Cagliari coach Massimiliano Allegri has rubbished reports they're in crisis ahead of their clash with Lazio.

The Rossoblu have lost three of their last four games in Serie A and while they sit comfortably in ninth place, there is a degree of concern in Sardinia.

"It's not true that we are in crisis, it's only a moment of difficulty and the first, may I add, since the start of the season. It can happen over the course of a year," Allegri explained.

"If Lazio are hungry, then so are we. We have to get back to winning ways and for this to happen we have to start playing with the same serenity as in the first games of the season."