Salernitana vs Lazio Prediction: Will Salerno be able to show their best qualities under the new coach?

For the match against Lazio, Salerno approaches with a new head coach - Paulo Sousa is now the head of the Pomegranates. Will Salerno be able to show their best qualities in their first game under the new coach?

After the previous round match against Verona, where Salernitana lost 0:1, Davide Nicola was fired as head coach for the second time this season. His first resignation ended with a hasty reappointment, but now Nicola is not returning. Just a few hours after his dismissal he was replaced by Portuguese Paulo Sousa - former coach of Fiorentina, Bordeaux, Polish national team, whose last job was with Brazilian Flamengo. The second half of the season won't be easy for the Portuguese coach and his new team, as Salernitan is only four points away from the relegation zone.

The Romans played their last match on Thursday, as the team hosted the Romanian CFR Cluj in the first round of the Liga Conference playoffs. As early as 15 minutes, Lazio was reduced to ten players after Patrick was sent off, but Chiro Immobile opened the scoring at the end of the first half. In the second half, the Romanian team maintained a minimal advantage and now can safely go to the return meeting in Romania to get a draw.

As for the previous national championship round, Lazio lost the match. Moreover, they lost without a chance, failing to oppose Atalanta - 0:2 on the home field. Lazio has not won in Serie A for three straight rounds. Before the loss to Atalanta, the team drew against not the strongest Fiorentina and Verona.

In the previous match against Atalanta, Lazio failed to score, but they deserved at least a goal. In the meeting with Salernitana, the Romans will likely score all the goals they did not score against the Bergamas. The Pomegranates have many problems in defense, and it is unlikely they will solve them from the first match under the new coach. Lazio needs a win after three straight league losses and a surprise home defeat to Salernitana in the first round, and Maurizio Sarri's side will get it. It is unlikely that even Thursday's Conference League meeting with CFR will stop the Romans - after all, the level of the opponent there was not very high.