.pdf) and by matchday 25 they were the Serie A side that had suffered the most expulsions, seven.[10](https://images.legaseriea.it/image/private/fl_attachment/prd/wdk8lzicxfqzwnl7eyzu.pdf) A heavy home defeat to Como, 0–3 on January 19, 2026, stood as the only loss in their previous six league matchdays at that point.[10](https://images.legaseriea.it/image/private/fl_attachment/prd/wdk8lzicxfqzwnl7eyzu.pdf) On the positive side, Lazio scored more goals in stoppage time after the 90th minute than any other 2025/26 Serie A side, six, level with Juventus.[11](https://images.legaseriea.it/image/private/fl_attachment/prd/ome8e3gvj7kumwpntgcq.pdf)
In the league derby context, Inter completed a season double over Lazio, winning 2–0 at [San Siro](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-siro) and 0–3 at the Olimpico; the return match on May 9, 2026, four days before the [Coppa Italia](https://www.edgepedia.org/coppa-italia) final, was opened by [Lautaro Martínez](https://www.edgepedia.org/lautaro-martinez)'s 17th Serie A goal of the season.[4](https://en.legaseriea.it/coppa-italia/news/lazio-inter-moment-of-truth) • [12](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/el-inter-campeon-brilla-contra-la-lazio-f202605-n/)
## Coppa Italia run
Lazio entered the 2025/26 Coppa Italia in the round of 16, their 77th participation in the competition, a total shared with Roma, Milan, Inter, Bologna, and Juventus.[13](https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/692d874f/Insights%20-%20Round%20of%2016%20-%20Coppa%20Italia%20%281%29.pdf) Their path to the final:[4](https://en.legaseriea.it/coppa-italia/news/lazio-inter-moment-of-truth)
- **Round of 16**: eliminated Milan 1–0 at the Olimpico.
- **Quarterfinal**: drew 1–1 after 90 minutes at Bologna's Stadio Renato Dall'Ara and advanced on penalties.
- **Semifinal**: drew 2–2 at the Olimpico in the first leg and 1–1 in Bergamo, winning the shootout 2–1.[17](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c36ry729y38t)
The semifinal shootout made a name for the 21-year-old goalkeeper [Edoardo Motta](https://www.edgepedia.org/edoardo-motta), who saved four of the five Atalanta penalties and carried Lazio into the final.[14](https://as.com/futbol/primera/el-valencia-pregunta-por-el-parapenaltis-de-italia-f202606-n/) Motta ended the league season with nine Serie A appearances and an average rating of 6.90.[15](https://calciometrica.com/article/motta-and-the-question-of-what-comes-next-at-a-lazio-in-flux?lang=en) Lazio's goalscorers across the cup run were Dele-Bashiru, Dia, Noslin, Romagnoli, and Zaccagni, with one goal each.[4](https://en.legaseriea.it/coppa-italia/news/lazio-inter-moment-of-truth)
## The final
The final against Inter at the Olimpico on May 13, 2026 was Lazio's 11th Coppa Italia final; the club had won the competition seven times, most recently in 2018/19.[4](https://en.legaseriea.it/coppa-italia/news/lazio-inter-moment-of-truth) It was Sarri's second final as a coach, after the 2019–20 defeat while at Juventus, and the first for his Inter counterpart [Cristian Chivu](https://www.edgepedia.org/cristian-chivu).[4](https://en.legaseriea.it/coppa-italia/news/lazio-inter-moment-of-truth) Sarri was suspended for the match.[4](https://en.legaseriea.it/coppa-italia/news/lazio-inter-moment-of-truth)
## Aftermath
The final defeat had consequences beyond the trophy. It confirmed a second consecutive season without European football, something that had not happened at the club since 1992/93, and it was the first such drought under president Claudio Lotito, whose ownership began in the summer of 2004; before this run Lazio had played in Europe for eight consecutive seasons.[2](https://football-italia.net/lazio-miss-out-on-europe-in-consecutive-season/) Because the Coppa Italia had been Lazio's only remaining route to Europe, the loss closed that path entirely.[3](https://www.techradar.com/how-to-watch/football/coppa-italia-final-2026-free-streams-for-lazio-vs-inter-milan)
Sarri resolved his contract with the club by mutual agreement at the end of the season, citing diverging visions, and signed a three-year deal with Atalanta. On June 23, 2026, Lazio announced [Gennaro Gattuso](https://www.edgepedia.org/gennaro-gattuso) as head coach on a two-year contract with an option for a third season, at a reported salary of about 1.5 million euros per year.[5](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/oficial-gattuso-vuelve-a-la-accion-con-la-lazio-f202606-n/)
Supporter discontent followed the season. In the first phase of the 2026/27 season-ticket campaign, restricted to previous holders, only about 2,000 renewals were confirmed, roughly 93.3 percent non-renewal and about 28,000 fewer season tickets than the previous year's 29,918, as organized supporter groups called on fans to boycott home matches.[16](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/los-aficionados-de-la-lazio-vacian-el-olimpico-f202608-n/)
## References
1. [I numeri della stagione 2025/2026, S.S. Lazio](https://prodc.sslazio.it/it/news/statistiche/i-numeri-della-stagione-49)
2. [Lazio miss out on Europe in consecutive seasons for first time in 34 years, Football Italia](https://football-italia.net/lazio-miss-out-on-europe-in-consecutive-season/)
3. [How to watch Coppa Italia final 2026, TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/how-to-watch/football/coppa-italia-final-2026-free-streams-for-lazio-vs-inter-milan)
4. [Lazio-Inter: Moment of Truth, Lega Serie A](https://en.legaseriea.it/coppa-italia/news/lazio-inter-moment-of-truth)
5. [Oficial: Gattuso vuelve a la acción con la Lazio, AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/oficial-gattuso-vuelve-a-la-accion-con-la-lazio-f202606-n/)
6. [Preview: Como vs Lazio, Sports Mole](https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/como/preview/como-vs-lazio-prediction-team-news-lineups_579817.html)
7. [Analisi Tattica: la Lazio di Maurizio Sarri 2025-26, AIAPC](https://assoanalisti.it/analisi-tattica-calcio-come-gioca-la-lazio-match-analysis-di-maurizio-sarri-2025-2026/)
8. [Così Sarri ha rilanciato la Lazio, Corriere dello Sport](https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/lazio/2026/04/25-148191906/cos_sarri_ha_rilanciato_la_lazio_tutte_le_mosse_tattiche_del_comandante)
9. [Serie A 2025/26 Insights, Matchday 8, Lega Serie A](https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/68f8e720/Insights%20-%20Matchday%208-comp.pdf)
10. [Serie A 2025/26 Insights, Matchday 25, Lega Serie A](https://images.legaseriea.it/image/private/fl_attachment/prd/wdk8lzicxfqzwnl7eyzu.pdf)
11. [Serie A 2025/26 Insights, Matchday 33, Lega Serie A](https://images.legaseriea.it/image/private/fl_attachment/prd/ome8e3gvj7kumwpntgcq.pdf)
12. [El Inter campeón brilla contra la Lazio, AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/el-inter-campeon-brilla-contra-la-lazio-f202605-n/)
13. [Coppa Italia 2025/2026 Insights, Round of 16, Lega Serie A](https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/692d874f/Insights%20-%20Round%20of%2016%20-%20Coppa%20Italia%20%281%29.pdf)
14. [El Valencia pregunta por el 'parapenaltis' de Italia, AS](https://as.com/futbol/primera/el-valencia-pregunta-por-el-parapenaltis-de-italia-f202606-n/)
15. [Motta and the Question of What Comes Next at a Lazio in Flux, Calciometrica](https://calciometrica.com/article/motta-and-the-question-of-what-comes-next-at-a-lazio-in-flux?lang=en)
16. [Los aficionados de la Lazio vacían el Olímpico, AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/los-aficionados-de-la-lazio-vacian-el-olimpico-f202608-n/)
17. [Atalanta vs Lazio: Coppa Italia stats & head-to-head](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c36ry729y38t)
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