20:23
The big question of this game concerns a team that is not on the pitch: will Napoli champion on the couch today? There is no question that the Partenopei will win the Scudetto, but perhaps Lazio will play their part. The Biancocelesti are currently 18 points behind the leader of the table, so mathematically they can still become champions. A draw or even a defeat against Sassuolo means that even this minimal chance is gone. However, Lazio cannot sit back and relax as the battle for the Champions League spots is still in full swing. The Laziali currently have 61 points, four points ahead of Inter in fifth place in the table. Most recently, however, they lost to FC Torino and Inter Milan, so there must be a significant increase in performance today.
20:18
To start, let’s take a look at the lineups. The hosts coach Maurizio Sarri has made four changes since the last league game. Lazzari, Patric, Vecino and Marcos Antônio make the starting eleven for Romagnoli, Hysaj, Milinković-Savić and Cataldi. He can almost draw on full resources, only the same Cataldi, who had to be substituted against Inter, is now injured. In addition, there is the yellow card suspension for Romagnoli, which also hurts. Sassuolo coach Alessio Dionisi also rotates, but on a total of six positions. Instead of Toljan, Erlić, Marchizza, López, Harroui and Bajrami, Zortea, Ferrari, Rogério, Pedro Obiang, Matheus Henrique and Berardi are on the pitch from the start. The rotation affects the entire back four apart from Ruan, so the former Dortmund player Toljan is not allowed to start again, although Müldür is still injured. Meanwhile, López is suspended and the Neroverdi have to do without Pinamonti, who is serving a red card suspension.