26 September 2021, 12:25 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
The Serie A TIM fixture, S.S. Lazio vs. AS Roma, kicks off at 17:00 (GMT+1) on Matchday 6, Sunday, September 26, at the 70,634-capacity Stadio Olimpico.
Preview Lazio Serie A, Sep 26, 2021
Preview Lazio picked up a disappointing 1-1 draw against Torino on Thursday, at the Olympic Grande Torino Stadium. Toro established the lead through Marko Pjaca's 76th-minute header. Torino appeared to be on the path to claiming all three points, but a foul in the box handed Lazio a penalty. Ciro Immobile (90+1') stepped up and converted from the familiar penalty spot to salvage a point for Lazio. The draw leaves Lazio with the form: WWLDD and in 7th place, having accumulated 8 points after 2W, 2D, & 1L. Lazio has a goal ratio of 2.4 goals per game, having bagged a total of 12 goals in five Serie A games. The club has conceded 7 goals (1.4 goals conceded per game) and has a goal difference of +5. A 4—3—3 formation with Ciro Immobile playing through the middle against AS Roma is expected from Maurizio Sarri on Sunday. Bobby Adekanye remains in doubt for this fixture while Mattia Zaccagni is ruled out with a hamstring injury. Assistant coach Giovanni Martusciello was in the dugout and in charge following Maurizio Sarri's two-match ban for a red card in the 2-0 loss to Milan. Following the draw, he expressed his disappointment with the lads for not assimilating Maurizio Sarri's style of play.
Preview Roma Serie A, Sep 26, 2021
Preview Roma defeated Udinese 1-0 on Thursday, at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Tammy Abraham's (36') first-half strike gave the home side the lead, - with the effort which eventually decided the game. Lorenzo Pellegrini (89') was given his marching orders with a minute left on the clock after receiving his second yellow card. AS Roma occupies 4th place on the Serie A table, having picked up 12 points from 4W, 0D, & 1L. The club has a form that reads: WWWLW ahead of this fixture against Lazio, having bagged 12 goals after five Serie A games. An average of 2.4 goals scored per game. Furthermore, the Giallorossi have conceded five goals in the current season and have a goal differential of +7. José Mourinho's 4—2—3—1 formation will see Tammy Abraham at the top of the design once again. The Portuguese coach will be without Federico Fazio due to a suspension, as well as Leonardo Spinazzola, who is sidelined with an Achilles tendon rupture. José Mourinho has urged the club's management to appeal Pellegrini's red card, picked up in the game against Udinese. I don’t know the legal mechanisms in Italian football, he said. But if we can appeal, then we must try, he added.