Lazio seek a ninth consecutive Serie A victory, but are forced into changes with Joaquin Correa in midfield against Mario Balotelli’s relegation-threatened Brescia.
It kicks off at the Stadio Rigamonti at 11.30 GMT.
Lazio seek a ninth consecutive Serie A victory, but are forced into changes with Joaquin Correa in midfield against Mario Balotelli’s relegation-threatened Brescia.
It kicks off at the Stadio Rigamonti at 11.30 GMT.
The Biancocelesti ended 2019 as the form team in Italy with eight Serie A wins in a row, then beat Juventus 3-1 in Riyadh on December 22 to lift the Supercoppa Italiana.
Simone Inzaghi can only hope the Christmas break didn’t affect their momentum, but has other problems to deal with too, as Lucas Leiva and Luis Alberto are suspended.
That means Marco Parolo steps in, although Danilo Cataldi and Denis Vavro are not fully fit either.
Instead, Joaquin Correa has to improvise as a midfielder, with Felipe Caicedo partnering Ciro Immobile, the Capocannoniere himself just recently recovered from a bout of flu.
Lazio have only managed nine straight Serie A victories once before, in February 1999.
Brescia have improved since Eugenio Corini returned to the bench, as Fabio Grosso lost every game in charge, but they remain in the relegation zone.
The Rondinelle had beaten SPAL and Lecce, but were held to a last-gasp 1-1 draw by Parma last time out.
Daniele Dessena is the only absentee, as Balotelli has support from Ernesto Torregrossa and ex-Lazio midfielder Romulo.
Corini is suspended following his red card for dissent, so assistant manager Salvatore Lanna is on the bench.
Brescia: Joronen; Sabelli, Cistana, Chancellor, Mateju; Romulo, Tonali, Bisoli; Spalek; Torregrossa, Balotelli
Lazio: Strakosha; Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, Radu; Lazzari, Milinkovic-Savic, Parolo, Correa, Lulic; Caicedo, Immobile
Ref: Manganiello