Lazio vs Atalanta Match Preview

For the 22nd matchday of the Italian Serie A, Lazio welcomes Atalanta at Olimpico Stadium, Rome.

Another mediocre performance for Lazio of late, they were held to a 1-1 draw in Verona against the local side last Monday. They took the lead at the end of the first half, but in the second half they conceded the equalizer early on, and then they were more threatened than threatening.

This was the 5th match in a row for Lazio who are unbeaten and after 21 games they are in 5th place with 39 points fighting for a place in the top four of the standings.

Atalanta did not make it the previous matchday at the home of Sassuolo and after a bad performance they were defeated 1-0. They had a passive role in the match from the beginning and had a difficult time in defense, while playing with one player less since the first half and finally a goal in the second half was enough to be defeated.

With this result, Atalanta fell back to 5th place, remaining at 39 points, but within the reach of the fop-four spots that secure participation in the group stage of the next season's UEFA Champions League.

This is an important match in the battle for the top-four, while both sides coming off bad results. Both want to return to winning ways as the battle for the rop-four is ambiguous and with the quality they have they can give us a showdown rich in spectacle. My pick is Over 2.5 goals at 1.93 odds.