Lazio take on the visitors Atalanta in the round 18 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Saturday, December 28th at Stadio Olimpico (Rome).
"Lazio" became vice-champion of the country in 2023. But after that success, one of the greatest in history, Sarri did not work for a full season, under the weight of failures. After the resignation of Maurizio, it was possible to rise to 7th place. So the current coach, Baroni, got the opportunity to play in the Europa League with his charges - however, the reserves play there, albeit very successfully, in fact, having early ensured access to the playoffs (5 wins and 0-0 with "Ludogorets"). And in December, they knocked out "Napoli" in the cup. They immediately beat them in Serie A, confirming progress after a difficult start. But then there was a 0-6 home defeat to "Inter". They rehabilitated themselves with a victory against "Lecce", but not a particularly convincing one - they won 2-1 away.
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Atalanta intends to achieve no less than last season. Under Gasperini, the Bergamaschi quite unexpectedly became one of the giants of Italian football. But then there were several frankly mediocre years, by new standards, of course. They managed to regain their positions only in 2023/2024 - according to its results, the club became 4th in Serie A. Moreover, then they took the Europa League - the "Goddess" had never had such a trophy before. True, the cup final was again lost to Juventus, and in the summer the club from Bergamo lost Scamacca (serious injury) and Kopmeiners (sale to Juventus). It is not surprising that they lost the UEFA Super Cup, and the start in Serie A was difficult. But by December, the team had already climbed to first place in the domestic arena. At the same time, they destroyed Cesena 6-1 in the cup. And in the Champions League, the Italians took 11 points in the first 5 rounds - then, however, they lost again to Real Madrid. There was a difficult shootout with Empoli, but in the end they won, winning 3-2.
In both recent seasons, the clubs exchanged victories. Even on the road, the "Goddess" is given an advantage, but this does not mean that it will be easy for her in Rome. A more obvious option is to bet on the typical "total over 2.5 goals" for both sides.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
