Gennaro Gattuso admits Juventus are stronger than Lazio, but insists his Biancocelesti will travel to Turin on Sunday without fear.

Lazio sit near the top of Serie A with 16 points from their opening six games and are chasing a third consecutive win after beating Monza last weekend.

With quotes via TuttoMercatoWeb , the coach spoke at his pre-match press conference at Formello, where he played down the significance of the table so early in the campaign.

“Tomorrow is the seventh round, so that’s reductive, because there will still be 31 games to go,” he said. “We have to go to Turin aware that we are facing a great team that has reaped less than it has sown. What interests me is courage. We have to play a game of mentality, without fear. They are stronger than us, but I want to see a team that takes them on and trades blow for blow. Being afraid gets us nothing. We are on a journey and we have to improve game by game. We are doing a lot of good things, but I want to see further improvement. No fear, no fright.”

UDINE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 07: SS Lazio head coach Gennaro Gattuso during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and SS Lazio at Stadio Friuli on September 07, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)

The coach expects a varied threat from a Juventus side who have reshaped their squad.

“We’re playing a team that can play with two, three or four attackers,” he explained.

“They’ve changed a lot. They’ve scored three or four goals from crosses and they systematically get bodies back into the box. They are physical at set pieces and have pace out wide, which is why tomorrow we’ll need a lot of courage. If we hide away in the shed, we won’t get anywhere. We have to go hard, at very high intensity, and then we’ll see. They are a great team.”