COMO, ITALY – AUGUST 24: Jesus Rodriguez of Como 1907 competes for the ball with Olivier Provstgaard of SS Lazio through the Serie A match between Como 1907 and SS Lazio at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on August 24, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Lazio welcome Como to the Stadio Olimpico this night, as Maurizio Sarri’s facet face a must-win recreation towards a facet six factors above them within the race for European soccer.
It has been a combined begin to the season for the Biancocelesti, who had been on the receiving finish of a switch embargo final summer time, severely hindering the reinforcements introduced in for returning head coach Sarri.
VERONA, ITALY – JANUARY 11: Maurizio Sarri head coachduring the Serie A match at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on January 11, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
Regardless of the restricted squad, and within the face of harm and suspension crises, Sarri has executed a very good job and Lazio sit in ninth place, but nonetheless considerably off the tempo of the large 5. Like their opposition tonight, Lazio have conceded simply 16 targets thus far this season; solely Roma have conceded lower than tonight’s contestants.
Nonetheless, Lazio have struggled in entrance of purpose, scoring simply 21 occasions in 20 video games; solely 5 groups within the league have scored much less.
Como, in the meantime, are flying.
Cesc Fabregas’ facet sit in sixth place in Serie A and with a win over Lazio tonight, might transfer simply two factors behind fifth positioned Juventus.
COMO, ITALY – JANUARY 15: Como 1907 coach Cesc Fabregas appears to be like on through the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AC Milan at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on January 15, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Como’s off-the-field technique and funding continues to repay, with Fabregas having an actual proficient squad at his disposal – while credit score should additionally go to the coach himself for the work executed tactically, on the coaching discipline and likewise by way of his involvement in membership determination making.
Lazio vs Como – Beginning Line-ups
Lazio: Provedel; Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Pellegrini; Belahyane, Cataldi, Taylor; Cancellieri, Ratkov, Zaccagni
Como: Butez; Smolcic, Ramon, Diego Carlos, Valle; Caqueret, Perrone, Da Cunha; Nico Paz, Baturina, J. Rodriguez.
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