Fisayo Dele-Bashiru of S.S. Lazio is in action during the 38th matchday of the Serie A championship between S.S. Lazio and Pisa Sporting Club 1909 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Domenico Cippitelli / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
Lazio midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru has sustained a first- or second-degree tear in his right thigh and is expected to be sidelined for at least three weeks, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The 25-year-old Nigerian international picked up the injury during Lazio’s 1-0 Serie A victory over Bologna at the Renato Dall’Ara on Monday and was forced off in the 54th minute. He was replaced by Davide Frattesi, who scored the only goal of the game five minutes later.
According to Il Messaggero and La Lazio Siamo Noi, medical tests confirmed the extent of the injury, which is expected to keep the midfielder out of action for several weeks.
Dele-Bashiru had been handed a starting role by Gennaro Gattuso after an encouraging performance in Lazio’s Coppa Italia defeat to Mantova, but his early-season progress has now been interrupted by the setback.
