Lazio midfielder Davide Frattesi has scored in all three of his Serie A appearances this season, posting an average match rating of 7.79 under Gennaro Gattuso's side as the Biancocelesti head into Week 4 sitting third in the table with nine points from three wins.
The significance of that record extends beyond the numbers themselves. Lazio have conceded just once in those three matches, and Frattesi's goals — three in three — account for a substantial share of the four the club has produced. For a 26-year-old who arrived carrying questions about his consistency at club level after a difficult international period, this start represents something more than early-season noise. It is a restatement of identity.
Gattuso has spoken publicly about Frattesi's contribution, and the Tuttosport headline framing his "mossa Frattesi" — the Frattesi move — as central to Lazio's strong opening suggests the coach has deployed him with specific tactical intent rather than simply slotting him into a default role. The details of that deployment are not yet fully public, but the output is unambiguous: three goals, zero assists, and a rating that climbed to 8.50 in his appearance against Bologna.
That 8.50 figure is the sharper data point. A rating of 8.50 in a single match indicates a performance that went beyond goalscoring — it suggests involvement, positioning, and decision-making that held up across ninety minutes. Frattesi's AI overall sits at 78 out of 100, with a potential of 82, numbers that place him in a bracket of players whose ceiling is meaningfully above their current floor.
The next test arrives Saturday, when Lazio host Milan — a fixture that carries its own weight given Gattuso's history with the club. Referee Marcenaro has been assigned. Frattesi will face a defence of a different calibre than those he has encountered so far, and how he responds will say more about his trajectory than three wins against lesser resistance ever could. The form is real. The examination is next.