Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Sunday’s football game at Stadio Ennio Tardini pits together Parma and Lazio, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the remainder of the season. Parma’s main goal is to secure the Serie A survival, while Lazio are determined to represent Italy in European competitions for yet another term. The Gli Emiliani are on a four-game losing run in the Serie A, but a win over Lazio could see them escape the relegation zone.
Since the likes of Iacoponi, Gervinho, Grassi, Caviglia, Kucka, Osorio, and Karamoh are all sidelines with injuries, home win should not be considered. The Biancocelesti proved their worth in a 2-1 win over Fiorentina, and seeing that they aim to move a little closer to the Europa League berth, we are tempted to put our money on the capital club, who will be without Correa and Lulic in Sunday’s showdown.
Highlighted Player (Vincent Laurini):
Vincent Laurini started his senior career at the age of 19 as he played for Italy amateur club Fossombrone. The full-back made 54 league appearances for the club between 2008 and 2010 and during that period Carpi scouts spotted him.
He signed for Carpi in 2010 and one year later he signed a new five-year deal with Biancorossi. Laurini played 57 games for Carpi and in 2012 he decided to move to Empoli. The Empoli full-back was born in Thionville, France, but he is eligible to play for both France and Italy. Laurini wears No. 2 shirt for the Azzurri and he made 25 league appearances for the club in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign.
He scored one goal for Empoli during the season as he helped the team pick up one point from the match against Sampdoria. Despite being right-footed, he is capable of playing as a left-back. Laurini’s contract with Empoli expires on 30 June, 2018.
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.