Ciro Immobile will start for Lazio against a Udinese side desperate for points in the race for survival.

It kicks off at 19:45 GMT at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

The Biancoazzurri are without the injured Patric and Nicolò Rovella, as well as the suspended Matteo Guendouzi, Adam Marusic, and Luca Pellegrini. Coach Maurizio Sarri is also serving a one-game ban, so he’ll be replaced on the Lazio bench by his assistant Giovanni Martusciello.

Lazio’s line-up is pretty much settled with Alessio Romagnoli and Mario Gila in central defence, Matias Vecino, Luis Alberto and Danilo Cataldi in central midfield, Felipe Anderson, Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni in attack. The Italian winger is favourite over Gustav Isaksen.

Udinese coach Gabriele Cioffi is under pressure following last week’s 1-1 home draw against Salernitana. Festy Ebosele and Walace are suspended, Jaka Bijol, Enzo Ebosse and Gerard Deulofeu are injured, but Roberto Pereyra is available again.

However, the Argentinean is expected to start on the bench making room for Florian Thauvin in attack and Kingsley Ehizibue on the right wing.

Lazio-Udinese, probable line-ups

Lazio (4-3-3): Provedel; Lazzari, Gila, Romagnoli, Hysaj; Vecino, Cataldi, Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni.

Udinese (3-5-2): Okoye; Ferreira, Giannetti, Perez; Ehizibue, Samardzic, Payero, Lovric, Kamara; Thauvin, Lucca.

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