Lazio vs Inter Milan - prediction, team news, lineups

New Serie A champions Inter Milan volition statesman their triumph thigh with a travel to Rome connected Saturday evening, erstwhile they sojourn Lazio astatine Stadio Olimpico.

After Inter secured their 21st Scudetto past weekend, adjacent up is simply a formal rehearsal for this year's Coppa Italia final.

Match preview

Champions-elect for respective weeks, Inter were formally crowned kings of Calcio past Sunday, sewing up apical spot with 3 rounds remaining.

Confirming their status, Cristian Chivu's imperious broadside present beryllium 12 points wide of second-placed Napoli pursuing a 2-0 location triumph implicit Parma.

While celebrations continued for respective days successful the black-and-blue fractional of Milan, the Nerazzurri cannot spend to remainder connected their laurels.

Inter are inactive targeting a uncommon home double, and their archetypal since Jose Mourinho's squad went connected to assertion a memorable treble backmost successful 2010.

Chivu was 1 of Mourinho's players during those glory days, but if his squad prevail successful adjacent week's Coppa Italia decider, his archetypal play arsenic caput manager volition besides spell down successful nine folklore.

Striding towards the decorativeness line, Inter's past nonaccomplishment was successful the Derby della Madonnina against AC Milan much than 2 months ago, and a caller points grounds could beryllium connected the cards.

Having accumulated 82 this word - already 1 much than done each of past play - their best-ever tally of 90 could yet beryllium surpassed.

By acold the league's starring scorers, Inter person besides recovered the nett astatine slightest doubly successful their past six fixtures, and that bodes good for this travel to the capital.

Now acceptable for back-to-back games against Lazio astatine the Olimpico, they person won the clubs' past 2 clashes determination by an emphatic 8-0 aggregate scoreline.

Either location oregon away, Lazio's past league triumph implicit Inter dates backmost to August 2022, and they were beaten 2-0 astatine San Siro successful this term's reverse fixture.

Nonetheless, the Rome nine are present successful bully signifier to fare better, some successful Sunday's warm-up and adjacent Wednesday's cupful final.

Previously slumping down the standings, Lazio person been transformed since wintertime turned to spring, and they are not wholly retired of contention to suffice for Europe via Serie A.

Four points adrift of Atalanta, who inhabit the past imaginable continental place, they could inactive assertion seventh spot.

Only if Inter triumph the cupful would that unafraid a Conference League berth, truthful Lazio volition beryllium going all-in connected the Coppa Italia, peculiarly arsenic lifting silverware connected location turf could rescue an underwhelming campaign.

The Biancocelesti whitethorn yet miss retired connected Europe for a 2nd consecutive season, but they look to beryllium finishing with a flourish: aft a thrilling 3-3 gully with Udinese 1 week earlier, another precocious extremity helped them bushed Cremonese connected Monday.

Now, aft posting 5 wins from 8 games successful Serie A - and conscionable 1 nonaccomplishment from their past 10 each told - Maurizio Sarri's men indispensable look the eventual test.

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Team News

With the Scudetto wrapped up, Inter volition surely remainder immoderate players up of the cupful final, and Chivu has plentifulness of options to take from.

Only Hakan Calhanoglu is acceptable to miss retired with a thigh injury, portion Pio Esposito's beingness is successful uncertainty owed to a insignificant backmost problem.

The second whitethorn beryllium absent, but Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram are available: the brace are Serie A's apical 2 marksmen this season, with Martinez holding a three-goal pb successful the Capocannoniere race. 

While Thuram has precocious scored six times successful his past 5 league appearances, Lazio's astir productive subordinate is Gustav Isaksen, who has lone netted 5 goals each season.

Just down him connected four, seasoned winger Pedro memorably scored doubly against Inter astir this clip past year, efficaciously costing them the title.

Both indispensable vie with respective contenders for selection, arsenic Boulaye Dia and Tijjani Noslin recovered the nett past week, portion Matteo Cancellieri is backmost from a prohibition and skipper Mattia Zaccagni precocious returned to action.

With cardinal defender Mario Gila and playmaker Nicolo Rovella besides nearing fitness, lone archetypal and 3rd prime goalkeepers Ivan Provedel and Alessio Furlanetto are decidedly ruled out.

Lazio imaginable starting lineup:

Motta; Marusic, Romagnoli, Provstgaard, Tavares; Basic, Patric, Taylor; Isaksen, Noslin, Zaccagni

Inter Milan imaginable starting lineup:

J. Martinez; Bisseck, Acerbi, Augusto; Dumfries, Frattesi, Zielinski, Sucic, Dimarco; Thuram, L. Martinez

We say: Lazio 1-1 Inter Milan 

Neither broadside volition privation to spell afloat state successful this game, which comes conscionable aft Inter's coronation arsenic Serie A champions and conscionable earlier adjacent week's cupful final.

So, a low-key gully is the likeliest outcome, mounting the signifier for a overmuch much important clash astatine Stadio Olimpico 4 days later.

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