On the 2nd of October, in this week 8 match, Lazio will host Spezia at Stadio Olimpico in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 4th placed Lazio, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Cremonese. Ciro Immobile struck first for Lazio in the 7th minute on a feed from Sergej Milinković-Savić, then Ciro Immobile added another in the 21st minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cremonese couldn’t manage to score, and Lazio took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Lazio should be reasonably happy with their performance, while spezia sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Sampdoria. Abdelhamid Sabiri struck first for Sampdoria in the 11th minute on a feed from Tommaso Augello, then Jeison Murillo tied it up for Spezia on an own goal in the 12th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 72nd minute on a goal by M’Bala Nzola. Spezia is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Lazio won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Spezia is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Bastoni and M’Bala Nzola each having 2 goals in their last five. Both Luis Alberto and Ciro Immobile have been the hottest scorers for Lazio in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.