Arguably the biggest fixture of the weekend in Serie A takes place on the 17th of December as Inter Milan travel to the Italian capital to take on Lazio.
The game will be played at the Stadio Olimpico and the hosts begin the weekend in 10th place on 21 points while the visitors are top of the table on 38 points.
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No way through this evening. #ForzaInter #UCL #InterRealSociedad pic.twitter.com/46rkBhAmCB
Lazio come into the game on the back of a 2-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
Lazio had already booked their place in the round of 16 but top place in the group was up for grabs.
Lazio fell a goal behind after only 6 minutes and conceded a second goal shortly after half time to lose the match and finish second in the group.
The defeat to Atletico Madrid was the first loss in 5 fixtures in all competitions for Lazio.
There have been wins over Cagliari at home in Serie A, Celtic at home in the Champions League, and Genoa at home in the Coppa Italia. Lazio also picked up a point thanks to a 1-1 draw at Verona in Serie A.
Trends show Lazio have not lost a match in 9 of their last 10 home games in Serie A.
They have won 4 of their 5 most recent home league fixtures and have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 3 home Serie A matches.
Inter Milan make the trip to Rome having been held to a 0-0 draw at home by Real Sociedad in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Both teams knew they were through to the round of 16 but Inter Milan needed to win the match to finish top of the group, something they were unable to achieve.
The draw with Real Sociedad means Inter Milan are undefeated in their 14 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
However, they have won only 2 of their last 5 matches, with the wins coming over Napoli away and Udinese at home in Serie A.
Trends show Inter Milan are on a run of 9 consecutive undefeated matches in Serie A.
They are undefeated in each of their last 8 away league games and have won 7 of those 8 away Serie A fixtures. Inter Milan have kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 8 away league encounters.
Team news: Lazio continue without the injured trio of Patric, Gustav Isaksen, and Alessio Romagnoli.
Inter Milan also have three players on the treatment table, with Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij, and Benjamin Pavard unavailable for this game.
Lazio have a good recent home defensive record and Inter Milan have been solid when playing on the road.
That suggests we are going to see few goals in this match, with just a single goal likely to be enough to win the game. With the attacking quality and overall form of Inter Milan, we expect to see the away team come away with a narrow 1-0 victory.