It is now 11 games since Lazio registered a win in the Serie A, which in turn has left Davide Ballardini clinging on for dear life at the helm of the capital club.

A loss against a consistently inconsistent Bologna side will likely be the last straw for the Aquile boss, who has taken a fair amount of criticism for the way his side have been performing.

The Rossoblu are all too familiar with fighting for survival in the top flight, and would welcome to opportunity to take on their opponents with a realistic chance of scraping the three points that will be on offer.

Football Italiano