Lazio will be looking to make amends in Europe when they take on Romanian side CFR Cluj on Thursday night in the Europa Conference League knockout round play-off.
Maurizio Sarri’s side were eliminated from their Europa League group in third place despite amassing eight points, which incredibly was the same as Feyenoord, Midtjylland and Sturm Graz.
That means they will be looking to emulate AS Roma’s feat from last season of winning the Europa Conference League. Doing so would mean that the first two winners of the team would not only be Italian sides, but Roman sides.
Lazio vs CFR Cluj: Predicted line-ups
Stefan Radu is the only absentee for Lazio coming into this match at the Stadio Olimpico although Alessio Romagnoli came off in the first half on Saturday night. Sarri will want to see a reaction from his side after the 2-0 Serie A defeat against Atalanta. He is unlikely to make much in the way of changes though.
Cluj suffered a surprise defeat last time out and sit second in Romania’s Liga 1. They are without major injury concerns and have plenty of options to call on.
Lazio predicted XI vs CFR Cluj (4-3-3): Provedel; Lazzari, Patric, Casale, Marusic; Luis Alberto, Vecino, Milinkovic-Savic; Zaccagni, Immobile, Anderson.
CFR Cluj predicted XI vs Lazio (4-3-3): Scuffet; Manea, Yuri, Burca, Camora; Muhar, Adjei-Boateng, Deac; Yeboah, Malele, Petrila.
Lazio vs CFR Cluj: When does the Europa Conference League fixture start?
The Europa Conference League fixture of Lazio vs CFR Cluj kicks off at 21:00 CET – local time in Italy – making it a 20:00 GMT kick-off.
In the United States, kick-off of Lazio vs CFR Cluj is 15:00 ET or 12:0- PT.
Lazio vs CFR Cluj: Where to watch the Europa Conference League fixture?
In the United States, every Europa Conference League game in 2022/23 can be seen on Paramount+, including Lazio vs CFR Cluj and the other standout fixtures of the Europa Conference League play-off round.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, you can watch Lazio vs CFR Cluj on BT Sport 7.
