Overview
Right after winning a ticket to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Lazio returned to Serie A and suffered a disastrous 0-5 loss to Bologna.
This is a match that can greatly affect the spirit of coach Marco Baroni's team, especially when they are still competing for a ticket to the Champions League next season.
Lazio's defense is not playing well, conceding at least 1 goal in 9 out of the last 10 matches.
In the context of Lazio's extremely tight April schedule, they need a springboard to regain their spirit after the loss to Bologna. However, Torino has not been an easy opponent recently with a series of 3 consecutive unbeaten matches.
In fact, Torino no longer have a chance to enter the top 6 after a series of poor performances at the beginning of the season, but this allows them to play without pressure.
Notably, Lazio have an extremely impressive head-to-head record every time they host Torino. In the last 20 home matches against Torino, Lazio have only lost 2 matches, while winning 8. In addition to the slightly better personnel, Lazio are capable of keeping 3 points at Stadio Olimpico after this match ends.
The first meeting of the season was a great match between the two sides. That was a 3-2 away win for Lazio.
Personnel situation
Due to not recovering from injury, some Lazio players such as Patric, Pellegrini or Valentin Castellanos cannot play at the moment. Matias Vecino is banned from playing, while the ability to play of Tavares, Ibrahimovic or Dele-Bashiru is also unclear.
On the other side of the front line, Schuurs, Njie and Duvan Zapata are absent due to injury. In addition, Walukiewicz and Lazaro are also uncertain to be fit enough to start.
Expected lineup:
Lazio: Provedel, Lazzari, Gila, Romagnoli, Marusic, Guendouzi, Rovella, Isaksen, Pedro, Zaccagni, Dia.
Torino: Milinkovic-Savic, Pedersen, Gu Gu Gu Guorespan, Saul Coco, Biraghi, Casadei, Ricci, Gineitis, Vlasic, Adams, Elmas.
The match between Lazio and Torino takes place at 1:45 am on January 1 (Vietnam time).
