Two clubs in the top half of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Lazio and Inter Milan. The first-division clash is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Inter Milan manager Danilo D'Ambrosio (via Football Italia): "Inter have always battled at the top in the League. In Europe, they've always been in the latter stages of competitions. There's so much work to be done, but the coach [Roberto Mancini] is helping us. Next year, we want to improve and the coach thinks we can fight for first place in the league."
Lazio captain Stefano Mauri (via Football Italia): "We're performing above expectations. We hope to get into the Champions League. It's not important whether it's second or third place.
The In-Form Player
Lucas Biglia's contributions this campaign have been largely unheralded. In 25 appearances, the 29-year-old is averaging 3.9 tackles and 2.4 interceptions.
Projected Lineups
Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Radu, Mauricio, Vrij, basta; Parolo, Biglia, Cataldi; Anderson, Klose, Candreva
Inter Milan (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; Jesus, Vidic, Ranocchia, D'Ambrosio; Brozovic, Medel, Guarin, Hernanes; Icardi, Palacio
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 35 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 20 | 45 | 80 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 64 | |||
| 3 | Lazio | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 63 | |||
| 4 | Napoli | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 43 | 19 | 59 | |||
| 5 | Fiorentina | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 52 | |||
| 6 | Sampdoria | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 51 | |||
| 7 | Genoa | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 50 | |||
| 8 | Internazionale | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 49 | |||
| 9 | Torino | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 48 | |||
| 10 | AC Milan | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 46 | |||
| 11 | Palermo | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 43 | |||
| 12 | Chievo | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 42 | |||
| 13 | Udinese | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 41 | |||
| 14 | Empoli | 34 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 41 | |||
| 15 | Verona | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 60 | -17 | 41 | |||
| 16 | Sassuolo | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 37 | |||
| 17 | Atalanta | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Cagliari | 35 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Cesena | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 61 | -29 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Parma | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 66 | -39 | 16 |
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