Lazio vs Inter Milan Prediction

• Where: Olimpico, Rome, Italy
• When: Friday, August 26, 9:45 pm local time

One of the opening games of Serie A’s round 3 is the derby between Lazio and Inter Milan at the famous Olimpico Stadium in Rome. The two sides have been big rivals throughout history, and they usually provide interesting matchups with plenty of nice moves and goals. Regardless of the opponents, Lazio is always after a win at home, so it will be in this case as well. Meanwhile, Inter wants to bring back the title to Meazza, and winning in derbies is an absolute must for Inzaghi’s unit. By the way, Simone was Lazio’s coach for a long time, and this game has a special meaning for the younger of the Inzaghi brothers.

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Lazio

The Eagles played without goals on the road against Torino, in a match in which the Eagles didn’t show their best football, to be honest. Torino was dictating the tempo and had more initiative, pressuring the rivals in the end, and forcing Lazio’s players to be on the back foot.

Lazio was better than Bologna in the season opener, winning 2-1. It was an odd game, which saw the Eagles Maximiano receiving a red card in the sixth minute. Bologna used that to score, but they also got the red card before the break, bringing a balance on the field.

A late push and two goals in the span of ten minutes kept all three points at the Olimpico, but we can say that the Eagles weren’t anything special in this encounter too.

Inter Milan

Lukaku is back, several big names landed, and Inzaghi is slowly creating chemistry on the field. More or less routine wins in Lecce, 1-2, and at home to Spezia, 2-0 prove that Inter’s form is already high.

Nerazzurri didn’t show some magnificent performances during the preseason, yet now, they look confident and strong. Of course, the rivals weren’t some notable teams, but then again, Inter didn’t have any trouble against the same.

This team will be offensive-minded, wanting to score as many goals as possible. Inzaghi likes to play like that, and for the moment, he has excellent resources in the locker room for such an approach.

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Lazio vs. Inter Possible Lineups

Lazio: Provedel; Lazzari, Casale, Romagnoli, Marusic; Milinkovic-Savic, Cataldi, Alberto; Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni

Inter Milan: Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, A. Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Gosens; Martinez, Lukaku

Lazio vs. Inter Milan Head to Head

Last year both teams had a win at home in direct matchups. At first, Lazio won 3-1 at the Olimpico, and after that, Inter was better at Meazza, 2-1.

The last five head-to-head events were concluded with both teams scoring, and four of them were with three or more goals.

Lazio vs. Inter Milan Prediction

Lazio showed many flaws against Torino, but we expect them to be much better at home than in the latest event on the road. On the other side, Inter is coming to smash the rivals, and they will impose a high tempo right away, trying to break Lazio’s defense with constant pressure. Our pick here is for both teams to score because we think it is safer than to bet on Inter.

Our verdict: Both teams to score

Lazio vs. Inter Milan Odds