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:
| August 18, 2018 | ||
| Chievo Verona | 17:00 | Juventus |
| Lazio | 19:30 | SSC Napoli |
| August 19, 2018 | ||
| Torino | 17:00 | Roma |
| Sampdoria | 19:30 | Fiorentina |
| Parma | 19:30 | Udinese |
| Sassuolo | 19:30 | Inter Milan |
| Empoli | 19:30 | Cagliari |
| Milan | 19:30 | Genoa |
| Bologna | 19:30 | SPAL |
| August 20, 2018 | ||
| Atalanta | 19:30 | Frosinone |
| August 25, 2018 | ||
| Juventus | 17:00 | Lazio |
| SSC Napoli | 19:30 | Milan |
| August 26, 2018 | ||
| SPAL | 17:00 | Parma |
| Inter Milan | 19:30 | Torino |
| Udinese | 19:30 | Sampdoria |
| Genoa | 19:30 | Empoli |
| Frosinone | 19:30 | Bologna |
| Fiorentina | 19:30 | Chievo Verona |
| Cagliari | 19:30 | Sassuolo |
| August 27, 2018 | ||
| Roma | 19:30 | Atalanta |
Serie A Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chievo Verona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 5 | Empoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 7 | Frosinone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 8 | Genoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 9 | Inter Milan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 10 | Juventus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 11 | Lazio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 12 | Milan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 13 | SSC Napoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 14 | Parma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 15 | Roma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 16 | SPAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sassuolo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 19 | Torino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 20 | Udinese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
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