Lazio make changes against Cagliari in a bid to turn around their stuttering fortunes, as Simone Inzaghi moves to a seasonal Christmas Tree formation.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 11.30 GMT.
Lazio make changes against Cagliari in a bid to turn around their stuttering fortunes, as Simone Inzaghi moves to a seasonal Christmas Tree formation.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 11.30 GMT.
The Biancocelesti are without a victory in seven competitive matches between Serie A and the Europa League, while they have only four home wins this season in the league.
Lucas Leiva is still out of action with muscular issues, but Simone Inzaghi makes radical changes by scrapping the 3-5-2 for a 3-4-2-1.
Joaquin Correa and Luis Alberto start together as support for hitman Ciro Immobile, but the three-man defence remains intact.
It’s a special game for Immobile, who has scored five goals in his last four meetings with the Sardinians, seven times in total during his career.
Cagliari have made themselves tough to beat this term, as they held Roma to a draw when down to nine men and were only beaten by Napoli last week thanks to a last-gasp Arkadiusz Milik free kick.
Luca Ceppitelli and Darijo Srna continue to sit out their two-match bans, while Lucas Castro, Leonardo Pavoletti and Charalampos Lykogiannis are injured.
Joao Pedro acts as support for lone centre-forward Alberto Cerri, with Diego Farias and Marco Sau bumped to the bench.
Cagliari have not beaten Lazio in Rome since 2009, losing all seven visits in a row, conceding 18 goals.
There will be a minute’s silence before kick-off and video played of 1974 Scudetto-winning Lazio goalkeeper Felice Pulici, who died last week, as today would’ve been his 73rd birthday.
Lazio: Strakosha; Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, Radu, Lulic; Marusic, Parolo, Milinkovic-Savic; Luis Alberto, Correa; Immobile
Lazio bench: Proto, Patric, Lukaku, Leiva, Berisha, Wallace, Durmisi, Bastos, Caicedo, Badelj, Cataldi, Murgia
Cagliari: Cragno; Pisacane, Romagna, Klavan, Padoin; Faragò, Ionita, Bradaric, Barella; Joao Pedro; Cerri
Cagliari bench: Aresti, Rafael, Andreolli, Pajac, Cigarini, Dessena, Lella, Doratiotto, Farias, Sau
Ref: Manganiello