Feyenoord-Lazio is a match valid for the third day of the group stage of the Champions League and is played on Wednesday at 18:45: TV, lineups, predictions.
Small but steady signs of growth for Lazio, which after two days leads Group E along with Atletico Madrid on 4 points. The victory at Celtic Park (1-2) was crucial for Maurizio Sarri’s team, which came thanks to a Pedro header in the midst of recovery, just when the Biancoceleste people had resigned themselves to a draw.
A success that gave momentum to Luis Alberto and his teammates, allowing them to record the first string of victories of a season that did not start on the right foot at all. After the feat in Glasgow, in fact, Lazio also racked up two victories in Serie A, the first against Atalanta (3-2) and the second in Reggio Emilia with Sassuolo, beaten 2-0 last Saturday. Six points that allow the Tuscan coach to find for the first time a minimum of continuity but, above all, to climb positions in the standings: the biancocelesti are slowly approaching the Europa zone, even if for the moment they have to settle for a not exciting ninth place. In the cup, on the other hand, they put very heavy points up for grabs the two matches with the Dutch Feyenoord, already faced last year in the Europa League, again during the group stage.
Sarri dreams of a rematch
The Rotterdam club has one point less than the Capitolini, the result of their success in the first day against Celtic at De Kuip, pierced by goals from Stengs and Jahanbakhsh (2-0).
Hancko
Arne Slot’s team then came close to a resounding success at the Civitas Metropolitano with Atletico Madrid: it was not enough to go ahead twice with Diego Simeone’s Colchoneros able to come back twice and finally overturn the game (3-2) with a goal from Morata. In the Eredivisie, Feyenoord is third behind Psv Eindhoven and Az Alkmaar and has been winning uninterruptedly since last August: its last victim was Vitesse, annihilated 4-0 at the weekend. Sarri comes to the Netherlands with a full squad: the only one in doubt is Immobile, who is not at his best and will compete for a shirt with Castellanos. Feyenoord side, on the other hand, the situation is more complex: Ivanusec and Trauner are missing, but striker Gimenez could also start from the bench.
The prediction
Feyenoord a year ago made themselves indigestible to Lazio, who precisely as a result of the defeat in Rotterdam on the last day of the group stage relegated to the Conference League. Also very important is this challenge, since in case of a win the biancocelesti would fly to +4 over the Dutch and earn a big slice of qualification. Sarri’s team has undoubtedly grown in recent matches, but it will be very complicated to go for a full result in a stadium that is always very hostile like De Kuip: Feyenoord, capable of holding its own even against Atletico Madrid, should be able to avoid defeat in a match with at least one goal on each side.
Feyenoord-Lazio likely lineups
- FEYENOORD (4-3-3): Bijlow; Nieuwkoop, Geertruida, Hancko, Hartman; Wieffer, Stengs, Q. Timber; Jahanbakhsh, Giménez, Paixão.
- LAZIO (4-3-3): Provedel; Marušić, Casale, Romagnoli, Hysaj; Guendouzi, Vecino, Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
