Thursday at 20:00 on the “Stadio Olimpico” in Rome, Lazio will receive the visit of the French from Rennes in a match counting for the second round of Group E of the Europa League.
The Italians started with the left in this competition giving in “Gruia” with the score is 2-1 duel with the champion of Romania, CFR Cluj, at the end of a match in which they led with 1-0.
On the other side, Rennes, although leading “Roazhon Park” with a 1-0 break, was forced to settle for a draw in the duel with Celtic, the game ending with a score of 1-1.
At the weekend in Serie A, Lazio crushed Genoa with a score of 4-0, being 6th place after six rounds with 10 points. Instead, Rennes recorded a draw, score 1-1 on “Stade Vélodrome” in Marseille and is 8th after eight rounds of Ligue 1 with 12 points.
It is clear that after the failure of Gruia with CFR Cluj, Lazio no longer allows the luxury of taking the wrong steps in front of the French especially that the next round will face Celtic, the other favorite to qualify in the Europa League spring. In addition, on “Olimico”, Lazio is a formidable opponent who loses very hard.
PREDICTION: Lazio to win @ 1,48
