Lazio midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru was on the scoresheet as Gennaro Gattuso's side produced one of the results of the Serie A season so far, beating Juventus 3-0 away from home on October 18th to consolidate their place among the top sides in the table. Provstgaard and Isaksen also scored in a performance that left the hosts' supporters heading for the exits before the final whistle.
The result carries genuine weight. Lazio now sit second in Serie A with 19 points from seven matches — six wins and a draw, conceding just four goals across the entire campaign. A 3-0 away victory against Juventus, with Spalletti serving a one-game ban and unable to take his place on the home bench, is the kind of result that separates contenders from pretenders. Gattuso's side are not flirting with the top of the table; they are building a case for it.
For Dele-Bashiru, 25, the goal arrives at a moment when his season-long numbers have been modest by his own standards. Across his Serie A appearances this term he carries an average rating of 6.91 in matches where he has contributed to the scoresheet, and 6.60 in those where he has not — a gap that underlines how much his value to Lazio is tied to his direct output. The goal against Juventus falls squarely into the category that flatters him most.
His AI overall of 76 out of 100, with a potential of 80, suggests a player whose ceiling has not yet been reached. At 25, the window for that development is open but not indefinitely so. Gattuso's system — disciplined defensively, direct in transition — suits a midfielder who can arrive late into attacking positions, and a goal on one of the biggest stages in Italian football is the kind of evidence that keeps a manager's trust.
Lazio's defensive record — four goals conceded in seven league matches — is the foundation everything else is built on. Dele-Bashiru's contribution to that structure is harder to quantify than a goal, but the goal itself is the clearest argument he has made yet for a regular starting role. The next weeks will test whether he can sustain it.