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Juventus, who started off their campaign with a 1-0 win over Chievo, outclassed Roma last week. Brazilian playmaker Diego gave the Bianconeri the lead on 24 minutes, but Roma equalised through a stunning Daniele De Rossi effort. However Juve had more possession and given the number of number of times Julio Sergio was tested in the Roma goal, it was only a matter of time before they regained the lead.
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Diego was the provider of the second goal, and fellow Brazilian Felipe Melo capped a wonderful debut when he scored the third. The result forced Roma coach Luciano Spalletti to hand in his papers after five years in charge of the Giallorossi.
Lazio beat Chievo 2-1 in their last Serie A game to pick up their second win in a row. Chievo took the lead through a 16th minute strike from captain Sergio Pellissier, but Lazio hit back just before the interval through Julio Cruz.
Cruz scored his second on the other side of the interval as the Biancocelesti emerged 2-1 winners. However Lazio will be without defender Emilson Cribari, who was sent off in the game against Chievo. Coach Davide Ballardini is also having an injury crisis in midfield, with Roberto Baronio joining Cristian Brocchi on the sidelines.
Last season’s corresponding fixture ended in a 1-1 draw. “Rebel” midfielder Cristian Ledesma scored for Lazio in that game, while Swedish defender Olof Mellberg netted for Juventus. Watch Lazio vs Juventus live to see which way this game goes.After beating AS Roma 3-1 a fortnight ago, Ciro Ferrara’s Juventus will look to mete out the same treatment to Roma’s city rivals Lazio this weekend in the Italian Serie A.
