Juventus vs Lazio Predicted Lineups: Serie A

9:16am on Friday 18th October 2024
By Jake Skudder

Juventus and Lazio meet in a crucial Serie A clash at the Allianz Stadium, with both sides looking to keep up their strong early-season form. Locked together on 13 points, neither team has tasted defeat in recent weeks, although Juventus will aim to recover from a frustrating 1-1 draw with Cagliari, while Lazio come into this fixture on the back of a four-match winning streak.

This encounter promises to be an intriguing battle of tactics, with both clubs facing injury issues that could affect their lineups.

With Juventus having to deal with several key absentees, including the likes of Arkadiusz Milik and Bremer, manager Thiago Motta will be forced into some reshuffling.

Lazio, on the other hand, have fewer concerns but will hope that Matteo Guendouzi is fit enough to feature. As both teams look to maintain their momentum, predicting their starting XIs for this high-stakes match is no easy task.

Juventus Predicted Lineup

Juventus will have to make do without long-term absentees Milik and Bremer, who have undergone knee surgery, along with summer signings Teun Koopmeiners and Nico Gonzalez.

There are further concerns with Weston McKennie and Nicolo Fagioli returning from international duty carrying knocks, and Francisco Conceicao suspended for this match.

With these absences, Motta will likely line up with a back four of Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, and Cabal, while Locatelli and Thuram could form the double pivot in midfield.

Out wide, Weah’s return from injury could see him start alongside Cambiaso and Mbangula, with the in-form Vlahovic spearheading the attack.

Juventus Predicted Lineup to face Lazio

Di Gregorio; Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cabal; Locatelli, Thuram; Cambiaso, Yildiz, Mbangula; Vlahovic

Here is how the side last lined up

Lazio Predicted Lineup

Lazio will be without Manuel Lazzari, who continues to recover from a thigh injury. Manager Marco Baroni may have a fully fit squad otherwise, with Matteo Guendouzi a potential doubt after suffering a bruised toe on international duty. If unavailable, Matias Vecino could step into central midfield.

Lazio’s impressive run has been powered by standout performances from Nuno Tavares at left-back, who has provided five assists in five Serie A matches.

With Pedro in good form and delivering vital goals, the veteran is likely to start alongside Taty Castellanos and Mattia Zaccagni in attack.