Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Lazio
Match Time & Date:
27/04/2024
20:45
Prediction: 2-0
Verona
Buoyed by back-to-back wins over Salernitana and Genoa, Lazio will be aiming to move closer to the Champions League berth when they take on Verona at their Stadio Olimpico on Saturday evening. The Biancocelesti are suddenly in the Champions League race as five Serie A teams will take part in the elite competition next term. As a result, we are positive that Igor Tudor's men will go all guns blazing at the Mastini. All Ivan Provedel, Mattia Zaccagni, and Matteo Guendouzi are out of contention with injuries for the home side, while important striker Ciro Immobile has overcome his injury.
Verona, meanwhile, desperately needed a win against Udinese and they managed to get one thanks to Diego Coppola’s late goal, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Lazio, who have turned their stadium into a real fortress. Forward Juan Manuel Cruz should be the only absentee in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Elseid Hysaj):
Born on 2nd February 1994, Elseid Hysaj is an Albanian defender who has spent his entire professional career in Italian Serie A and he is predicted a bright future in the game. Empoli scouts spotted his talent while he was playing for Shodra youth sides, and after three years in the youth team, the full-back was promoted to the first team set up.
Hysaj performed really well in his first three years as a first team regular, helping the Azzurri gain promotion to the top fight in the process. One season in Serie A proved enough for the right-sided defender to secure a big club move as he joined Napoli in the summer of 2015 and immediately nailed down a regular starting berth.
Capable of doing dirty defensive work as well as making forward runs, Hysaj is a modern full-back, who is destined for big things. The talented footballer is already a key member of the Albania national team and he will represent the country at the Euro 2016 finals.
Highlighted Team (Verona):
Founded back in 1903, Hellas Verona are a professional football club that compete in the Italian Serie A. The “Mastini” are well known for their yellow and blue jerseys and they welcome their opponents at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi. Hellas Verona share rivalry with Chievo Verona and the two local rivals face each other in the “Derby della Scala”.
The first derby of Verona was played on November 18, 2001, with Hellas Verona emerging triumphant (3-2). In 1985 the Mastini won their first and only Scudetto, with the team finishing the season in top position in the Serie A standings, four points clear of second-placed Torino. The likes of Preben Elkjaer, Giuseppe Calderisi, Hans-Peter Briegel, Pietro Fanna and Antonio Di Gennaro led Hellas Verona to the historical success.
However, the most famous footballer who played for Verona is Romania international Adrian Mutu, who scored 16 goals in 57 appearances in the league for the Stadio Marc’ Antonio Bentegodi outfit. Verona will compete in the Italian top flight in the 2017/2018 season as they finished the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign in second position in the table.
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