we come up against a strong Goalie in Matteo Sereni: 31 saves in 5 games with 1 Clean sheet already under his belt. only losing two games, the opener to Parma and their last to Bari, both away.(one mark in our favor) there victory over Roma was nice but showcased them as a strong counter attacking team. their non-possession style football has been our kryptonite in the past. they concede possession to most opponents by 12-16% and 24-39% to "bigger" opponents while still winning. Lazio will be planning on dictating the pace with our on form midfield. Brescia will be ready for this and confident that they can sit back and wait. so we will be dependent on Reja's plan, and defensive games man ship. he will also have to be ready to make decisive changes if Sereni and Brescia's defense proves to be too frustrating for our boys(ie. zarate).

a strong persistent attack will be the key to break them down. look for Hernanes to dictate the game again, hopefully it will not take till the second half. as always a goal early will make this one much easier. also hope that Zarate is told to stay in the box and does not try to break down Brescia's defense all by himself.

strikers to watch are Eder 1G: mostly for the hype and Brazilian gens, Caracciolo 2G-1A: a Brescia man for 84 games and has scored 46 goals(good even if its just B league), Alessandro Diamanti 1G-2A: he seems to produce goals and assists at a pretty consistent rate, netting 24 in 63 with Livorno, 7 in 28 at westham.

If Biava and Dias can continue their good form over the past 4 games I see no problem from any of these "B" strikers.

lets succeed where Merda failed, and stay at the top of Serie A 

Looks like I will be in the city in time for this game if I can make it there on time. What's the best way to get a ticket at short notice ? Should'nt I be able to just buy it at the gate as its not a massive game. I have'nt had much chance to visit the stadio for the last few years so I guess its changed a bit.

Can you post pictures of the match if you happen to attend ?

Its been mentioned that this is the type of game that we would have slipped up in in seasons gone by. I agree, and the proof of that is shown in the last two seasons where good starts have either deteriorated into a midtable campaign or worse as we saw last season. Whatsmore, our home form, last year especially, was shambolic. Its a big big game for this reason alone, and it should be treated a such from minute one.

I found these instructions elsewhere. Hopefully this helps.

Tickets for "open" matches will be on sale at all Lazio Style and Lottomatica shops in the region. You will need an ID and need to pay cash. We recommend Lazio Style, at Via Calderini, really close to the Olympic stadium, where you'll find ticket even at the match-day. To get to Via Calderini the easiest way is to catch the underground "Metro A" to "Flaminio". From there, catch the bus (or the tram) number 2 heading to Piazza Mancini, and get off at the very final stop. Lazio Style is 300 meters from Piazza Mancini. You can also buy the ticket online through Listicket (see Lazio website), although only Tribuna tickets will be on sale there.

Forza Lazio 

I hope, crave and demand a victory, but I'm afraid we'll see a typical Lazio reaction to some splendid games, resulting in a 1-1 tie, with Éder equalising on stoppage time...

That said, 2-0 with Zárate and Floccari on the scoresheet would be fantastic!