Serie A Week 6 - 30/9/07 (14.00 UK)
Reggina-Lazio
Stadio Granillo
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Reggina will be hoping to pick up their first win of the season when they
welcome Lazio to the Stadio Oreste Granillo for a crucial Week 6 clash. It’s
hardly been a stroll in the park for the Biancocelesti this term either, as
it took them until Wednesday night’s match with Cagliari to pick up their
first three points of the campaign.
After battling back from a potentially crippling 11-point Calciopoli penalty
last term, the boys from Reggio Calabria stunned Serie A to remain in the
Division – yet all that hard work looks like being undone this time round.
Massimo Ficcadenti has found it incredibly difficult to follow in Walter
Mazzarri’s impressive footsteps, although the tactician wasn’t helped when
he lost Rolando Bianchi’s goals to Manchester City in the summer.
At the moment there is far too much pressure on ageing hitman Nicola Amoruso
to score, with none of the supporting cast currently looking up to the job.
Given that they’ve already conceded 11 goals, with just three netted at the
right end of the pitch, it’s not hard to see why Reggina are struggling.
Nonetheless, Ficcadenti looks set to keep faith with the same starting XI who
performed so well against Juventus in the first half of their Week 5 clash,
only to collapse in the second period.
Too many injuries and a lack of summer reinforcements have been Lazio boss
Delio Rossi’s major complaints in the early stage of the season, but their
win against Cagliari in mid-week could be a sign that the Lazio side who
fought for every ball last term is back again. The timing couldn’t be better
when you consider that they host Real Madrid in the Champions League next week. However, Rossi will be keen to emphasise to his players that this Serie A clash with Reggina is equally important.
The tactician will once again be without long-term absentees Mobido Diakhite,
Fabio Firmani and Sebastiano Siviglia, but Valon Behrami could be handed a
starting shirt after missing out last time. The man whose place he is likely
to take is Lorenzo Di Silvestri, who was hauled off at half-time against
Cagliari. Nestor Muslera is likely to retain his place between the sticks
ahead of Marco Ballotta – who is more than double the Uruguayan’s age –
despite a couple of shaky performances since coming into
the side.
Both sets of fans will be keen to see another attacking spectacle like the
3-2 win for Lazio last term rather than the drab stalemate that took place at
the Stadio Olimpico. And Reggina fans might be feeling down about their side’
s chances, but they can take heart from the fact that they have had some pretty
decent results against the capital club in recent years. Let’s face it,
they’ve got to win sooner or later…
Keep an eye on: Tommaso Rocchi (Lazio) – It took him a while, but the
ex-Empoli hitman finally got off the mark in Serie A with an impressive brace
against Cagliari and he’ll be looking to keep up the trend.
Last season: Reggina 2-3 Lazio
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Reggina (probable): Campagnolo; Lanzaro, Stadsgaard, Aronica, Modesto; Barreto,
Cascione, Hallfredsson; Joelson; Amoruso, Ceravolo
Lazio (probable): Muslera; Behrami, Scaloni, Cribari, Zauri; Mudingayi,
Ledesma, Mutarelli; Mauri; Rocchi, Pandev
Ref: To follow...
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