The national teams break came in right moment for Lazio. The 3-0 lost in the Derby against Rome was difficult for the fans and team.
The 1st season of coach Maurizio Sarri had many ups and downs. Only the 5th place for an Europa League ticket will save him and a big part of the roster.
Currently Lazio is ranked 7th, with 2 points less than Atalanta and Roma.
Before the Derby, Lazio win against Cagliari and Venezia 6 points that had restored confidence in Immobile and other players after losing another big game with Napoli at the Olimpico.
For this game there are not many changes expected for Sarri.
Decisive st Pedro is suspended, in attack will be Immobile-Zaccagni who are coming from the disaster of National team including also Felipe Anderson. There are no problems in midfield and defense.
Sassuolo in other hand is in a very good form. In last 2 months lost only against Juventus and it was for the Italian Cup. 4 wins and 2 draws from then, even against top teams like Inter, Roma or Fiorentina.
The difference is their offensive style and many young players exploited like Scamacca or Raspadori who scored 2 goals with National team.
Currently they are ranked 9th, 6 points from Lazio but as always has been said their goal is to avoid the relegation.
Out for this game is captain and best player Berardi, a big blow for the team.
Defrel should replace him, while the trio Scamacca-Raspadori-Traore are at the best form possible.
Despite Sassuolo is flying in this period, I think Lazio have enough qualities to win this game. Also a reaction after the shameful derby is expected.
Probable lineups:
LAZIO (4-3-3): Strakosha; Lazzari, Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, Marusic; Milinkovic-Savic, Lucas Leiva, Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni.
SASSUOLO (4-2-3-1): Consigli; Muldur, Ayhan, Ferrari, Kyriakopoulos; Frattesi, Maxime Lopez; Defrel, Raspadori, Traoré; Scamacca.
GL!
国家队的休息时间对拉齐奥来说恰逢其时。0-3输给罗马的德比对球迷和球队来说都是艰难的。
主教练毛里齐奥·萨里的第一个赛季有很多起起落落。只有第 5 名才能拯救他和大部分球员。
目前拉齐奥排名第7,比亚特兰大和罗马少2分。
德比战前,拉齐奥先后分别战胜卡利亚里和威尼斯队,这让因莫比莱和其他球员在奥林匹克又输给那不勒斯的一场大比赛恢复了信心。
对于这场比赛,萨里预计不会有太多变化。
前锋佩德罗被停赛,进攻将是因莫比莱和扎卡尼,包括费利佩·安德森领衔。中场和防守都没有问题。
另一方面,萨索洛状态非常好。过去两个月只输给了尤文图斯,那是意大利杯。此后4胜2平,面对了国米这样的顶级强队,罗马或佛罗伦萨。
不同之处在于他们的进攻风格和许多年轻球员,例如斯卡马卡或拉斯帕多里,他们在国家队攻入 2 球。
目前他们排名第9,落后拉齐奥6分,但他们的目标是避免降级。
本场比赛缺席的是队长兼最佳球员贝拉尔迪,这对球队来说是一个很大的打击。Defrel 应该取代他,而 Scamacca-Raspadori-Traore 三人组处于最佳状态。
尽管萨索洛在这段时间状态火爆,但我认为拉齐奥有足够的实力来赢得这场比赛。在可耻的德比之后会有反弹。
祝好运!