This is perhaps the biggest derby in the second round of the group stage of Europa League, because it is played between two teams from strong leagues, which have achieved victories in the first round. Eintracht has achieved a more valuable triumph because they have celebrated in Marseille, while Lazio made an expected home victory over Apollo. When the championship is in question, they are not in their best form there, but Lazio is still more successful in Serie A, although they lost the city's derby on Sunday. Eintracht is in the bottom of Bundesliga table, with a victory in the last round. This will be their first mutual duel.
There are a lot of oscillations in the team of Eintracht and it is really hard to say how this team will play in each subsequent match. They were eliminated in the Cup and they will not defend the title won last season, while they have two triumphs in the championship, but all of this is a very modest effect, while they started Europa League with a victory which was not even expected after a lot of bad performances in Bundesliga.
They defeated Marseille as guests and after they received a goal at the opening of the match, they came to a turn rover in the second part. The last half hour of the game was played without the suspended Willem, and that is why the victory is more valuable because Jovic scored only a minute before the end. After that they played a draw in the championship, suffered a defeat and then celebrated a victory in a great game against Hannover with 4-1. They have a large number of injured players, while the suspend Willems is still not able to perform.
Probable lineups Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – da Costa, Ndicka, Abraham, Falette – Hasebe, Torro, de Guzman – Rebić, Gačinović – Jovic
Overall, Lazio is more successful than their host, but it is not for some praise. They have already lost three matches in the championship and all were derby matches. In the first two rounds, they were defeated by Napoli at home and Juventus away, and then they lost in the last round from Roma. They have also made five victories, of which four in the championship and one in Europa League. They were mostly winning minimally, though they were favourites in all matches, and only Genou has managed to completely master them with 4-1.
It is interesting to note that none of the eight games played this season were draws, and of course, the most painful of all three defeats is the last from the Roma, for which they have no solutions in their last matches. The fact that they played with their strongest forces did not help much, in which they could not count on the previously absent Radu and Lukaku. Although this duel is very important, we believe that coach Inzaghi will greatly change the starting lineup, as he did against Apollo in the first round.
Probable lineups Lazio Rome: Proto – Bastos, Acerbi, Caceres – Basta, Murgia, Badelj, Milinkovic-Savic, Durmisi – F.Caicedo, Luis Alberto
Eintracht and Lazio already have three points and can play without pressure, but that does not mean that they do not want the second triumph. Lazio is stronger individually, with the fact that they will not play in the strongest team, which opens the opportunity for Eintracht, so it is realistic to expect goals on both sides.
Pick: both teams to score
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