Sampdoria Coach Marco Giampaolo concedes Lazio “have become an even stronger team than I expected” this season.

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“Lazio have become an even stronger team than I expected. After viewing several of their games, I saw that as well as being a physically strong side, they have a lot of ideas too,” said the Coach in his Press conference.

Sampdoria Coach Marco Giampaolo concedes Lazio “have become an even stronger team than I expected” this season.

It kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview.

“Lazio have become an even stronger team than I expected. After viewing several of their games, I saw that as well as being a physically strong side, they have a lot of ideas too,” said the Coach in his Press conference.

“It’s going to be complicated, we’ve all got to give 100 per cent to bring something home. Lazio are the only side who last season absolutely swept us aside with no response, so we must dig deep and have our best performance of the season with temperament, focus and determination.”

Samp have a perfect record on home turf, but were stunned 3-0 by Bologna last week.

“Conceding a goal after three minutes put the game on the wrong track, allowing Bologna to defend and counter. Their second goal came from a set play, which we are usually so good at defending on. We missed something in our finishing, but must also give credit to Bologna.

“The strength of a team is in how it reacts to setbacks.”

Karol Linetty and Ivan Strinic are out injured for the Blucerchiati.

Lazio Coach Simone Inzaghi was very critical of VAR in his Press conference, but Giampaolo is a fan of the new technology.

“It is the discovery of the Century, in football terms, because there are fewer errors than with the human eye alone. Even those behind the monitor can make mistakes, but it’s still better than on the pitch alone. It is an impartial judgment.”

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