Serie A Preview | Verona vs. Lazio: All-new defence for Sarri
Lazio are forced to completely reshuffle their defence and will be fatigued from the Europa League as they visit attack-minded Hellas Verona.
Maurizio Sarri is winning some big Serie A games against Roma and Inter, but consistency is a real issue, especially here with both Francesco Acerbi and Luiz Felipe suspended. Luis Alberto could also be dropped for the third game in a row, after the coach said he cannot play alongside Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
Verona are smarting after fumbling a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 against Milan at San Siro last week. Giovanni Simeone and Nikola Kalinic are battling for the starting spot as centre-forward, supported by Gianluca Caprari and Antonin Barak.
Form Guide: Verona (L W D D W) Lazio (W L W D D)
Stat fact: Lazio could fail to keep a clean sheet in their first nine Serie A games for the first time since 1954-55.
Probable line-ups
Verona (3-4-2-1): Montipò; Ceccherini, Gunter, Casale; Faraoni, Tameze, Veloso, Lazovic; Barak, Caprari; Simeone
Suspended: None
Injured: Dawidowicz, Frabotta
On a yellow card: None
Lazio (4-3-3): Reina; Marusic, Patric, Radu, Hysaj; Milinkovic-Savic, Leiva, Basic; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Pedro
Suspended: Acerbi, Luiz Felipe
Injured: Adekanye
On a yellow card: None