This is a very interesting weekend for soccer in Europe, where there are a lot of local Derbies set to be played. One of them comes from the Italian Serie A, where Roma will play host to Lazio in the Rome Derby. Both teams entered the international break in very good form, as Roma had won 5 in a row in all competitions, while Lazio have won a whopping 9 consecutive matches.
Lazio (9-1-1) have been excellent so far in the season, as they have only suffered a single loss in their 16 matches in all competitions so far. Moreover, they entered the international break on a 9 match winning streak. In their most recent match they recorded quite a lucky win against Nice in the Europa League, where they saw their opponents score an own goal at the 2nd minute of stoppage time, that gave them a slim 0-1 win. Lazio have already qualified to the next round of the Europa League, as they are sitting at the top of Group K with 12 points (4-0-0). As far as the Serie A is concerned, Lazio’s most recent match was a massive 1-5 road win against Benevento, as they are now sitting at the 4th spot of the league table with 28 points. They are sitting just 4 points behind the top spot, but they have played one less match. They have been stunning on the road so far (6-0-0), where they have scored 17 goals, against 6 conceded. They have also recorded a couple of road wins in the Europa League, but they have only kept a single clean sheet in those 8 matches.
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Roma (9-0-2) were engaged in a really spectacular match right before the international break, as they defeated Fiorentina by 2-4 on the road. They took the lead twice in the first 30 minutes, but Fiorentina equalized both goals. However, Roma scored two more goals in the second half, as they recorded their 5th consecutive win in all competitions, keeping clean sheets in 4 matches in that span. Roma are now sitting at the 5th spot of the Serie A with 27 points after 11 matches, just a single point behind their upcoming opponents. They have the best defense in the league with just 7 conceded goals, having scored 21 in the process. Both their losses so far in the season have come at home (4-2-0), where they only lost to Napoli and Inter Milan. However, they have won each of their last 3 home matches with clean sheets, including a 0-3 against Chelsea in the Champions League. They are sitting at the top of Group C with 8 points, 1 point ahead of Chelsea.