Maurizio Sarri returns to Diego Armando Maradona to try to stop the ‘partenopea’ winning streak
Lazio is back in the Champions League positions after chaining two consecutive victories
Maurizio Sarri will once again sit on the bench of Diego Armando Maradona, but this time he will not feel the heat of the ‘partenopei’ in his flesh. The conductor from that Naples who dared to challenge the hegemony of Juventus for two seasons lands in the city of Vesuvius as a Lazio coach.
Things have changed a lot in southern Italy since Sarri’s departure. The Italian coach went from idol to persona non grata when his signing for Juventus was announced, and Napoli put aside their role as contenders for the Calcio throne to become the rival to beat. The undisputed leader of Serie A will be in charge of testing the aspirations of a Lazio that seems to have taken flight and is already in Champions League positions.
The group directed by Spalletti attends the confrontation with a comfortable cushion of 18 points over the second classified and 20 over their rivals and with the only casualties of the injured Raspadori and the suspended Mario Rui. The Romans, for their part, regret the absence of Pedro due to injury and Casale due to accumulation of cards. Both occurred during the match against Sampdoria.
probable lineups
Naples: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Lozano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.
Lazio: Provedel; Lazzari, Patric, Romagnoli, Marusic; Milinkovic-Savic, Cataldi, Luis Alberto; F. Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni.
Referee: Luca Pairetto.
Stadium: Diego Armando Maradona.