Fiorentina vs Lazio Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Fiorentina are pushing themselves away from the relegation zone in Serie A as I Viola now welcome top-half Lazio to the Artemio Franchi in Tuscany this weekend.
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Fiorentina preview: Relegation battle
Fiorentina come into this one on the back of a 3-0 hammering at the hands of Crystal Palace in the first-leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final tie the other day due to goals scored by Jean-Philippe Mateta, Tyrick Mitchell and Ismaila Sarr.
I Viola have been underwhelming throughout this campaign but their 1-0 win against fellow strugglers Hellas Verona last weekend has continued to push them clear of the bottom three and the relegation places.
Lazio preview: Mid-table Lazio
Lazio begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting tucked inside the top-half of the Serie A table but they have discovered some reasonable form of late as they try to finish a tough campaign with a flourish.
Following on from three successive victories last month, Lazio now come into this one on the back of a 1-1 draw with Parma at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome with Tijjani Noslin scoring a 77th minute equaliser for the Laziale.
Fiorentina team news: Gudmundsson suspended
Iceland international attacker Albert Gudmundsson is missing through suspension for Fiorentina, with I Viola also dealing with injury issues for Manor Solomon and Moise Kean.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): David de Gea; Pongracic, Comuzzo, Ranieri; Harrison, Fabbian, Fagioli, Ndour, Gosens; Kean, Brescianini
Unavailable: Lamptey (Injured), Gudmundsson (Suspended)
Questionable: Dodo (Injured), Parisi (Injured), Mandragora (Injured), Solomon (Injured), Kean (Inured)
Lazio team news: Several injuries
Lazio are dealing with several injuries for this one and they have some fresh doubts in the defence, too, as Luca Pellegrini is now potentially sidelined alongside Mario Gila.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Motta; Marusic, Prostvgaard, Romagnoli, Tavares; Dele-Bashiru, Cataldi, Taylor; Isaksen, Maldini, Pedro
Unavailable: Provedel (Injured), Gigot (Injured), Rovella (Injured), Zaccagni (Injured)
Questionable: Mario Gila (Injured), Pellegrini (Injured), Patric (Injured)
Fiorentina vs Lazio prediction
Lazio find themselves in the midst of a bit of a crisis off the pitch and continued criticism, verging on to riot-level anger, from supporters. Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last four matches in Serie A and, ever since the appointment of Paolo Vanoli, have been steadily improving and, with home advantage, may well be a good bet for this one in Florence.
Fiorentina vs Lazio tip: Double chance – Fiorentina to win or draw
