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Lazio and Genoa measure their strength at the Stadio Olimpico in a meeting for Coppa Italia (Eighth Finals). At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 3 wins and 2 losses in the last 5 games. However, the last time they faced in this stadium was on 11-20-2016, in a match for Serie A TIM that ended the victory of Lazio by (3-1). The goals of the match were scored by Felipe Anderson (11 ‘), L. Biglia (57’) and Wallace (65 ‘) for Lazio and L. Ocampos (52′) for Genoa.
Lazio
The home team plays their first match in this edition of Coppa Italia with the intention of taking advantage of the home factor to achieve a positive result. In the last game he played for Serie A TIM, he beat Atalanta at home (2-1). In the last 10 home games Lazio has won 8, 1 draw and 1 defeat. The team allowed their opponents to score in 8 of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has scored regularly as they have managed to make it 8 out of the last 10 games. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 44 of his last 51 games finished with More of 1.5 goals. In 15 games, he only managed 1 turn in the scoring in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Lazio will play their Coppa Italia debut this year in an attempt to repeat the same good performance they have had so far in the Italian Championship. In the last round, the team received Atalanta at home and managed to win the match by 2×1, thus reaching their fourth win in five games. Before, the team had faced Crotone, also at home, and left the field with the win by 1×0. After twenty rounds, the club accumulates twelve victories, four draws and four defeats, thus occupying the fourth position in the table. For that game, the coach should keep the team in 3-4-3 or 4-3-3.
Genoa
The visiting team arrives at this stage of Coppa Italia (Round of 16) after having played previous qualifiers with: Perugia and Lecce. In the last game he played, for Serie A TIM, lost with Cagliari away by (4-1). In the last 10 games as a visitor Genoa won 2, drawn 1 and lost 7. The team allowed their opponents’ goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so there are defensive processes that need to be improved. In 15 games, he never got around to scoring in the 7 games in which he conceded the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 11 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he scored 3 of his 7 goals between the minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Genoa enter the field for their third match for Coppa Italia, the first away from their fans. To get here, the team eliminated Lecce, with a 3-2 win, and Perugia, with a 4×3 win in overtime. In the Italian Championship the team has not been doing a good campaign. In the last round, the team went to the home of Cagliari and left there thrashed by 4×1, thus getting to their fourth consecutive defeat. Before, the team had received Roma at home and ended up losing by 0x1. After 20 rounds, the club accumulated six wins, five draws and nine defeats, thus taking the fifteenth place in the table. For that match, the coach must keep the team in 3-4-3.
Prediction: Lazio Win @ 1.63