Report Gattuso has Lazio agreement to replace Sarri | OneFootball

Following the report from Alfredo Pedullà last week, now Fabrizio Romano also confirms Gennaro Gattuso has agreed to replace Maurizio Sarri at Lazio.

The change became inevitable after a season of tension at the Stadio Olimpico, where Sarri was openly frustrated at the lack of clarity from the club over transfer strategy and the on-going protest from ultras.

Sarri still has a contract, but will terminate it by mutual consent this week so that he can start a new role with Atalanta.

Gattuso ready for Lazio job

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 16: Gennaro Gattuso, Head Coach of Italy, issues instructions during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Norway at San Siro Stadium on November 16, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, after the first report from Sportitalia transfer expert Pedullà on May 23, now Romano also confirms that Gattuso has been chosen to replace him at Lazio.

It is the first job for the coach since his failure to qualify Italy for the 2026 World Cup, losing the play-offs to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

There were other alternatives, such as Atalanta boss Raffaele Palladino, but it would seem that Gattuso has won that particular race.

ROME, ITALY – MAY 23: Pedro #9 with his teammates of SS Lazio celebrate after scoring the team’s second goal during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Pisa SC at Stadio Olimpico on May 23, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Lazio failed to qualify for Europe for the second season in a row, the first time that has happened in the Claudio Lotito era.