Parma vs Lazio Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Following promotion to the top-flight of Italian football again last season, Parma have played some entertaining football with mixed results as they now prepare to take on high flying Lazio at the Ennio Tardini this weekend.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 1st December, 2024: UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 9:00am / US PT – 6:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule
How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+
Parma Preview: Pretty Parma
After gaining promotion to the top-flight last season, Parma boss Fabio Pecchia was the subject of a lot of interest from clubs in Serie A. However, he decided to remain at Parma as they tried to implement their progressive and attacking style of football into Serie A, beginning with collecting four points from games against Fiorentina and AC Milan.
Since that start to the campaign, Parma have since managed just one more victory but they have remained very entertaining to watch with their 13 games consisting of 38 goals. They come into this one on the back of a 3-1 defeat at home to title challenging Atalanta at the Ennio Tardini last weekend.
Lazio Preview: Miracle worker of Baroni
Marco Baroni miraculously led Hellas Verona to survival last season before taking charge of Lazio over the summer after the disappointing stints in charge of Maurizio Sarri and Ivan Juric. The Romans begin the weekend’s round of fixtures sitting just outside of the top four but just one point off league leading Napoli.
The visitors come into this one on the back of a frustrating goalless draw against Ludogorets Razgrad in their most recent outing at the Stadio Olimpico in the UEFA Europa League in midweek. Of their last 13 matches across all competitions, Lazio have won ten with two draws and just one defeat.
Parma Team News: Nothing fresh
There are no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues for Parma to deal with this weekend but they do have a confirmed quartet that will be unavailable for this one.
Defensive duo Yordan Osorio and Alessandro Circati remain sidelined for Parma alongside Mateusz Kowalski and former Manchester City midfielder Adrian Bernabe.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Suzuki; Coulibaly, Del Prato, Balogh, Valeri; Nahuel Estevez, Sohm; Cancellieri, Man, Benedyczak; Bonny
Unavailable: Yordan Osorio (Injured), Circati (Injured), Kowalski (Injured), Adrian Bernabe (Injured)
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Lazio Team News: Key concerns
Arsenal loanee Nuno Tavares has enjoyed a remarkably impressive start to his Lazio career but the Portuguese full-back remains sidelined due to a thigh injury at the moment.
As well as the absence of Tavares, Uruguay defensive midfielder Matias Vecino is unavailable alongside fellow midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli and forward Boulaye Dia.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Provedel; Lazzari, Gila, Romagnoli, Pellegrini; Guendouzi, Rovella, Dele-Bashiru; Pedro, Valentin Castellanos, Zaccagni
Unavailable: Tavares (Injured), Matias Vecino (Injured), Castrovilli (Injured), Dia (Injured)
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Parma vs Lazio Prediction
Parma have been extremely entertaining to watch considering they are a newly-promoted side. They have an abundance of attacking players with Simon Sohm even dropping as deep as into the two in the 4-2-3-1 system. Lazio have been clinical and effective with the impressive Marco Baroni getting the right and much-improved tune out of them. Parma will fancy their chances of posing a threat in this one but Lazio do remain the favourites for this one.
Parma vs Lazio Tip: Lazio to win & both teams to score
