In the duel between Lazio and Juventus on January 27, 2019, the leader of the Italian championship will come to visit the sixth team. The kickoff at the Stadio Olimpico is scheduled for 22:30 Moscow time.Lazio “Eagles” lost in the previous round, in which they went to visit the Neapolitan Napoli. The chances of the guests from the very beginning were small – this was demonstrated by the first minutes of the match. The Napoli players quickly seized control of the game and by the 20th minute they were able to open the scoring several times. The only moment in the Romans had Milinkovic-Savic, the Serb struck a header at the very beginning of the game, but this moment did not create great difficulties for the hosts’ goalkeeper. The pressure of the Neapolitans gave its result in the 34th minute, Callejon responded to Mertens’s pass and shot hard into the near corner of the goal – 1:0. Only three minutes passed on the stopwatch, and the home team celebrated the second goal scored, Arkadiusz Milik flawlessly converted a free kick. Changes in the Eagles’ game came after the break. The Lazio players started the second half by storming the Napoli goal and it almost gave a result, the canopy from the corner of the penalty area ended with a blow from Ciro Immobile, the Italian punched into the near corner, which was just guarded by the Napoli goalkeeper. Lazio fans saw the goal scored in the 65th minute, Joaquin Correa dragged the ball and gave it to Ciro Immobile, the striker decided to shoot from under the defender and won back one ball. Despite the goal scored, Francesco Acerbi brought the efforts of his partners to zero, the defender earned a second yellow card in the 70th minute and left the field. The result is 2:1, the “white-blue” lost and dropped out of the Champions League zone, to return to the top four, they need a victory in the Lazio-Juventus match. Juventus “Old Lady” continues its dominance, the team has not lost since last season, and only in rare cases, the opponents manage to reduce the match to a draw. The match of the previous round “black and white” played at the home stadium, they were visited by an outsider of the championship – Chievo. The difference in the class of the teams was noticeable from the first minutes of the match, Turintsy quickly seized the advantage and opened the scoring already in the 13th minute, Douglas Costa took over the game and decided to shoot from 20 meters – 1:0. A few minutes later, the hosts could double their advantage, Federico Bernardeschi shot from the penalty area, but the goalkeeper reacted to the rebound and moved the ball to a corner. Juventus managed to score for the second time at the end of the first half, Paulo Dybala stretched the ball through the opponent’s defenders and gave it to free Emre Can, the midfielder left no chance for the goalkeeper and rolled the ball into the far corner – 2:0. After the break, the players of Chievo fell down and began to make many mistakes. Cristiano Ronaldo had a great chance to increase the score, the Portuguese took a penalty kick in the 53rd minute, but the opponent’s goalkeeper turned out to be stronger. The fans saw the third goal of Juventus six minutes before the end of normal time, Bernardeschi hung from the standard, and Daniele Rugani jumped higher than the others and scored a header. The result is 3:0, the “zebras” won and kept the lead over Napoli in the title race, in order to maintain the difference, or even increase the lead, Massimiliano Allegri’s wards need to make every effort to win the match Lazio – Juventus. Odds for the match Lazio – Juventus January 27, 2019 Bookmakers from the Pari-Match company believe more in the success of the guests than in the winning result for the home team. Odds for the match Lazio – Juventus: Win Lazio – 4.90; Draw – 3.65; Juventus win – 1.80. Lazio – Juventus: prediction for the match Juventus has not lost at the Stadio Olimpico for five years, and looking at the game form of the hosts, they are unlikely to be able to change anything this time. Prediction for the match Lazio – Juventus: Juventus will not lose and the total is under 2.5, the odds are 2.28. Recall that in the match between Torino and Inter on January 27, 2019, the hosts will try to break their losing streak and return to the fight for the European Cup zone. The starting whistle at the Olimpico stadium will sound at 20:00 Moscow time.
