The Cult of Calcio
Victory is imperative for under-pressure managers Maurizio Sarri and Igor Tudor as Lazio and Juventus square off in a Serie A classic. Stadio Olimpico sets the stage for Sunday’s blockbuster, with the two Italian heavyweights facing each other for the 163rd time in the top flight.
Expectations were high ahead of Sarri’s return to the bench, yet the hosts have struggled at the start of the season. Only two wins in the opening seven rounds (D2, L3) had pinned Lazio to Serie A’s lower reaches pre-round. Furthermore, the Biancocelesti miraculously avoided defeat at Atalanta last weekend, as La Dea squandered a catalog of chances in a tepid 0-0 draw in Bergamo.
Lazio can ill-afford…
