Overview

• Lazio have three defeats in four Serie A matches and only four goals, all scored in the win over Verona.
• The team sit near the bottom for shots on target with 12 through four rounds and carry a -2.2 goals-minus-xG balance.
• Maurizio Sarri is considering starting a 4-2-3-1, or possibly a 4-4-2, for Genoa in a departure from a long-standing 4-3-3 framework used across 525 consecutive matches.
• Matias Vecino has returned to group training and could be available for limited minutes in the midfield.
• Toma Basic’s reinstatement to the squad list is reported as likely with a Sunday 12:00 deadline, while Sarri also evaluates Mario Gila as a midfield option because Guendouzi and Belahyane are suspended and Rovella, Dele-Bashiru and Lazzari are injured.