Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Lazio
Match Time & Date:
19/09/2023
12:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Atletico Madrid
Stadio Olimpico in Rome will be packed when Lazio and Atletico Madrid lock horns in a highly-anticipated Champions League game. The Biancocelesti aim to recover from a 3-1 loss to Juventus and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Diego Simeone’s troops. Both Pedro and Luca Pellegrini are pushing for a start as head coach Maurizio Sarri has a luxury to field the best possible side against Atletico Madrid.
Los Rojiblancos, meanwhile, suffered a heavy 3-0 loss to Valencia in their last La Liga fixture. Since both Lazio and Atletico Madrid are eager to get back on course, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. All Rodrigo De Paul, Caglar Soyuncu, Memphis Depay, Koke, and Reinildo Mandava should miss out with injuries for the visiting team, while Thomas Lemar is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the Estadio de Mestalla defeat.
Highlighted Player (Antoine Griezmann):
Anthony Griezmann is a French forward born on 21st March 1991 in Macon, and he is widely regarded as one of Europe’s most exciting footballers at the moment. The pacey striker started showing his potential shortly after coming through Real Sociedad’s youth academy and he went on to score 46 goals in 179 league appearances for La Real. Excellent displays in Spanish la Liga saw him become a target for a number of top clubs, but he eventually choose to sign for Atletico Madrid, and that proved to be a very good decision.
Griezmann continued the rich vein of form at Vicente Calderon, scoring some important goals as los Colchoneros enjoyed domestic and European success, while also becoming a key member of the France national team.
Playing as a winger or second striker, Griezmann possesses impressive technical skills, he is a strong finisher and still finds time to work hard for his side, so no wonder he is widely regarded as one of the leading forwards on the continent. He won the U19 European Championship with France and is tipped to lead Les Bleus to glory on senior level as well.
Highlighted Team (Lazio):
Lazio Roma are an Italian football club based in Rome. Lazio were founded in 1900 and they compete in the Serie A. The Biancocelesti (The White and Sky Blues) have won two Serie A trophies (1973/1974, 1999/2000), while lifting six Coppa Italia titles.
The capital club play their home games at Stadio Olimpico and Roma are regarded as Lazio’s main rivals.
The two teams face each other in the Derby della Capitale and it is considered the fiercest inter-city derby in Italy. Lazio won UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1999, with the team beating Mallorca in the title game. The same year they managed to clinch the UEFA Super Cup trophy as they outplayed English giants Manchester United at Stade Louis II, Monaco.
The likes of Pavel Nedved, Giuseppe Favalli, Juan Sebastian Veron, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Roberto Mancini, Giuseppe Signori, Miroslav Klose and Simone Inzaghi are notable footballers who played for Lazio in the past.
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