Lazio vs Juventus – Serie A – Preview

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Sreya

Lazio vs Juventus – Lazio hosts Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome on 3rd March in a crucial Serie A game.

Juventus are second in league standings with sixty-five points, trailing league leaders Napoli by one point only. The race for the Serie A title this season is the most competitive among the top five European leagues with both Napoli and Juventus standing a good chance of securing the Scudetto.

Lazio, who lost to AC Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-finals in midweek, are placed third in the league standings with fifty-two points. Both clubs have won their previous two league fixtures.

Team News

Adam Marusic is suspended for the home side while the visitors will be without the injured Federico Bernardeschi, Juan Cuadrado, Mattia de Sciglio.

Lazio Possible Starting Lineup: Thomas Strakosha, Wallace, Stefan de Vrij, Stefan Radu, Dusan Basta, Marco Parolo,  Lucas Leiva, Senad Lulic, Luis Alberto, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Ciro Immobile.

Juventus Possible Starting Lineup: Gianluigi Buffon, Stephan Lichsteiner, Mehdi Benatia, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Sami Khedira, Miralem Pjanic, Blaise Matuidi, Paulo Dybala, Gonzalo Higuain, Mario Mandzukic.

“Lazio is a physical and technical team, which deserves the position it has in the standings. They’re very well managed by Inzaghi and furthermore they’re strong in the air with headers.

We must be ready for the challenge with the best mental and tactical conditions. It’s a match where attention to detail will make the difference.”

– Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Lazio vs Juventus H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in two wins for Lazio and three wins for Juventus.

Juventus have won their last 9 matches in the Serie A. Also, Juventus have kept a clean sheet in their last 4 away matches against Lazio in all competitions.

It should be closely contested match but Juventus are likely to win 2-1.