Preview: Lazio vs Nice – Prediction, Team News, Lineups

After a convincing win on the opening day of the match Lazio want to continue their good start Europa League on Thursday, as they greet Pretty to the Stadio Olimpico.

Although the French club have suffered defeat in all six of their previous meetings with Serie A sides, they will be aiming to end that streak when they arrive in Rome.

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With a three-goal effort in 30 minutes of the first half, Lazio took control of the opening league game Boulaye DiaHis brace helped them to a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kiev at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion.

After an inconsistent start to the season, this performance ensured another success on Sunday in the league game away against the strong FC Torino Matteo Guendouzi initiated the scoring and Dia was successful again in a 3-2 win.

Takes eighth place in the Serie A table With 10 points from six games, the Biancocelesti are clearly getting used to life under the management Marco Baroni.

The former Hellas Verona coach will now look to guide Lazio to wins in their opening two European Cup games for the first time since 2017 as they look to continue their good run of home results in UEFA competition.

Ahead of Thursday's game, the Rome club have won their last three continental competitions at the Stadio Olimpico without conceding a single goal, and each of those victories came in last season's Champions League.

The hosts have recently scored in 15 consecutive games in all competitions since the Derby della Capitale against Roma in April, so they can certainly expect to test their visitors' defense.

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Not only have Nice lost both of their previous meetings with Lazio – home and away in the 2017-18 Europa League – but the French club have also played against Italian teams six times so far, losing all six by an aggregate score of 13-1.

So Precedent is not on their side, but Les Aiglons have made a solid start to the current season, earning a 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad in their first Europa League home game.

Pablo Rosario's' equalizer salvaged a point last week, shortly after Nice beat newly promoted Saint-Etienne 8-0 in a one-sided league clash at Allianz Riviera.

After a goalless draw with Franck HaiseComing into the weekend against his former club Lens, his side are now unbeaten in three games and sit in ninth place the Ligue 1 table.

Like Lazio, Les Aiglons are aiming for a place in the top eight of the 36-team Europa League table, which would see them overcome a difficult home-and-away playoff for places in the knockout phase; However, they need to start improving their record on the road.

Since a 5-1 win at Zulte Waregem seven years ago, Nice have lost their last six away games in UEFA's second-tier club competition.

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Marco Baroni will most likely change his squad again this week after making several changes to Lazio's usual lineup against Dynamo Kiev.

I just returned from an injury, Patrick will fight for a place in the hosts' back four and in the striker trio Loum Tchaouna, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru And Pedro could be brought in after they had all started in Hamburg.

Tijjani Noslin However, was sent off and was France's central defender in addition to his suspended absence Samuel Gigot will be out due to injury.

With a view to a difficult task against Paris Saint-Germain this weekend, Nice coach Franck Haise could also freshen up his starting XI at the Stadio Olimpico.

Melvin Bard will be out until after the international break, so Ali Abdi should continue to feature on the left flank, while several other players have not yet returned after injury-related layoffs.

Tanguy Ndombele could be on the bench again, but Mohamed Ali Cho, Morgan Sanson, Terem Moffi And Gaetan Laborde are still offside. Therefore, Evann Guessand And Youssoufa Moukoko are the favorites for leading the guests' attack.

Lazio's possible starting lineup:
mandas; Marusic, Romagnoli, Gila, Pellegrini; Guendouzi, Vecino; Tchaouna, Dele-Bashiru, Pedro; Castellanos

Nice possible starting lineup:
bulk; Ndayishimiye, Bombito, Dante; Clauss, Rosario, Louchet, Abdi; Boga, Moukoko, Guessand

We say: Lazio 2-1 Nice

Lazio will be highest in the clash between Les Aiglons and Le Aquile as they have home advantage and Nice are struggling with injuries.

Below Ciro Real EstateFollowing Barcelona's departure, the Italian side have refreshed their attacking options for this season and are now scoring regularly.

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