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CFR Cluj vs Lazio Prediction & Betting tips
Cluj and Lazio are also in the group of Rennes and Celtic. These teams meet first and Lazio travels to Romania to take a first step to survival.
CFR Cluj:
Romania is not the biggest football country and so if you become a champion of the Romanian league, you will have to beat four opponents in eight games to be eligible for Champions League football. CFR Cluj came very close. First of all, Astana was eliminated, after which Maccabi Tel Aviv was also kicked out of the qualifications. The biggest surprise was when Romanian champion Celtic eliminated after a goal in the 90 + 7 minute. Against the Czech Slavia Prague the absolute final was not won and it cumulatively lost with 0-2. That is how they ended up in the Europa League, where it was last active in the 2012/13 season. Then Cluj even survived the group stage.
In addition to the successful continental qualifications, Cluj also performs very well in the Romanian competition. They have already played nine games and the club of former Chelsea player Dan Petrescu lost only one. The French attacker Billel Omrani is the greatest danger of CRF Cluj. He doesn’t always start in the basics, but when he comes in he regularly leaves a threatening impression.
Lazio:
Lazio Roma will also be back in the Europa League next year. The Italians survived in a difficult group with Apollon Limassol, Eintracht Frankfurt and Olympique Marseille. With their 3-5-2 formation, they managed to impress, but still lost in the knockouts of Sevilla. After a weak end of the Serie A, Lazio ended up in the disappointing eighth place. The season was made good by the win of the Coppa Italia, which brought in Europa League. Novara, Inter, AC Milan and Atalanta were in the final in four games.
The Serie A is now playing three rounds and after three games the club is on four points. In the first away match, Sampdoria was beaten 0-3. In the second game, Lazio tied 1-1 against AS Roma. Yet Lazio suffered the first defeat of the season when SPAL made the winning in the 90 + 2nd minute. In defensive terms, Simone Inzaghi’s club failed, but players like Luis Alberto and Ciro Immobile played a strong game.