Inter Milan will travel to Rome this Friday to face Lazio in the third round of the 2022/23 Serie A season.
Venue: Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
Key Statistics
Lazio have conceded first in four of their last six games.
They have also conceded first in their last six matches against Inter Milan.
The hosts have lost just one of their last seven home league games (W4, D2).
Inter Milan have won their last six Serie A games.
They have scored first in their last seven competitive away games.
The visitors are without a draw in the last eleven league games (W10, L1)–the longest among current top-flight teams.
Head to head
In 56 head-to-head matches played between both teams, Lazio have won 17 times while Inter have won 21 matches. 18 matches ended in a draw.
Latest performances in all competitions
Lazio: D-W-D-D-L
Inter Milan: W-W-L-D-L
Lazio
Lazio will look to continue their unbeaten start to the league season when they welcome Inter Milan to Stadio Olimpico on Friday.
The hosts have taken four points from their opening two games with a 2-1 win over at home Bologna in the opening weekend followed by a goalless draw with Torino away from home last weekend.
The stalemate against Torino was the first time they failed to score in ten Serie A matches. Although the result at least extends their unbeaten run in the league to six games.
Having won their first home game of the season, the hosts now stand a chance of making it two consecutive home wins to start the season for the first time since 2015/16.
But to achieve this, they will have to become tighter at the back, given that they have tended to concede first in recent games. Maurizio Sarri’s side have conceded the opener in four of their last five league games before the Torino stalemate and so will have to perform better in this game to give them the chance of securing consecutive league head-to-head home wins against Inter for the first time since January 2014.
Possible Lazio starting line-up
Ivan Provedel; Manuel Lazzari, Patric, Alessio Romagnoli, Adam Marusic; Toma Basic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Danilo Cataldi; Felipe Anderson, Ciro Immobile, Mattia Zaccagni.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Inter Milan
Two wins from two league games has seen Inter Milan begin the season in the best possible way as they look to reclaim the Scudetto they lost last season.
The visitors come into this match on the back of a 3-0 win over Spezia thanks to goals from Lautaro Martinez, Hakan Calhanoglu and Joaquin Correa. The win saw the return of the Martinez and Lukaku partnership, with the Belgian assisting his Argentine counterpart for the first goal of the game.
Having lost his last visit here, former Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi will hope that he enjoys a more memorable outing on this occasion as he attempts to lead Inter to three wins at the start of a league season for only the fifth time this century.
With title challengers AC Milan and Juventus already trailing them by two points, the visitors can continue to keep themselves close to the top of the league table.
Possible Inter Milan starting line-up
Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Hakan Calhanoglu, Federico Dimarco; Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez.
Injured: Dalbert
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Lazio : Inter Milan :: 1:1
