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Serie A | Gameweek 19
Dec 22, 2021 at 3.30pm UK
Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
LL

Venezia
1 - 3
Lazio

Forte (30')
Crnigoj (56'), Ampadu (74'), Caldara (86')
Tessmann (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Pedro (3'), Acerbi (48'), Alberto (90+5')
Felipe (45'), Pedro (54'), Basic (64')

Preview: Venezia vs. Lazio - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Serie A clash between Venezia and Lazio, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Lazio square off against Venezia on Wednesday afternoon knowing that they realistically require all three points to keep in close proximity to the top seven in the Serie A standings.

Despite being on a five-match winless streak, Venezia have recently opened up a seven-point advantage ahead of the relegation zone.


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Having not won successive matches in Serie A since August, Lazio can perhaps count themselves fortunate to still be as high as eighth place in the table.

Nevertheless, the pressure remains on Maurizio Sarri to oversee a turnaround at Stadio Olimpico now that they sit nine points adrift of fourth-placed Atalanta BC.

A 3-1 victory over struggling Genoa at the weekend was another step in the right direction, but I Biancocelesti will not make progress up the standings unless they improve away from home.

Just two wins have come from nine fixtures on their travels, although they did produce their best away performance of the campaign at Sampdoria as recently as December 5.

On the plus side, their success against Genoa came without top goalscorer Ciro Immobile in the team, and Sarri will hope that some of his players taking on extra responsibility can benefit them moving forward.

Opponents Venezia remain one of the surprise packages of the season after following fifth place in Serie B with a strong start to life back in the top flight.

While failing to win in Serie A since November 21 has not been ideal, Paolo Zanetti will be more than satisfied with his squad, who have created breathing space above the drop zone.

Comeback draws versus Juventus and Sampdoria have lifted morale after three successive defeats, but Wednesday's fixture with Lazio is a continuation of a tough run of fixtures through to the start of February.

Although Venezia have performed marginally better away from home, Gli Arancioneroverdi have already defeated Fiorentina and Roma at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo this season.

Venezia Serie A form:
  • W
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • D
  • D

Venezia form (all competitions):
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • D
  • W
  • D

Lazio Serie A form:
  • L
  • L
  • D
  • W
  • L
  • W

Lazio form (all competitions):
  • L
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • L
  • W

Team News

Having rotated his players regularly during the Sampdoria draw, Zanetti may be prepared to name the same starting lineup on Wednesday afternoon.

Thomas Henry will feel that he should be recalled after netting the winner as a substitute during that game, and the Frenchman could replace Dennis Johnsen.

Chelsea loanee Ethan Ampadu should also retain his spot in the team, despite being withdrawn around the hour mark on his last two appearances.

Sarri will hope that Immobile has fully recovered from a stomach bug to take his place in the Lazio attack.

Luis Alberto should get the nod in midfield, the Spaniard a potential replacement for Toma Basic after chipping in with two important assists on Friday night.

Venezia possible starting lineup:
Romero; Mazzocchi, Caldara, Ceccaroni, Ebuehi; Busio, Ampadu, Tessmann; Aramu, Johnsen, Kiyine

Lazio possible starting lineup:
Strakosha; Hysaj, Felipe, Acerbi, Marusic; Milinkovic-Savic, Cataldi, Luis Alberto; Pedro, Immobile, Anderson


We say: Venezia 1-3 Lazio

While Venezia will relish the challenge of playing host to another high-profile team, Lazio have no option but to produce an attack-minded performance. With that in mind, we expect Sarri's side to have too much firepower for the home side, securing another much-needed win in the process.



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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Napoli128221991026
2Atalanta BCAtalanta1281331151625
3Fiorentina1274125101525
4Inter Milan1274126141225
5Lazio1281325141125
6Juventus126602171424
7AC Milan115332014618
8Bologna114611513218
9Udinese125161518-316
10Empoli12363910-115
11Torino124261518-314
12Roma123451417-313
13Parma122641618-212
14Hellas VeronaHellas Verona124081727-1012
15Como122461323-1010
16CagliariCagliari122461222-1010
17Genoa12246922-1310
18Lecce12237521-169
19Monza121561015-58
20VeneziaVenezia122281121-108
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