Football Previews
Fiorentina who seem to have closed shop for the season will host in-form Lazio who have been playing well as of late.
Fiorentina are currently 8th in the league table with 56 points after 35 league games.
They are 9 points behind 5th placed Atalanta so no European football for them next season.
A position around the middle of the league table is where they will likely finish the season.
They have only one win from their last 4 league games, and are currently on a run of 2 games without a win.
They battled to win their last home game 5-4 against Inter Milan which made it 3 wins from their last 5 home games in the league.
SS Lazio have had a good season – they are currently 4th in the league standings with 70 points after 35 games.
They trail 3rd placed Napoli by 7 points and are ahead of 5th placed Atalanta by 5 points.
They have 4 wins from their last 6 league games and are currently on a run of 3 straight wins.
They have 5 wins from their last 7 away games in the league and defeated Roma 1-3 in their last away game in the Serie A.
Fiorentina (probable): Tatarusanu; Sanchez, Astori, Tomovic; Chiesa, Vecino, Borja Valero, Saponara; Maxi Olivera, Bernardeschi; Kalinic
Suspended: Gonzalo Rodriguez
Lazio (probable): Strakosha; Wallace, De Vrij, Hoedt; Felipe Anderson, Milinkovic-Savic, Biglia, Parolo, Lulic; Immobile, Keita
Suspended: None
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Fiorentina last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/17 | (a)Sassuolo | 2-2 | D |
| 30/04/17 | (a)Palermo | 2-0 | L |
| 22/04/17 | (h)Inter Milan | 5-4 | W |
| 15/04/17 | (h)Empoli | 1-2 | L |
| 09/04/17 | (a)Sampdoria | 2-2 | D |
| Lazio last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/17 | (h)Sampdoria | 7-3 | W |
| 30/04/17 | (a)Roma | 1-3 | W |
| 23/04/17 | (h)Palermo | 6-2 | W |
| 15/04/17 | (a)Genoa | 2-2 | D |
| 09/04/17 | (h)Napoli | 0-3 | L |
Last time they met: Lazio 3-1 Fiorentina
Other fixtures taking place this week in Serie A:
| December 15, 2018 | ||
| Inter Milan | 18:00 | Udinese |
| Torino | 20:30 | Juventus |
| December 16, 2018 | ||
| SPAL | 12:30 | Chievo Verona |
| Sampdoria | 15:00 | Parma |
| Frosinone | 15:00 | Sassuolo |
| Fiorentina | 15:00 | Empoli |
| Cagliari | 18:00 | SSC Napoli |
| Roma | 20:30 | Genoa |
| December 17, 2018 | ||
| Atalanta | 20:30 | Lazio |
| December 18, 2018 | ||
| Bologna | 20:30 | Milan |
| December 22, 2018 | ||
| Lazio | 12:30 | Cagliari |
| Sassuolo | 15:00 | Torino |
| Udinese | 15:00 | Frosinone |
| SSC Napoli | 15:00 | SPAL |
| Milan | 15:00 | Fiorentina |
| Empoli | 15:00 | Sampdoria |
| Genoa | 15:00 | Atalanta |
| Parma | 18:00 | Bologna |
| Chievo Verona | 18:00 | Inter Milan |
| Juventus | 20:30 | Roma |
Serie A Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 43 |
| 2 | SSC Napoli | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 35 |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 29 |
| 4 | Milan | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 26 |
| 5 | Lazio | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 25 |
| 6 | Torino | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 22 |
| 7 | Atalanta | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 21 |
| 8 | Roma | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 21 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 21 |
| 10 | Parma | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Sampdoria | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 20 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 19 |
| 13 | Cagliari | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Empoli | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Genoa | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | SPAL | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Udinese | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Bologna | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 11 |
| 19 | Frosinone | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 33 | -22 | 8 |
| 20 | Chievo Verona | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 3 |
Serie A Results
| December 9, 2018 | ||
| Milan | 0 - 0 | Torino |
| Genoa | 1 - 1 | SPAL |
| Empoli | 2 - 1 | Bologna |
| Parma | 1 - 1 | Chievo Verona |
| Udinese | 1 - 3 | Atalanta |
| Sassuolo | 3 - 3 | Fiorentina |
| December 8, 2018 | ||
| Lazio | 2 - 2 | Sampdoria |
| Cagliari | 2 - 2 | Roma |
| SSC Napoli | 4 - 0 | Frosinone |
| December 7, 2018 | ||
| Juventus | 1 - 0 | Inter Milan |
| December 3, 2018 | ||
| Atalanta | 1 - 2 | SSC Napoli |
| December 2, 2018 | ||
| Roma | 2 - 2 | Inter Milan |
| Chievo Verona | 1 - 1 | Lazio |
| Sassuolo | 0 - 0 | Udinese |
| Torino | 2 - 1 | Genoa |
| Frosinone | 1 - 1 | Cagliari |
| Milan | 2 - 1 | Parma |
| December 1, 2018 | ||
| Sampdoria | 4 - 1 | Bologna |
| Fiorentina | 0 - 3 | Juventus |
| SPAL | 2 - 2 | Empoli |
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