Once he hits 150, he’ll immediately hit 151 Pedro. After reaching 150 appearances in the Biancoceleste shirt with Ajax, scoring the 27th goal of his Lazio adventure, the Spaniard will be back on the pitch tomorrow from the first minute in the attacking midfield. This is the main surprise that comes from yesterday’s finishing match in Formello, where Baroni tested the latest situations for a fundamental challenge which represents a real opportunity for Lazio. He will play it with Pedro in the attacking midfield in place of the injured Dia, who will be on the bench but who is still not at 100% after the ankle problem suffered against Ludogorets. The other ballot is won by another Spaniard, Patric will make up the all-Iberian central pair alongside Gila, with Romagnoli recovering but not being risked.
Lazio, the great opportunity for the rankings
Those in front all won, only Bologna from third place down got the three points. It is enough to say just this to explain how much the standings could be split with this evening’s match, a statement that is valid for both Lazio and Inter. A victory would allow one of the two teams to move three points clear of Fiorentina, +6 on Juventus and even +11 on Milan. If for Inter these are secondary issues, the objective of Inzaghi’s team is clearly Atalanta’s first place, for Lazio it would mean creating the first real break in the standings for what is the objective of Europe, especially the Champions League. Not only that, winning against Inter eight days after the success in Naples would bring the team to Barons into another dimension, making it a real loose cannon in this championship and not just for a place in the top four. An opportunity to dream with a fairytale scenario, there will be 60,000 people this evening enjoying a big match with an enormous specific weight for the rankings.