A great game against Feyenoord and a 4-2 victory in the Europa League is exactly what Lazio needed before continuing the competition in the domestic championship. As in most cases last season, Lazio plays its best matches in front of the home crowd, which was the case against Feyenoord. By the 30th minute, they had a 3-0 advantage and it was clear that the question of the winner was already resolved then. Vecino increased the score to 4-0 and Lazio tried to settle the game after that, but two mistakes in defense cost them two conceded goals. In the previous two rounds in Serie A, they managed to win only one point. They lost to Napoli, but you have to be realistic and admit that at this moment Napoli is much better than Lazio, so you shouldn't be too surprised by the defeat. But by no means should we say that Lazio is a low-quality team, it was best seen in the 3-1 win against Inter. The great advantage of Lazio is the coordination of their leading players. Milinkovic-Savic, Immobile, Luis Alberto, Felipe Anderson have been playing together for years and their connection on the field is more than obvious. There is no doubt that the victory against Feyenoord greatly boosted their morale before the very important game against Verona. With a possible failure in today's game, Lazio would already be behind the teams fighting for Europe at the beginning of the season, and that is certainly not something Maurizio Sarri's players want.

At the beginning of the new season, Verona seems to be struggling a bit. After five played rounds, they have two losses, two draws and one win. The only victory they recorded so far was against Sampdoria, who are playing really badly this season, they have two draws and four defeats after six games. In addition to Sampdoria, Verona has so far faced Atalanta, Napoli, Bologna and Empoli. As expected, they managed to win a point each in the matches with Bologna and Empoli, which are similar in quality to Verona. But in duels with teams that are fighting for the top of the table, among which Lazio certainly is, problems could be seen in the game. Verona is a team that likes to play offensively and compete with stronger rivals, but many times it didn't pay off for them. In the matches against Napoli and Atalanta, they left too much space for the opponents to build actions, primarily because of the high pressing they play. With a not very safe defense, they allow their opponents a large number of chances and against an experienced team like Lazio, it can cost them dearly. The team's best player is certainly Lazovic, an experienced expert like Sarri certainly knows that, and by cutting him out of the game, Verona is left without many chances to create dangerous attacks. In today's game we can expect goals and a great fight, but at this moment I have to give preference to Lazio who will certainly want their fans to afford another good game and to show their seriousness with the new three points in order to win the place that leads to Europe.