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:
| October 20, 2018 | ||
| Roma | 14:00 | SPAL |
| Juventus | 17:00 | Genoa |
| Udinese | 19:30 | SSC Napoli |
| October 21, 2018 | ||
| Frosinone | 11:30 | Empoli |
| Parma | 14:00 | Lazio |
| Chievo Verona | 14:00 | Atalanta |
| Bologna | 14:00 | Torino |
| Fiorentina | 17:00 | Cagliari |
| Inter Milan | 19:30 | Milan |
| October 22, 2018 | ||
| Sampdoria | 19:30 | Sassuolo |
| October 27, 2018 | ||
| Atalanta | 14:00 | Parma |
| Empoli | 17:00 | Juventus |
| Torino | 19:30 | Fiorentina |
| October 28, 2018 | ||
| Sassuolo | 13:30 | Bologna |
| SPAL | 16:00 | Frosinone |
| Cagliari | 16:00 | Chievo Verona |
| Genoa | 16:00 | Udinese |
| Milan | 19:00 | Sampdoria |
| SSC Napoli | 21:30 | Roma |
| October 29, 2018 | ||
| Lazio | 21:30 | Inter Milan |
Serie A Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 24 |
| 2 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 |
| 4 | Lazio | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 15 |
| 5 | Sampdoria | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 14 |
| 6 | Roma | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 14 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 13 |
| 8 | Sassuolo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 13 |
| 9 | Parma | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 |
| 10 | Milan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 12 |
| 11 | Genoa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Torino | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | +0 | 12 |
| 13 | Cagliari | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | SPAL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Udinese | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Bologna | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Empoli | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 |
| 19 | Frosinone | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 1 |
| 20 | Chievo Verona | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -13 | -1 |
Serie A Results
| October 7, 2018 | ||
| SPAL | 1 - 2 | Inter Milan |
| SSC Napoli | 2 - 0 | Sassuolo |
| Atalanta | 0 - 1 | Sampdoria |
| Lazio | 1 - 0 | Fiorentina |
| Milan | 3 - 1 | Chievo Verona |
| Genoa | 1 - 3 | Parma |
| October 6, 2018 | ||
| Empoli | 0 - 2 | Roma |
| Udinese | 0 - 2 | Juventus |
| Cagliari | 2 - 0 | Bologna |
| October 5, 2018 | ||
| Torino | 3 - 2 | Frosinone |
| October 1, 2018 | ||
| Sampdoria | 2 - 1 | SPAL |
| September 30, 2018 | ||
| Sassuolo | 1 - 4 | Milan |
| Parma | 1 - 0 | Empoli |
| Chievo Verona | 0 - 1 | Torino |
| Fiorentina | 2 - 0 | Atalanta |
| Frosinone | 1 - 2 | Genoa |
| Bologna | 2 - 1 | Udinese |
| September 29, 2018 | ||
| Inter Milan | 2 - 0 | Cagliari |
| Juventus | 3 - 1 | SSC Napoli |
| Roma | 3 - 1 | Lazio |
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