Lazio forward Keita Balde. (Photo : Getty Images)
A high-profile meeting between two of the most popular teams in the 2016-2017 Serie A season, Inter Milan (8-6-3, 27 points) and SS Lazio (10-3-4, 34 points), is scheduled on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in San Siro.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Inter Milan has struggled in the early part of the season but has found their form in the past several rounds. The team has been unbeaten in five of their last six matches, including a two-game winning run, to climb to the seventh spot of the league table. They are now six points below the final Europa League qualifying berth for next season presently occupied by cross-city rivals AC Milan.
In their most recent fixture, I Nerazzurri nipped lowly team Sassuolo, 1-0, on the road at the Mapei Stadium-Città del Tricolore last Sunday, Goal reported.
After a goalless first half of play, Italian winger Antonio Candreva broke the game's deadlock in the 47th minute with a right-footed shot with the assist coming from team captain Mauro Icardi.
Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo was sent off in stoppage time after getting booked with a second yellow card, but head coach Stefano Pioli's squad was able to hold on to the one-goal win.
Meanwhile, Lazio has also been undefeated in five of their last six matches. Like Inter, they are currently on a two-game winning run as well.
I Biancocelesti routed Fiorentina, 3-1, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome last Sunday to remain in the fourth place in the overall standings, as per ESPN.
Senegalese forward Keita Balde scored the opening goal of the game in the 23rd minute for Lazio while team captain Lucas Biglia doubled their lead in the first half injury time.
Viola was able to trim the gap in the 64th minute with a goal from Argentine forward Mauro Zarate, but head coach Simone Inzaghi's side sealed the win right at the stroke of full-time with Romanian defender Stefan Radu's strike.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 2-1 victory for Lazio.
Inter Milan starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Handanovic; Ansaldi, Miranda, D'Ambrosio, Murillo; Perisic, Mario; Banega, Candreva, Brozovic; Icardi
Lazio starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Marchetti; Radu, de Vrij, Jacinto; Lulic, Cataldi, Milinkovic-Savic, Biglia, Anderson; Keita, Immobile
