Lazio have the chance to leapfrog Inter and catch rivals Roma in third place as they visit an Udinese side going through an historic crisis.
It kicks off at the Dacia Arena at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).
Follow the build-up and action as it happens from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
Lazio have the chance to leapfrog Inter and catch rivals Roma in third place as they visit an Udinese side going through an historic crisis.
It kicks off at the Dacia Arena at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).
Follow the build-up and action as it happens from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
Other results have remarkably gone in Simone Inzaghi’s favour so far this weekend in the race for a Champions League spot, as Roma lost 2-0 at home to Fiorentina and Inter were beaten 1-0 at Torino.
That means a victory here would allow Lazio to leapfrog into joint third place with Roma, just a week ahead of the Derby della Capitale.
They have other issues to deal with, because there’s the risk of fatigue after Thursday’s thrilling 4-2 Europa League quarter-final victory over RB Salzburg.
Marco Parolo is out injured, though he should return for the second leg in Austria on Thursday.
Felipe Anderson supports Capocannoniere Ciro Immobile, moving Luis Alberto to a deeper role, while Adam Marusic returns.
Udinese are in a record-breaking crisis of seven consecutive defeats, something the club had never managed before, and with Massimo Oddo hanging by a thread against his old club.
Seko Fofana and Valon Behrami are out injured, but Kevin Lasagna is a very important return to the starting XI after a long lay-off.
The Friulani haven’t beaten Lazio since a 1-0 away victory in September 2014, managing just a goalless draw from seven competitive meetings. The last Roman loss in Udine was 1-0 in April 2013.
Udinese: Bizzarri; Nuytinck, Danilo, Samir; Stryger-Larsen, Barak, Balic, Jankto, Ali Adnan; Lasagna, Maxi Lopez
Lazio: Strakosha; Bastos, de Vrij, Luiz Felipe; Marusic, Luis Alberto, Leiva, Milinkovic-Savic, Lulic; Felipe Anderson, Immobile