Contending teams SS Lazio (13-6-4, 43 points) and AC Milan (12-7-4, 40 points) are scheduled to face one another in a 2016-2017 Serie A season match on Monday, Feb. 13 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Lazio has been mercurial in their past six outings with an even three wins and three losses. The team is currently settled in the sixth spot of the Italian top flight table, only two points behind fifth-running team Atalanta and the final Europa League qualifying berth for next season.
I Biancocelesti is coming off an impressive 6-2 victory over cellar-dwelling side Delfino Pescara on the road at the Adriatico Stadium on Feb. 5, as per BBC Sport.
Marco Parolo was the man of the match for head coach Simone Inzaghi's squad as he scored four goals during the contest. The Italian midfielder opened the scoring in the 10th minute before doubling the lead four minutes later with his second goal of the game.
Pescara midfielder Ahmad Benali then trimmed the gap to one with a goal in the 29th minute before teammate Gaston Brugman equalized in the 41st.
Parolo gave the lead back to Lazio as he scored his third goal in the 49th with teammates Keita and Ciro Immobile each scoring one goal to make it a 5-2 count. Parolo then sealed the win with his fourth goal of the match in the 77th.
Meanwhile, a nine-man AC Milan squad escaped with a 1-0 win over lowly team Bologna on the road at the Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on Wednesday, Goal reported.
Milan defender Gabriel Paletta and midfielder Juraj Kucka were sent off in the 36th and 59th minutes to give head coach Vincenzo Montella's side a two-man disadvantage during the match.
The game looked headed for a goalless draw, but Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic was able to hit the winning goal with one minute left before full-time.
The win snapped Milan's three-game losing slide as the team remained in the seventh place in the overall standings, three points behind Lazio.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 2-1 win by Lazio.
Lazio starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Marchetti; Basta, de Vrij, Hoedt, Lukaku; Parolo, Biglia, Milinkovic-Savic; Anderson, Immobile, Keita
AC Milan starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Donnarumma; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, Agbo; Honda, Locatelli, Pasalic; Suso, Bacca, Deulofeu