Portugal Star To Return To Lazio Starting XI For Serie A Clash Vs Inter Milan – Attacking Shake-Up Also Expected
Portugal Star To Return To Lazio Starting XI For Serie A Clash Vs Inter Milan – Attacking Shake-Up Also Expected
Nuno Tavares will come straight back into the Lazio starting eleven against Inter Milan.
This according to today's print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews. They also report that Matias Vecino will start in attacking midfield.
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Lazio travel to the San Siro to take on Inter Milan this evening.
The penultimate match of the Serie A season will be huge for both teams.
For the home side, three points will be essential to keep the pressure on Napoli in the title race.
But for the Biancocelesti it is just as vital to get a result.
Lazio find themselves in a fierce battle for the last remaining Champions League spot in the Serie A table.
The Biancocelesti are level on points with Juventus. Meanwhile, the likes of Roma and Bologna are right behind them looking to capitalize on any slip-ups.
Inter decimated Lazio 6-0 in the reverse fixture at the Stadio Olimpico in December. However, a much narrower 1-0 win in the Coppa Italia suggested that the gap is not really so large between the two teams on the pitch.
Nuno Tavares To Start Inter Vs Lazio Serie A Clash – Vecino To Play In Attack
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 24: Matias Vecino of SS Lazio kicks the ball during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Bologna at Stadio Olimpico on November 24, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi –)
Lazio coach Marco Baroni will have a few selection dilemmas.
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One of the big ones concerns the fullback positions.
Portuguese international Nuno Tavares is just coming back from injury. He has been out for more than a month with a hamstring problem.
However, reports the Corriere, Tavares is back.
Moreover, the newspaper anticipate, Baroni will put the former Arsenal and Benfica wingback straight back into the starting eleven.
Therefore, Adam Marusic will shift over to the right flank, where Manuel Lazzari is absent.
Meanwhile, the Corriere report, Gustav Isaksen will not be fit to start this evening's match.
Therefore, the newspaper predict, there will be something of an attacking shakeup from Baroni.
Pedro will start on the left, and Boulaye Dia will shift over to the left flank. Then, ex-Inter and Fiorentina midfielder Matias Vecino will play in an advanced role off of Taty Castellanos.
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