Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League conflict between Lazio and Nice, together with predictions, team information and attainable lineups.
After a convincing win on the opening matchday, Lazio look to proceed their fantastic begin to the Europa League on Thursday, as they welcome Nice to Stadio Olimpico.
The French membership might have been overwhelmed in all six of their earlier encounters with Serie A sides, however they are going to be intent on ending that streak when arriving in Rome.
Match preview
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A 3-goal blitz in 30 first-half minutes noticed Lazio seize management of their opening league-phase fixture, as Boulaye Dia‘s brace helped them to a 3-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion.
Following an inconsistent begin to the season, that show sparked one other success in Sunday's league recreation away to in-form Torino, the place Matteo Guendouzi began the scoring and Dia was once more on the right track in a 3-2 win.
Occupying eighth place in the Serie A standings with 10 factors from six video games, the Biancocelesti are clearly changing into accustomed to life below the administration of Marco Baroni.
The former Hellas Verona coach will now attempt to lead Lazio to wins in each of their opening two European matches for the primary time since 2017, as they appear to proceed a very good run of house ends in UEFA competitors.
Coming into Thursday's recreation, the Rome membership have gained their final three continental contests at Stadio Olimpico with out conceding a single objective, and every of these victories had been in final season's Champions League.
More not too long ago, the hosts have scored in 15 straight video games throughout all competitions since April's Derby della Capitale against Roma, so they are going to definitely anticipate to take a look at their guests' defence.
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Not solely did Nice lose each earlier conferences with Lazio – house and away within the 2017-18 Europa League – however the French membership have performed six occasions against Italian groups to date and misplaced all six by an mixture rating of 13-1.
Precedent just isn't on their facet, then, however Les Aiglons have made a stable begin to the present marketing campaign and performed out a 1-1 draw of their opening Europa League fixture at house to Real Sociedad.
Pablo Rosario‘s equaliser rescued some extent final week, shortly after Nice had thumped newly-promoted strugglers Saint-Etienne 8-0 in a one-sided league conflict on the Allianz Riviera.
Following a goalless draw with Franck Haise‘s former membership Lens on the weekend, his facet at the moment are undefeated in three matches, they usually sit ninth in the Ligue 1 desk.
Like Lazio, Les Aiglons are concentrating on a top-eight end within the Europa League's 36-team desk, which might see them surpass a difficult two-legged playoff for locations within the knockout section; nevertheless, they need to begin to enhance their report on the highway.
Since a 5-1 win at Zulte Waregem seven years in the past, Nice have misplaced their final six away matches in UEFA's second-tier membership competitors.
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Marco Baroni will almost certainly rotate his squad once more this week, after making a number of adjustments to Lazio's ordinary lineup against Dynamo Kyiv.
Just again from harm, Patric will vie for a spot on the coronary heart of the hosts' again 4, whereas ahead trio Loum Tchaouna, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Pedro may very well be introduced in after all of them began in Hamburg.
Tijjani Noslin was despatched off, although, and as well as to his absence by suspension, French centre-back Samuel Gigot is set to miss out by harm.
With one eye on a tricky project against Paris Saint-Germain this weekend, Nice boss Franck Haise may additionally clean up his beginning XI at Stadio Olimpico.
Melvin Bard will likely be absent till after the worldwide break, so Ali Abdi ought to proceed to deputise on the left flank, whereas a number of different gamers are but to return from harm layoffs.
Tanguy Ndombele may very well be again on the bench, however Mohamed-Ali Cho, Morgan Sanson, Terem Moffi and Gaetan Laborde are nonetheless sidelined. Therefore, Evann Guessand and Youssoufa Moukoko are favourites to lead the guests' assault.
Lazio attainable beginning lineup:
Mandas; Marusic, Romagnoli, Gila, Pellegrini; Guendouzi, Vecino; Tchaouna, Dele-Bashiru, Pedro; Castellanos
Nice attainable beginning lineup:
Bulka; Ndayishimiye, Bombito, Dante; Clauss, Rosario, Louchet, Abdi; Boga, Moukoko, Guessand
We say: Lazio 2-1 Nice
Lazio will soar highest in a battle between Les Aiglons and Le Aquile, as they've house benefit and Nice are burdened by accidents.
Following Ciro Immobile‘s departure, the Italian facet have refreshed their attacking choices for this season and at the moment are scoring at an everyday charge.
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