Lazio will want three points to try to reach Roma in the table, Sassuolo bid farewell to Serie A TIM

Lazio and Sassuolo will face off at the Olimpico: the Biancocelesti will want a win in front of the home fans after the draw away to Inter, to finish off the season as high as possible in the standings, and maybe reach Roma (already sure of sixth place) in the table who are three points ahead.

The Neroverdi, on the other hand, mathematically relegated last week after the defeat to Cagliari, say goodbye to Serie A TIM after 11 years.

DID YOU KNOW?

Lazio have lost their last Serie A game of the season in six of their last eight campaigns, although they have remained unbeaten in the two most recent (draw against Hellas Verona in 2021-22 and win against Empoli in 2022-23).

Sassuolo have never drawn their last game in a Serie A season, with three wins and seven defeats in their previous 10.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Lazio have won each of their last four Serie A games against Sassuolo, including each of the last three without conceding; they have never recorded five wins in a row against the Neroverdi in the competition (run of four also between October 2016 and February 2018 under Simone Inzaghi).

Sassuolo have won just one of their last seven away games against Lazio in the top-flight (D1 L5): 2-1 in July 2020, with goals from Giacomo Raspadori and Francesco Caputo.

Lazio have scored exactly two goals in each of their last four Serie A games against Sassuolo, while they’ve done so in each of their last three games on home soil against them.

PLAYERS

Daichi Kamada (49 - 22 goals and 27 assists) is close to being directly involved in 50 goals in the big five European leagues. Indeed, since Igor Tudor`s first game in charge on 30th March, the Lazio midfielder is one of two players, along with Remo Freuler, who has recorded at least 400 forward passes and made at least 20 tackles in Serie A (400 and 20 for Kamada, 469 and 23 for Freuler).

Felipe Anderson has been directly involved in nine goals against Sassuolo in Serie A (5 goals, 4 assists), against no other opponent does he have more in the big five European leagues (9 also against Torino). In addition, the Lazio winger has scored in each of his last three matches against the Neroverdi in the competition.

Among players currently in the competition, no player has scored more goals on the final day of a Serie A season than Grégoire Defrel (4, level with Matías Vecino, Zapata, Berardi, Politano, De Silvestri and Dybala). The Sassuolo striker scored a hat-trick in 2017 against Torino and a goal in 2019 against Juventus, while the Lazio midfielder scored three goals against his current team in 2016 (2) and 2018 (1) and against Pescara in 2017.

 

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Casale (Lazio); Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo)

Cautioned: Lazzari, Patric, Pedro, Vecino (Lazio); Ferrari, Pedersen, Pinamonti (Sassuolo)

REFEREE

Dionisi (Perrotti-Cavallina) IV: Gualtieri, VAR: Marini, AVAR: Muto

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