Serie A: Lazio-Roma, formations

 azio-Roma will be "an anomalous derby, without fans, but we know that they will be there with their hearts. The same that we will have to put on the pitch".

This is Simone Inzaghi's manifesto to stimulate his Lazio in view of the derby which opens the 17th matchday of Serie A at the Olimpico and which sees the Biancocelesti looking for the third success in a row this year: "In terms of motivation, winning would be very important '. If Roma are strong "Lazio are no less", says Inzaghi convinced. Strong also of the recovery after 11 months of absence of his captain, Senad Lulic, finally included in the squad among the over 22 in place of the starter Djavan Anderson One more signing: "We are all happy - commented the Biancocelesti coach - because he is our captain, he was out for 11 months and suffered a lot.

Now he's much better, he's a point of reference for everyone in the locker room.

I hope that from tomorrow he can give us his contribution on the pitch. "The Bosnian will start from the bench, together with the recovered Correa. Fares, Strakosha and Cataldi are always out, in attack Inzaghi will again focus on the Immobile-Caicedo couple.

At home, Roma Fonseca tried to light up the derby even if the days when Garcia set them on fire with 'we will put the church back in the center of the village' seem far away.

To those who asked the former Shakhtar if it weighed on him not to have won the games with Lazio last year, he replies with a grin between his teeth and a ready joke: "I haven't even lost them."

Last season, in fact, there were two draws, but now Roma need a victory for the standings and for self-esteem.

Inter-Juventus will be played on Sunday and the opportunity to join the Nerazzurri in second place is tempting.

Furthermore, Fonseca wants to reverse this trend that sees him in debt in direct confrontations.

To do this, he will rely on the eleven who took the field on Sunday against Inter.

Pedro is recovered, but will go to the bench, while the absence of Mirante still promotes Pau Lopez between the posts.

Then a three-way defense with Mancini, Smalling and Ibanez.

In midfield Villar (won ballot with Cristante) will team up with Veretout, while on the outside there will be Karsdorp and Spinazzola.

In attack Dzeko and behind him Pellegrini and Mkhitaryan. 

Probable lineups of the Lazio-Roma derby:

Lazio (3-5-2): 25 Reina;

3 Luiz Felipe, 33 Acerbi, 26 Radu;

29 Lazzari, 21 Milinkovic-Savic, 6 Leiva, 10 Luis Alberto, 77 Marusic;

20 Caicedo, 17 Building.

(71 Alia, 55 Furlanetto, 4 Patric, 14 Hoedt, 13 Armini, 16 Parolo, 18 Escalante, 92 Akpa Akpro, 19 Lulic, 7 Pereira, 11 Correa, 94 Muriqi).

Coach: Inzaghi.

Unavailable: Fares, Strakosha, Cataldi.

Disqualified: none.

Beware: Caicedo, Fares, Hoedt, Escalante.

Rome (3-4-2-1): 13 Pau Lopez;

23 Mancini, 6 Smalling, 3 Ibanez;

2 Karsdorp, 17 Veretout, 14 Villar, 37 Spinazzola;

7 Pellegrini, 77 Mkhitaryan;

9 Dzeko (12 Farelli, 87 Fuzato, 24 Kumbulla, 5 Jesus, 33 Bruno Peres, 20 Fazio, 4 Cristante, 42 Diawara, 31 Carles Perez, 21 Borja Moyaral, 11 Pedro) All .: Fr. Fonseca.

Disqualified: none Warning: Ibanez, Cristante, Mancini, Villar Unavailable: Zaniolo, Pastore, Mirante, Santon, Calafiori Referee: Orsato Snai odds: 2.85;

3.55;

2.35