Lazio will host defending champions Juventus in a mouth-watering Serie A clash on Sunday.
Juventus have Cristiano Ronaldo back and firing, which could see Lazio struggle at the Stadio Olimpico this weekend.
When is the Match between Lazio and Juventus ?
The match will take place at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
Kick Off Time
The match will start 12:30 pm CET.
Team News & Tactics
Lazio
A few Lazio players tested positive for coronavirus some days ago, and it remains to be seen whether right-backs Manuel Lazzari and Djavan Anderson, Argentine midfielder Gonzalo Escalante and veteran defender Stefan Radu are available or not. Veteran goalkeeper Silvio Proto and midfielder Senad Lulic are out due to injuries.
Predicted Lineup (3-5-2): Thomas Strakosha, Luiz Felipe, Wesley Hoedt, Francesco Acerbi, Patric, Andreas Pereira, Marco Parolo, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Mohamed Fares, Ciro Immobile, Joaquin Correa
Juventus
Juventus will be without Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey, left-back Alex Sandro and Dutch centre-back Matthijs de Ligt.
Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Wojciech Szczesny, Juan Cuadrado, Merih Demiral, Leonardo Bonucci, Danilo, Dejan Kulusevski, Adrien Rabiot, Rodrigo Bentancur, Alvaro Morata, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala
Lazio vs Juventus Head-to-Head and Results
In 38 previous encounters between the two sides, Juventus hold the clear advantage. They have won 25 games, lost seven and drawn six.
The two sides last met each other in July this year, with Juventus beating Lazio 2-1 courtesy of a brace from Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Lazio’s talismanic striker Ciro Immobile scored the only goal for his club.
Key Stats
The last draw between Lazio and Juventus in Serie A came back in January 2014; there have been 10 Bianconeri successes and two Biancocelesti wins in the most recent 12 fixtures.
In their record run of nine Scudetti in a row – starting from 2011/12 – Juventus kept more clean sheets against Lazio than against any other teams in Serie A – 11 in 18 matches.
After a streak of 14 home games without a win against Juventus in the top-flight, Lazio won the most recent one; the Biancocelesti could win two home matches in a row against Juve in Serie A for the first time since 2001.
Lazio have conceded 12 goals in their first six Serie A matches this season for the first time since 1992/93.
Juventus have scored 14 goals in the league this season; in the previous 12 Serie A campaigns, the Bianconeri netted 14+ goals after six games only twice.
