Serie A official line-ups: Lazio vs. Cremonese

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·20 December 2025

Serie A official line-ups: Lazio vs. Cremonese

Lazio are decimated by bans, injuries and illness, so look to Pedro and Taty Castellanos against Jamie Vardy’s high-flying Cremonese.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 17.00 GMT.

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ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 07: SS Lazio head coach Maurizio Sarri during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Bologna FC 1909 at Stadio Olimpico on December 07, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)

This is a surprising battle for position, because going into Week 16 Lazio are in eighth place on 22 points, with Cremonese lagging not far behind in 11th on 20.

The table could look very interesting considering this weekend’s fixtures are staggered due to the Supercoppa Italiana.

Lazio are coming off a 1-1 draw against Bologna down to 10 men, then earned a remarkable 1-0 victory away to Parma when down to just nine.

ROME, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 21: Pedro Rodriguez of SS Lazio reacts during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico on September 21, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)

Because of those red cards, both Mattia Zaccagni and Toma Basic are suspended, with Boulaye Dia and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The good news is that Mario Gila returns from his ban, but the absentee list includes Gustav Isaksen, Samuel Gigot and Nicolò Rovella.

As if that wasn’t enough, Lazio were also hit with a flu wave this week, but Alessio Romagnoli and Tijjani Noslin have shaken off the sniffles and are ready to play.

Pedro gets the nod in a trident attack with Castellanos and Matteo Cancellieri, while Matias Vecino steps into the midfield.

ROME, ITALY – AUGUST 31: Valentin Castellanos of Lazio celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Hellas Verona FC at Stadio Olimpico on August 31, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Cremonese are having an incredible campaign under miracle-worker coach Davide Nicola after their promotion from Serie B last summer.

There was a negative run of three consecutive defeats, but they got back on track with victories over Bologna and Lecce, followed by last week’s controversial 1-0 loss at Torino.

Martin Payero is suspended, with Michele Collocolo and Matteo Bianchetti not fully fit, but Mikayil Faye and Jeremy Sarmiento are available again.

Vardy leads the attack with Federico Bonazzoli, the 38-year-old scoring four goals in 11 Serie A games for Cremonese, and Francesco Folino gets his first start in the top flight.

BOLOGNA, ITALY – DECEMBER 01: Davide Nicola, Head Coach of Cremonese, congratulates Jamie Vardy of Cremonese following the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and US Cremonese at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 01, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)