Serie A side Lazio face French outfit Nice in their second game of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League.
Lazio started their UEFA Europa League campaign in style, winning 3-0 away at Dynamo Kyiv thanks to a goal from Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and a brace from Boulaye Dia. They will be keen to extend their winning run against Nice, currently sat ninth in the Ligue 1 table.
Lazio v Nice will be available to watch live on TV in the United Kingdom on TNT Sports 5.
Lazio v Nice will kick off at 17:45 BST at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday 3rd October 2024.
This will be the third competitive meeting between the two sides, with Lazio emerging victorious on the two previous occasions.
The group stage of the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League season was the last time the teams met, when Lazio topped the group with 13 points and Nice were runners-up with nine points.
Serbia international Sergej Milinković-Savić is the top scorer in the tie, after scoring two in a 3-1 away win away at Nice in October of 2017.
Lazio wins | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
Nice wins | 0 |
*H2H stats refer to all competitions
Tijjani Noslin will miss the game through suspension, following a red card in matchday one against Dynamo Kyiv.
Patric will vie for a place at the heart of the hosts' back four after a return from injury.
Don't be surprised to see changes for the hosts, with manager Marco Baroni making several changes to the usual XI against Dynamo Kyiv last week.
Nice boss Franck Haise may also freshen up his starting XI at Stadio Olimpico, with a tough match against Paris Saint-Germain awaiting them this weekend.
Mohamed-Ali Cho, Melvin Bard, Morgan Sanson, Terem Moffi and Gaetan Laborde will all miss the game, leaving Nice slightly depleted.
Evann Guessand and Youssoufa Moukoko are likely to lead the visitors' attack.