Lazio can hardly consider the first round of the championship as a success. Simone Inzaghi’s team is clearly betting on the finish in the top four, but so far they are not coping with the task. According to results of 18 rounds, the “eagles” are in seventh place in the table with 31 points in the asset, being behind the fourth “Roma” by three points. The handicap can hardly be called significant, but there is one “but”, ahead are Atalanta and Juventus, which will clearly still be able to add and have a wider lineup than Lazio. Thus, losing points for the “eagles” is now extremely contraindicated and in the last rounds the Romans were impeccable, finally managing to add stability. In the final round Lazio defeated Roma with a score of 3:0 in the Roman derby. The victory for the “Eagles” was the third in a row and already the ninth in the season. At this pace it is quite possible to stay in the race for a ticket to the Champions League. Luis Alberto will not help the team today. The Spaniard had appendicitis removed, but Marco Parolo is in good shape and may well replace Lazio’s top 10.
Last season Osasuna managed to gain a foothold in the elite championship and, moreover, managed to get into the TOP-10 of La Liga. Such results delighted fans and plans for the new tournament included entry into European cups, but something went wrong. For 18 rounds of the new Spanish championship, the Basques have three victories and six peaceful outcomes, which brought 15 points and the penultimate place in the table, which guarantees a ticket to the second league. After a series of four consecutive peaceful outcomes with Elche (2:2), Alaves (1:1), Real Sociedad (1:1) and Real Madrid (0:0), on January 12-th Pamplonians could not cope with Granada (0:2) on the road, for which we gave a prediction. Guests are doing better in the King’s Cup, where the blue garnet have already made it to the 1/8 finals of the tournament. At the start of this trophy, Jagob Arrasate’s charges dealt with Tomares (6:0), Olot (3:0) and Espanyol (2:0). In the infirmary of the team are Adrian, Chimi Avilla, Brasanac and Martinez, who has a hand injury. More soccer statistics and predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
