Lazio head into Tuesday’s encounter in a despondent mood after they gave up a half-time lead to lose 2-1 to Salernitana at the
weekend, leaving Maurizio Sarri’s side in 10th place with the rather underwhelming tally of 17 points from 13 Serie A matches.
They looked set to enjoy a successful trip to Salerno when Ciro Immobile dispatched his 43rd-minute spot kick to become the first player to reach 100 away goals in Serie A.
However, Grigoris Kastanos pulled Salernitana level within 10 minutes of the restart, before former Lazio man Antonio Candreva netted the
decisive goal to condemn the Biancocelesti to a sixth Serie A defeat of the season, extending their winless league run to three matches.
While their domestic campaign is proving to be a disappointment, Lazio are on the brink of reaching the knockout rounds of the Champions League after collecting seven points from their four group matches.
Lazio began their group-stage campaign with a 1-1 draw against Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, before they claimed victories over Celtic and Feyenoord either side of a defeat to the Dutch champions on matchday three.
Having won four of their last five competitive home matches (D1), Lazio will be fully aware that if they claim another home victory on Tuesday, they will advance to the last 16 if Feyenoord fail to beat Atletico in the Netherlands.
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They began their European campaign with back-to-back defeats to Feyenoord and Lazio, before taking a point off Atletico Madrid at Celtic Park, however, they were unable to produce another competitive performance in the return leg, as they fell to a heavy 6-0 loss in the Spanish capital.
As a result of their chastening experience against Diego Simeone’s side, the Bhoys have now gone 14 Champions League group games without a win since beating Anderlecht 3-0 in September 2017.
Celtic, who sit at rock bottom of Group E, require a minor miracle if they are to close the six-point gap to second-placed Lazio, while they will also find it extremely difficult to overturn the five-point difference between themselves and Feyenoord, who currently occupy third spot and a place in the Europa League playoff round.
