Our prediction for this match:
Borussia Dortmund
Match Time & Date:
12/08/2018
11:30 AM
Prediction: 3-1
Lazio Roma
Borussia Dortmund take on Lazio at Stadion Essen in their last warm-up game ahead of the German Cup opener against Greuther Furth. A win over the Biancocelesti will definitely give the Millionaires a confidence boost and we are positive that the Germans are going to take this friendly very seriously. Coach Lucien Favre is likely to field the best possible side against Lazio and that is probably the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on Marco Reus and Co. The Serie A side failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Arsenal at the weekend and we do not believe that there is a big value in betting on Simone Inzaghi’s troops. Yet another man to watch in the German side will be Christian Pulisic, who has been producing fine performances in pre-season.
Highlighted Player (Nuri Sahin):
Born in Germany to Turkish parents, Nuri Sahin is a Turkish international midfielder, who hasn’t exactly managed to realise his full potential. The left-footed footballer remains one of the most impressive players to have graduated from the Borussia Dortmund youth academy, and he went on to become a first team regular at Westfalenstadion at the age of 17.
Following a thoroughly impressive loan stint with Feyenoord, Sahin returned to Dortmund, where he enjoyed two more very successful years before signing for Real Madrid. However, it was at that time that his career started taking the wrong turn as he was never able to rediscover his form, and he eventually returned to Borussia following a somewhat disappointing stint at Liverpool.
Sahin is no longer considered a first team regular for either club or country, but he has amassed around 50 appearances for the Turkey national team, and he still has time to get his career back on track.
Highlighted Team (Lazio Roma):
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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