Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Volksparkstadion in Hamburg will be the centre of attention when Dynamo Kyiv and Lazio square off against each other in a highly-anticipated Europa League game. The Ukrainians welcome their rivals on the neutral location due to the war crisis in their homeland and, as a result, they are seen as underdogs in Wednesday’s showdown. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of the visit of Lazio.
Meanwhile, the Biancocelesti aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Fiorentina. Lazio, though, are not regarded as good travellers and we do not believe that they are capable of grabbing more than one point from their Europa League opener. Argentina forward Taty Castellanos should be the only absentees in the Italian team. Marco Baroni is likely to stick to the 4-2-3-1 formation, with Tijjani Noslin up front as a lone centre-forward. In their last meeting in the Europa League Lazio defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2-0.
Highlighted Player (Manuel Lazzari):
Born in Valdagno, Italy on November 29, 1993, Manuel Lazzari is a midfielder who plays for Serie A side SPAL. Lazzari played for the youth teams of Montecchio Maggiore at the start of his football career and in 2011 he moved to Delta Rovigo.
After spending the 2011/2012 season at the club, Manuel Lazzarri joined Giacomense in the summer of 2012 and it has to be noted that he made 24 appearances in the league for the club. At the end of the 2012/2013 season the 174-cm-tall footballer moved to SPAL and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular at the club.
Manuel Lazzari had seven assists in 39 appearances for SPAL in the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign and, no doubt, he helped the club secure promotion to the Italian elite division. His main position is right midfield, but he can play as both right-back and right winger if needed. Manuel Lazzari’s contract with SPAL should expire on June 30, 2021.
Highlighted Team (Dynamo Kyiv):
The most successful football club in Ukraine, Dynamo Kyiv has not been relegated to a lower division since its inception in 1927. First founded as a part of the Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, Dynamo Kyiv became a member of the Ukrainian Premier League after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Over the course of its rich history, Dynamo Kyiv has won the total of 28 national titles, 13 of which came during the Soviet era. In addition, Dynamo Kyiv won 20 national cup competitions, while it also grabbed 3 major continental trophies, including two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups. Oleh Blokhin remains to this date the most successful player of the Ukrainian giants with his 266 goals scored for the Kyiv club.
However, current Ukraine national team head coach Andriy Shevchenko is arguably the most recognisable player in Dynamo Kyiv history. Former Milan and Chelsea star scored the total of 124 goal during his two stints with the Ukrainian club.