Lazio start Ciro Immobile and Stefan de Vrij in tonight’s Champions League showdown with Inter, who bring Joao Miranda back.
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
Follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Sassuolo–Roma on the LIVEBLOG.
Lazio start Ciro Immobile and Stefan de Vrij in tonight’s Champions League showdown with Inter, who bring Joao Miranda back.
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
Follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Sassuolo-Roma on the LIVEBLOG.
The Biancocelesti are currently three points clear of Inter, but a defeat here would put them level and simultaneously give the Nerazzurri a superior head-to-head record.
That means Simone Inzaghi’s men can win or draw and reach the Champions League, but a defeat would hand fourth place to Inter.
This is a position worth not just prestige, but also a huge amount of money, estimated to be €40m just for qualifying into the group stage.
Immobile has been out of action since pulling up with a thigh strain three weeks ago, but won his race against time to recover and is in the starting XI.
Luis Alberto and Marco Parolo are not even fit for the bench, so Felipe Anderson takes the supporting role with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic in midfield.
De Vrij also plays, despite question marks over his status, as the defender has already signed for Inter as a free agent for next season.
The Nerazzurri have a full squad to choose from, although Roberto Gagliardini is not fully fit, so Marcelo Brozovic and Matias Vecino take the midfield roles.
Miranda returns from injury in defence, sending Andrea Ranocchia to the bench, with Antonio Candreva beating Yann Karamoh to a starting spot.
Ivan Perisic, Rafinha and Mauro Icardi complete the attack.
This is also a showdown for the Capocannoniere crown, as Immobile is top with 29 goals, followed by Icardi on 28.
This fixture was played three times before in the final round of the season and Lazio won all of them in 1935, 2002 (famously preventing Inter from taking the Scudetto) and 2012.
Lazio: Strakosha; Luiz Felipe, De Vrij, Radu; Marusic, Murgia, Leiva, Milinkovic-Savic, Lulic; Felipe Anderson; Immobile
Lazio bench: Guerrieri, Vargic, Bastos, Caceres, Wallace, Basta, Patric, Lukaku, Di Gennaro, Crecco, Nani, Caicedo
Inter: Handanovic; Cancelo, Skriniar, Miranda, D'Ambrosio; Vecino, Brozovic; Candreva, Rafinha, Perisic; Icardi
Inter bench: Padelli, Berni, Lopez, Ranocchia, Santon, Dalbert, Gagliardini, Borja Valero, Karamoh, Eder, Pinamonti
Ref: Rocchi