Lazio take on the visitors Empoli in the round 17 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Sunday, January 8th at Stadio Olimpico (Rome).
Lazio show potential to compete for Champions League return this season. The Eagles before the start of last season was forced to change their coach. Simone Inzaghi has gone to Milan to become the new coach at Inter. And he was replaced by the eccentric but talented Maurizio Sarri. It was a risk, but it turns out to be justified. Smoker last season was able to show progress in the results, rebuilding the game of their new wards. And now it's clear to compete for the 4th, Champions League’s place in the table. True, the key duel, against a direct competitor, Juventus, was failed. 0-3 in Turin sent them to 5th position. Worse, after a pause, on January 4, the grandee, having opened the score, limply lost to a newcomer, Lecce. The break didn't help.
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Empoli shows good results. The Blues are considered football's "elevator". Few believed in them in 2021, especially since the newcomer lost their mentor before the next start in Serie A. But Andreazzoli lived up to expectations, collecting 41 points and taking a comfortable 14th place ... After which he was fired - they decided to bet on Paolo Zanetti. For a long time, the ex-mentor of Venice, all 7 first rounds, could not win. But, on the other hand, in November they added sharply due to victories at home over Sassuolo and Cremonese. They could have won on Wednesday in Friuli, but Udinese equalized in the 2nd half, 1-1.
Lazio have not lost a head-to-head since 2015 - for 7 matches in a row. It turned out last season to take 4 points with a newcomer to Serie A. The capital club will naturally be the clear favorite of the couple. But it is very unstable, so it is better to use neutral "over 2.5 goals" for now.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
