In this week 29 match, on Monday Mar 14th, Lazio hosts Venezia in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 7th placed Lazio, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Cagliari. Ciro Immobile struck first for Lazio in the 19th minute on a penalty kick, then Luis Alberto added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Felipe Anderson At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cagliari couldn’t manage to score, and Lazio took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Lazio should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 18th placed Venezia is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Sassuolo. Giacomo Raspadori struck first for Sassuolo in the 2nd minute, then Domenico Berardi added another in the 17th minute from the penalty spot. Venezia looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 22nd of December, Lazio won by a score of 3 to 1. Pedro struck first for Lazio in the 3rd minute, then Francesco Forte tied it up for Venezia in the 30th minute on a feed from Mattia Aramu.
Thomas Henry has been the most effective weapon for Venezia lately. The French attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. For Lazio, their top scorers are Felipe Anderson and Ciro Immobile, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.