Lazio vs Atalanta

Stadio Olimpico is the venue as Lazio and Atalanta go head-to-head in a mouth-watering Serie A top-four six-pointer.

Lazio left it late to beat 10-man Lecce 2-1 last weekend but did bounce back from a humiliating 6-0 loss to Inter Milan in their previous home outing. However, Marco Baroni’s men have blown hot and cold lately, alternating between victories (3) and defeats (2) across their last five Serie A games. As a result, their hopes of landing their first Scudetto since 2000 are in jeopardy, with table-topping Atalanta six points off. They could cut that deficit in half with a win here, and after a 3-2 victory in this corresponding fixture last term, they could beat ‘La Dea’ in back-to-back home league clashes for the first time since 2017. It’s worth noting that they had failed to take three points in six previous home meetings with Atalanta in Serie A (D3, L3), highlighting the size of the task awaiting them this weekend.

Meanwhile, Charles De Ketelaere’s late heroics inspired Atalanta to a 3-2 home triumph against Empoli last time out, extending their imperious winning streak in Serie A to 11 matches. Indeed, Gian Piero Gasperini’s men boast 14 top-flight victories this season – more than any other side across Europe’s traditional top-five divisions. Inspired by the longest winning run in the club’s Serie A history, ‘La Dea’ head to Rome, seeking a sixth consecutive league win on the road. With four of those five wins yielding a clean sheet, it’s hard to put it past Atalanta to register their third shutout in four away league meetings with Lazio. Adding to the visitors’ confidence, they’ve emerged victorious from nine of their last ten Saturday-held top-flight games (D1).