After the heavy defeat by Bayern Munich, Juventus has a difficult task to visit the quite well playing this season team of Lazio. Although Juventus is the sole leader in the standings, the team undoubtedly will seek at least a point from this meeting, in view of the heavy forthcoming matches for the team until the end of the season. "The Old Lady" leads with eight points to the second-placed Napoli, but possible two losses in this match and the next game against AC Milan would leave the intrigue alive to the very end of the season.
For the hosts also each point is crucial, because the team is in a battle to qualify for the Europa League and currently occupies the sixth position in the table with the same points with the fifth Roma. It is the fifth place in the standings that entitles participation in the Europa League, and in the struggle for it are also Inter, Udinese and Catania. Lazio also dropped out of European competitions after losing the quarterfinal clash with Fenerbahce and can now concentrate fully on Serie A.
Both teams have quite a few players missing due to injuries or suspension and considering their dropping out of the European competitions, the mood in both camps might be rather minor. Lazio performs extremely poorly against Juventus as the team hasn`t won a single league match against Juventus from 2003 onwards. This time, however, "The Eagles" have a serious chance of success as the team maintains a high level of play throughout the season, thus conceding only 3 losses at home.