Sebastiano Lori | Soccer Tipster | Last Tips

Palermo will be without the main creator Vazquez, due to suspension he got with accumulation of too many yellow cards. That will be a major blow and it will greatly weakened home side's attacking line. On the other side of the pitch, absence of Goldaniga , who is still out results in defence not being in full strength. The "Rosanero" are without a win in the last 10 games, so confidence is surely lacking, as well as morale. To add oil on the fire, there is a good chance of being relegated and they should take that threat seriously. Currently on 18th spot, Palermo is desperate for points, but being the team, that conceives 2nd most goals in the league won't help them with that. Only players missing will be Vazquez and Goldaniga, but they are 2 of the key players, weakening the squad as a whole. We can expect lack of opportunities created from the home side, due to missing main source of creativity, Vazquez. The replacement might be Quaison, who seems as a decent option. Lazio on the other hand is in a much better position in the league, with 14 points advantage from today's opponents. So relegation threat is out of the question. There have been some changes in the team, with sacking of Pioli after a defeat to Roma (4:1), for Inzaghi to take his place and to take charge of his first game today. Lazio is still suffering from missing players, with their defense being the main problem area. That issue was seen in the last match against local rivals Roma, where they conceived 4 goals. The missing players are: de Vrij, Basta, Hoedt, Radu, Konko, Braafheid, Mauri and Kishna. On the positive note, Lulić, Milinković-Savić and Berisha are all back with the team. Despite the terrible loss, the "Eagles" are undefeated in the last 8 away matches played, drawing last 6. It's not the result to be proud of, but in the end it's still better than loosing. Today we hope Inzaghi will give his team a boost needed to win this one and end their streak of 6 draws in a row. Palermo will be desperate to get points, but with missing 2 key players it will be a hard task to achieve. Despite Palermo having a home ground advantage, I see Lazio as a favorite. With a new coach they will be motivated to get him his debut win and to try to forget last week's defeat against rivals Roma.