AS Roma – Lazio Serie A: 30th April 2017

Highly desired revenge

AS Roma ranks second in Serie A, with 75 points added in 33 rounds. Thus, Luciano Spalletti’s students are getting closer to ending this season as vice-champion, considering that the eight-point distance from the Juventus leader is realistically irremediable. Consequently, the good part for the capitolini is that they managed to distance four points from the main pursuer, Napoli. However, the “Derby della Capitale” could have a bigger meaning for giallorossi, as they will want to show their superiority to the rival who recently eliminated it from the Italian Cup semifinals.

Minimum pressure

Lazio is ranked fourth in the Serie A hierarchy, with 64 points scored after 33 rounds. So, Simone Inzaghi’s boys are very close to ending a satisfying season in Europe. In fact, not only did Lazio prove throughout the entire season a multitude of solid and mature evolutions in the game, but also managed to reach the final of the Italian Cup, where Juventus champion will face. Even in this situation, where the points in this dispute will not be decisive in the ranking economy, “Derby della Capitale” was, is and will remain more than just a match.

Direct meetings

In the last ten direct confrontations between the two bands, Rome imposed six times, Lazio in the other two rows, while the other two duels ended in a tie;

In the tour, Rome scored with a score of 2-0, through the goals of Strootman and Salah respectively;

The most recent direct dispute took place about four weeks ago when Rome imposed a 3-2 draw against Italy’s semifinals.

Probable teams:

AS Roma (4-2-3-1): Szczesny – Rudiger, Manolas, Fazio, Emerson – Strootman, De Rossi – Salah, Nainggolan, El Shaarawy – Dzeko

Absent: Florence (injured)

Lazio (3-4-2-1): Strakosha – Hoedt, De Vrij, Radu – Basta, Biglia, Parolo, Lulic – Milinkovic – Savic, Anderson – Immobile