Dream11 Fantasy Soccer: Juventus v. Lazio Preview

Dream11 Fantasy Soccer: Juventus v. Lazio Preview

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Juventus and Lazio will square off Monday in a thrilling Serie A matchup, as both teams remain alive in the title race, and this game could offer several answers in that department. Juventus might be coming off a three-game winless run (D2, L1), but they remain fairly comfortable at the top of the standings with a six-point lead over both Inter Milan and Atalanta, though that advantage could shrink to just three points if Inter defeat AS Roma on Sunday. As for Lazio, they've taken just one point of their last 12 available (D1, L3) and have fallen to fourth place with only 69 points, but a win could put them five points behind Juventus with four games left in the schedule. As you can see, this is a pivotal contest for both clubs as the 2019-20 Serie A season is quickly drawing to a close.

Recent Form

Juventus: W2, D2, L1

Lazio: W1, D1, L3

Team News

Juventus

OUT: Sami Khedira (thigh), Federico Bernardeschi (suspension)

Doubtful: Mattia De Sciglio (thigh), Giorgio Chiellini (calf), Rodrigo Bentancur (calf)

Lazio

OUT: Patric (suspension), Luis Alberto (undisclosed), Lucas Leiva (knee), Adam Marusic (thigh), Jony (undisclosed), Joaquin Correa (knee), Senad Lulic (ankle), Stefan Radu (calf)

Doubtful: None

Expected Lineups

Juventus: Wojciech Szczesny; Juan Cuadrado, Leonardo Bonucci, Matthijs De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Blaise Matuidi, Miralem Pjanic, Adrien Rabiot; Douglas Costa, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala

Lazio: Thomas Strakosha; Francesco Acerbi, Luiz Felipe

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Juventus and Lazio will square off Monday in a thrilling Serie A matchup, as both teams remain alive in the title race, and this game could offer several answers in that department. Juventus might be coming off a three-game winless run (D2, L1), but they remain fairly comfortable at the top of the standings with a six-point lead over both Inter Milan and Atalanta, though that advantage could shrink to just three points if Inter defeat AS Roma on Sunday. As for Lazio, they've taken just one point of their last 12 available (D1, L3) and have fallen to fourth place with only 69 points, but a win could put them five points behind Juventus with four games left in the schedule. As you can see, this is a pivotal contest for both clubs as the 2019-20 Serie A season is quickly drawing to a close.

Recent Form

Juventus: W2, D2, L1

Lazio: W1, D1, L3

Team News

Juventus

OUT: Sami Khedira (thigh), Federico Bernardeschi (suspension)

Doubtful: Mattia De Sciglio (thigh), Giorgio Chiellini (calf), Rodrigo Bentancur (calf)

Lazio

OUT: Patric (suspension), Luis Alberto (undisclosed), Lucas Leiva (knee), Adam Marusic (thigh), Jony (undisclosed), Joaquin Correa (knee), Senad Lulic (ankle), Stefan Radu (calf)

Doubtful: None

Expected Lineups

Juventus: Wojciech Szczesny; Juan Cuadrado, Leonardo Bonucci, Matthijs De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Blaise Matuidi, Miralem Pjanic, Adrien Rabiot; Douglas Costa, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala

Lazio: Thomas Strakosha; Francesco Acerbi, Luiz Felipe, Bastos; Manuel Lazzari, Danilo Cataldi, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Jordan Lukaku; Marco Parolo; Ciro Immobile, Felipe Caicedo

Top Picks

Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus: Ronaldo has been the league's most dominant player since the 2019-20 Serie A season resumed last month, scoring seven goals in seven league matches, keeping him in the conversation for another golden boot.

Ciro Immobile, Lazio: Immobile has been the top scorer in the league for most of the season and remains ahead of Ronaldo by just one goal, though he only has two goals since the restart. The team needs him to wake up, and this game seems like the perfect opportunity to do so.

Captain and Vice-Captain Options

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo
  2. Ciro Immobile
  3. Douglas Costa
  4. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic

Dream11 Team

GK: Wojciech Szczesny

DF: Juan Cuadrado

DF: Jordan Lukaku

DF: Alex Sandro

DF: Juan Cuadrado

MF: Douglas Costa

MF: Manuel Lazzari

MF: Miralem Pjanic

MF: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic

FW: Cristiano Ronaldo (C)

FW: Ciro Immobile

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Juan Pablo Aravena
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