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&lt;p&gt;It’s a European-focused clash at the Olimpico. Lazio, beaten by AC Milan last time out, are looking for three points to stay close to the front-runners. Bologna, six points ahead of them, want to move on quickly from the unexpected home defeat to Cremonese and keep themselves firmly in the Champions League chase.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD-TO-HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The official previous encounters between the two teams in Rome are 80 with a record of 42 Lazio victories (the last one 3-0 in Serie A 2024/25), 24 draws (the last one 3-3 in Serie A 2018/19), and 14 Bologna victories (the last one 1-2 in Serie A 2023/24).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the last 29 official matches between the two clubs at the Olimpico, Lazio without goals only on one occasion (0-0 on 29 November 2009 in Serie A); in the other 28 encounters, the capital city goals were 57.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio are one of the 4 teams in Serie A 2025/26 without penalties conceded (like Pisa, Roma, and Cagliari) and Bologna are one of the 2 teams that have obtained the most&amp;nbsp; penalties in their favor, 4 like Pisa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bologna are the team in Serie A 2025/26 that gains in the second half the greatest number of points compared to the results at the 45th minute: +8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COACHES and PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Between Maurizio Sarri and Vincenzo Italiano, 6 official previous encounters: the biancoceleste manager leads 4-1 with 1 draw to complete the record. Sarri`s teams always on the scoresheet, 11 goals in total.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mattia Zaccagni is the Serie A player who suffers the most fouls: 48, at least 11 more than any other player; in second place is Bologna`s Cambiaghi, with 37.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: none&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Guendouzi (Lazio)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FABBRI (PRETI – POLITI) IV: SACCHI J.L., VAR: MAZZOLENI, AVAR: NASCA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Parma-Lazio (Saturday, December 13, 18.00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bologna-Juventus (Sunday, December 14, 20.45 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

Lazio look to return to European contention, while Bologna will be determined to get back to their winning form.

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It’s a European-focused clash at the Olimpico. Lazio, beaten by AC Milan last time out, are looking for three points to stay close to the front-runners. Bologna, six points ahead of them, want to move on quickly from the unexpected home defeat to Cremonese and keep themselves firmly in the Champions League chase. HEAD-TO-HEADThe official previous encounters between the two teams in Rome are 80 with a record of 42 Lazio victories (the last one 3-0 in Serie A 2024/25), 24 draws (the last one 3-3 in Serie A 2018/19), and 14 Bologna victories (the last one 1-2 in Serie A 2023/24).In the last 29 official matches between the two clubs at the Olimpico, Lazio without goals only on one occasion (0-0 on 29 November 2009 in Serie A); in the other 28 encounters, the capital city goals were 57. DID YOU KNOW?Lazio are one of the 4 teams in Serie A 2025/26 without penalties conceded (like Pisa, Roma, and Cagliari) and Bologna are one of the 2 teams that have obtained the most&nbsp; penalties in their favor, 4 like Pisa.Bologna are the team in Serie A 2025/26 that gains in the second half the greatest number of points compared to the results at the 45th minute: +8. COACHES and PLAYERSBetween Maurizio Sarri and Vincenzo Italiano, 6 official previous encounters: the biancoceleste manager leads 4-1 with 1 draw to complete the record. Sarri`s teams always on the scoresheet, 11 goals in total.Mattia Zaccagni is the Serie A player who suffers the most fouls: 48, at least 11 more than any other player; in second place is Bologna`s Cambiaghi, with 37. DISCIPLINE&nbsp;Suspended: noneCautioned: Guendouzi (Lazio) REFEREEFABBRI (PRETI – POLITI) IV: SACCHI J.L., VAR: MAZZOLENI, AVAR: NASCA UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE AParma-Lazio (Saturday, December 13, 18.00 CET)Bologna-Juventus (Sunday, December 14, 20.45 CET) (Photo Getty Images)

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