Check out the probable line-ups for today’s Europa League games involving Lazio and Roma.
The Biancocelesti visit Midtjylland at 17.45 UK time. They won the opening group stage game against Feyenoord last week.
Roma, on the other hand, lost 1-0 to Ludogorets and host HJK Helsinki at the Olimpico at 20.00 UK time.
Midtjylland-Lazio – team news and probable line-ups
Manuel Lazzari and Mattia Zaccagni injured for Lazio. Adam Marusic or Stefan Radu on the left, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic could rest, but Ciro Immobile starts. Maurizio Sarri expected to rotate his squad with Elseid Hysaj, Gila and Matias Vecino in the starting XI.
It’s the first official match between these two teams and the second Lazio game against a Danish team since 2001. Lazio haven’t won two successive games in Europe since 2018.
Circa 200 Lazio fans have travelled to Denmark for the game.
Midtjylland (4-4-2): Lossl; Dalsgaard, Sviatchenko, Juninho, Paulinho; Sorensen, Evander, Dreye, Isaksen; Sisto, Kaba.
Lazio (4-3-3): Provedel; Hysaj, Gila, Romagnoli, Marusic; Vecino, Cataldi, L Alberto; Cancellieri, Immobile, F Anderson.
Roma-HJK Helsinki – team news and probable line-ups
It kicks off at 20.00 UK time. Nicolò Zaniolo expected to return to action. He was on the bench against Empoli on Monday night. There will be over 60,000 fans at the Olimpico.
Mady Camara should start over Nemanja Matic, Paulo Dybala favourite over Eldor Shomurodov. Spinazzola and Rick Karsdorp could rest and the same is true of Chris Smalling.
Roma are unbeaten in 19 home games in European competitions, but José Mourinho has lost the last two games in the competition after losing only three of the previous 24.
Roma (3-4-2-1): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Ibanez, Vina; Celik, Camara, Pellegrini, Spinazzola; Dybala, Zaniolo; Abraham.
Helsinki (4-3-3): Hazard; Tenho, Raitala, Hoskonen; Soiri, Ligman, Vaananen, Browne; Boujellab, Abubakari, Hostikka.