Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Lazio
Match Time & Date:
02/10/2022
12:30
Prediction: 2-0
Spezia
High-flying Lazio will look to extend their winning run to three games when they take on Spezia on day 8 of the new Serie A campaign. The Biancocelesti managed to find their form before the international break, and, as a result, the bookie see them as hot favourites to beat the Bianconeri in the “Eternal City”. Ciro Immobile is a major doubt, while both Manuel Lazzari and Nicolo Casale are out of contention with injuries for the capital club.
Spezia, on the other hand, have been struggling on the travels in the first half of the season, and given their three-game losing run on the road, anything but a routine home triumph would be a major surprise. All Kovalenko, Verde, Maldini, and Amian Adou are injured for the visiting side. In their last meeting in Rome Lazio crushed Spezia 6-1.
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 (Spezia):
Spezia is a professional Italian club based in Spezia, Liguria. The Bianconeri secured promotion to the Serie A in the 2019/20 season, with the team beating Frosinone in the Serie B playoffs final. Spezia are well known for their black and white home jerseys, and black is the dominant colour of their away kit.
The club’s home ground Stadio Alberto Picco has the capacity of 10,336 people. The venue was opened back in 1919, with architect Gregotti being in charge of the project. In 2002 the club chiefs decided to reach an agreement with Inter which saw Spezia become Inter’s feeder club.
As a result, the likes of Goran Pandev, Aco Stojkov, and Alex Cordaz joined the Bianconeri in the first season. Spezia then suffered a bankruptcy, but in 2008 they were re-founded. In the 2020/21 season the Bianconeri will compete in the Italian elite division for the first time ever.
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