After three consecutive victories and a dramatic 2-2 draw against leaders Inter, Roma will try to continue the positive momentum in the capital’s derby against Lazio. Her city rival comes after two consecutive victories, and for her it is a great opportunity to get close to the first four in Serie A.
A Gialarussi victory will serve them twice in the next meeting. On Sunday, Inter and Yuba (2nd and 4th places), who surround Rome in the table, will play against each other. As a result, a win could elevate Paulo Fonseca’s side to second place or help them open a gap from fourth place.
the coach Paolo Funska Marked the dangerous players of the opponent: “They have Milinkovic-Savic and Luis Alberto, they are very good players. They were a lot in our head and prepared for them.” Niccolò Zaniolu, Antonio Mirante and Ricardo Cliapori will miss Roma due to injuries. Whoever will try to help the team is striker Edin Dzeko who has scored in two of the last three derbies, and 7th in total this season in Serie A. Pedro will return to the squad after missing a month due to injury.
Lazio know that the continuation of its season will be significantly affected by the game against the city rival. Simeone Inzaghi’s side are currently in 8th place, six points from Rome. The last two victories against Fiorentina and Parma have given a shot of encouragement to the Blues, with Felipe Caisado (scored in the last two games) and Chiro Immobilia (11 league goals this season) trying to surprise the Gialarussi defense.
“It’s going to be a weird derby,” he began Simeone Inzaghi When asked about it being the first derby between the two without an audience, “the fans will be sorely missed by us.” On the fact that his team can put together a streak of three wins, the coach said: “A win will add a lot of confidence to us, but we focus on each game individually. We have not won three games in a row yet.”
The most good news came from the Bosnian midfielder Sanad Lulic. The Lazio captain, who has not played for close to a year due to injury, returns to Inzaghi’s squad and will be at the coach’s disposal: “He suffered a lot. But he is much better today, he is coming back in the best way,” the coach said ahead of the Bosnian’s return.
