Gustav Tang Isaksen, Lazio's Danish forward, scored in the biancocelesti's 3-0 victory away against Juventus in the seventh matchday of Serie A 2026-27, contributing to what is shaping up as the most productive start to a league season in the club's history. Alongside goals from Provstgaard and Dele-Bashiru, Isaksen's name on the scoresheet in Turin underlined that his summer recovery from bilateral sports hernia surgery has not blunted his edge.
The significance of that win extends beyond three points. Lazio under Ivan Gattuso sit second in Serie A with 19 points from seven matches — six wins and one draw, with 14 goals scored and only four conceded. The club has never previously won six of its opening seven league fixtures. Isaksen is part of the machinery producing those numbers, and his presence in a result of that magnitude is the clearest evidence yet that his pre-season disruption is behind him.
Across seven Serie A appearances this season, Isaksen has registered two goals and no assists, carrying an average match rating of 6.69. Those are not the figures of a player dominating games, but they are the figures of one who is functional, present, and contributing at the sharp end when it matters. His AI overall of 65 out of 100, with a potential of 72, reflects a player still with room to grow — and a Lazio side in genuine form is the right environment in which to grow it.
Isaksen himself has spoken about the collective rather than the individual. He described the dressing room as the team's secret and credited Gattuso as fundamental to what Lazio are building. The coach, for his part, has urged the squad to keep its feet on the ground despite the historic start.
The context around the club adds texture to the achievement. The Olimpico has been playing to reduced crowds amid an ongoing dispute between supporters and the club's ownership, a situation that has prompted public appeals from within the club for fans to return to the stadium. Lazio are winning without a full house behind them, which makes the cohesion Isaksen describes all the more credible as an internal rather than atmospheric phenomenon.
Eighth matchday brings Parma to the Olimpico on Saturday evening. Isaksen has one appearance in a separate competition this season — goalless, rated 6.30 — suggesting Gattuso is managing his minutes carefully across fronts. Whether the Dane starts or enters from the bench against Parma, the question is whether he can push his output beyond two goals and begin translating potential into consistent production. The platform Lazio have built gives him every reason to try.