No sooner has one round of fixtures been complete in the Italian Serie, we get set for another and on Tuesday the 30th of June there is a meeting between Torino and Lazio. The match will be played at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino with the hosts still not safe from the relegation zone and the visitors pushing to win the Scudetto.
Torino come into the game having played on Saturday night and lost 4-2 at Cagliari. Torino found themselves 3-0 down after just 46 minutes before staging a come back by scoring 2 goals in quick succession. However, a fourth goal for Cagliari in the 69th minute took the game away from Torino.
That result means Torino have won only one of their last 10 games in all competitions. The victory came in their most recent home match against Udinese in Serie A, which ended in a 1-0 win for Torino. However, that's their only home league victory in their last 4 attempts, with a draw against Parma and defeats at the hands of Sampdoria and Atalanta.
Trends show Torino have scored in each of their last 4 home Serie A games but each time they have only managed to find the back of the net once. In addition, Torino have conceded 11 goals in their last 4 home league matches, including 7 against Atalanta and 3 against Sampdoria.
Lazio recorded a crucial 2-1 win over Fiorentina at home on Saturday night as they continue to go head-to-head with Juventus for the title this season. It was an important victory having lost 3-2 at Atalanta in the previous game. It looked as though it could have been another disappointing night for Lazio as they fell 1-0 down to Fiorentina but 2 goals in the second half clinched maximum points.
Trends show Lazio have lost only one of their last 23 Serie A matches, which is a tremendous record. They have won 5 of their last 6 league games with the victories coming over Parma and Genoa away plus Inter Milan, Bologna and Fiorentina at home.
Away form shows Lazio have lost only one of their last 10 Serie A matches. They have picked up victories at Fiorentina, AC Milan, Sassuolo, Cagliari and Brescia in addition to the wins highlighted above. Lazio have scored 2 or more goals in 8 of their last 10 away Serie A games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Torino are still without the injured duo of midfielder Daniele Baselli and Simone Zaza, who are unlikely to appear again this season.
Lazio travel with at least five players unavailable including Bobby Adekanye, Danilo Cataldi, Lucas Leiva, Luiz Felipe and Senad Lulic.
With Juventus playing Genoa, there can be no doubt this is a must win game for Lazio. They should be able to score the goals to see off Torino in a match which could see both teams finding the back of the net.
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