In this week 23 match, on Saturday Jan 22nd, Lazio hosts Atalanta at Stadio Olimpico in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 8th placed Lazio is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Udinese. Ciro Immobile struck first for Lazio in the 106th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Udinese was frustrated by Lazio’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lazio ended the match with the shutout victory. Lazio should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Atalanta recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Inter. Neither Atalanta nor Inter could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Atalanta is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
On the 30th of October, Atalanta hosted Lazio at the Gewiss Stadium in their last match together. Atalanta and Lazio battled to a 2-2 draw. Pedro scored the first goal for Lazio in the 18th minute, then Duván Zapata tied it up for Atalanta in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time .
Atalanta’s top weapon lately has been Luis Muriel, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Ciro Immobile has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 5 goals for Lazio.