Both teams are on the same combining for the number of points 10, will be faced at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday in Serie A.
Unfortunately the hosts triumphed last week which followed by a powerful victory in Europe while the Tuscan side has not been defeated this season and can likely to establish a new club record.
After thanks to the goals of Boulaye Dia Lazio had a 3-0 win in the first match of the Europa League, Biancocelesti continue with increasing the pace and score 7 goals in 2 matches.
After an indifferent beginning to their season in the Roman League, last Sunday’s 3-2 victory against a high flying Torino in which Matteo Guendouzi opened the scoring and Dia following suit, s end took the capital’s club up into seventh position in the league.
Lazio’s new manager Marco Baroni then guided the side to wins in both fixtures of their respective European encounters in a season for the first time since the year 2000, after they came from behind to thrash Nice 4-1 on Thursday night.
Taty Castellanos netted twice for the Biancocelesti and the side is establishing an impressive home record in the UEFA compet ition – with the momentum increasing before World Cup qualifiers disrupt the Serie A again.
Summing up from the end of last term, Lazio has also triumphed in 6 out of 8 home matches in the league - the other two games ending in draws - and scored an average of 2 goals per game.
That form is ominous for their latest visitors Empoli who have never defeated them in the Stadio Olimpico in a Serie A match, they have lost 10 out of 14 such attempts.
In fact, Empoli last triumphed over the Biancocelesti in a league encounter almost nine years ago but they will surely fancy their chances of doing so after a brilliant start to the 2024-25 season.
The Azzurri came into last week's Derby dell'Arno fresh off victories in Serie A and the Coppa Italia. They also emerged victorious from a hard-fought match against Fiorentina, their rivals in Tuscany, 0-0, with just one shot going in.
In addition to having equaled their previous best point total at this time in a premier league season, Empoli has gone 10 games without a loss in both league and cup play dating back to last season, when they narrowly avoided relegation.
They would go into their first-ever nine-game Serie A winning streak if they avoid defeat this week, and head coach Roberto D'Aversa will be hoping his defense can hold strong against Lazio's onslaught.
Although Marco Baroni made several changes to his starting lineup in the middle of the week, Manuel Lazzari, Nicolo Rovella, Mattia Zacagni, the captain, and Boulaye Dia should all be back on Sunday.
Dia has scored in both of his league debuts at Stadio Olimpico since joining from Salernitana, and he now has the chance to emulate former greats Juan Sebastian Veron and Marco Di Vaio. In the last 30 years, they are the only two players who have scored in each of their first three home games for Lazio.
The hosts should have their entire roster available because French center-back Samuel Gigot is returning from injury and Tijjani Noslin has returned from his UEFA suspension.
Jacopo Fazzini and Youssef Maleh, who are both returning to Empoli, can compete for a spot to assist central striker Lorenzo Colombo.
Pietro Pellegri, who has three goals against Lazio in the past, including his sole Premier League brace to date, is expected to pose a threat to the latter. Back in 2017, at the age of just 16 years and 184 days, he made history as the youngest player to score more than once in a Serie A game.
While Saba Sazonov will be out until next year, Samuele Perisan, Szymon Zurkowski, and Tyronne Ebuehi are anticipated to return to the treatment room following the international break.
