Lazio are on a very tight schedule. Even before the national team break, the Eagles were alternating between league and European Cup matches, and now they will add to that the Coppa matches. However, we'll talk about that later. "Biancocelesti" on Thursday met with Ludogorets. At the Olimpico, the team did not play with the main squad and experienced a number of difficulties. The first half was dictated by Marco Baroni's wards, but there were no dangerous chances. In the second half, although the coach made five substitutions, but could not change the zero on the scoreboard. It should be said that the Romans earned six yellow cards for the match. Problems with nerves? In the championship, however, everything was much better. "Eagles" met with Bologna and got a resounding 3-0 victory. The main initiator of such a confident result - Tomaso Pobega. Already in the 35th minute, the Rossoblu player received a second yellow card, which significantly complicated the life of his team. However, only after an hour of game time Lazio started scoring. The excellent series allows the Eagles to stay in fifth place.

Parma lost in the last round, although they looked good. "Crusaders" played with Atalanta and became another victim. The Bergamaschi scored twice in the first half, and in the second half the Gialloblu played the role of catch-up. This defeat was Peccia's fifth of the season. With 12 points, Parma are in 13th place.

The main problem for the Romans is the future calendar. Four days after this meeting, the Biancocelesti will meet Napoli in the Italian Cup. In three more days - with them, but in the championship. Next, Baroni's charges will travel to Amsterdam for a match with Ajax and a meeting with Inter. Obviously, there will be only one way out for the team - rotation. Parma is deprived of cup favours and has been preparing all week solely for the reported encounter. The Crusaders, it should be noted, are underdogs in the xPTS metric. Thus, Peccia's men are 4.38 points short. Moreover, the main shortfall comes precisely within the framework of home matches. It is worth noting that only one of the Gialloblu's defeats was by more than one goal (the match against Atalanta). At the same time, the team took points away from Juventus, Bologna and Milan. Lazio are in great shape, but the tight schedule can play its cruel joke. The hosts should fight for points in this match.