Lazio finished top of the Europa League group stage despite a 1-0 defeat at Sporting Braga on Thursday as the Portuguese side failed to secure a playoff spot.

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Lazio must defend the top spot in the Europa League table but travel to Braga without many starters, including Matteo Guendouzi and with Mario Gila expected to start in central midfield.It kicks off

Lazio enters the last match of the Europa League group stage as the leader and only needs a draw against Braga to confirm themselves as the group leader. The Portuguese team, on the other hand, is

Lazio suffered an unlucky and ultimately irrelevant defeat to SC Braga, as they still topped the Europa League table in this opening phase.

Marco Baroni thanked Lazio players for ‘sacrificing themselves’ in unusual roles and securing top spot in the Europa League table, but shrugs off the prospect of facing Roma in the Round of 16. The Aquile were the only side going into the final matchday who knew their place in the Round of 16 was secure,

On January 30, 2025 on the stadium's field in Portugal will be the match of the 8th round of the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, in which the local Braga will host Lazio from Italy.

Lazio finished top of the Europa League group stage despite a 1-0 defeat at Sporting Braga on Thursday as the Portuguese side failed to secure a playoff spot. Braga opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Ricardo Horta fired into the bottom corner from Victor Gomez's cross.

Lazio enters the last match of the Europa League group stage as the leader, needing only a draw against Braga to confirm their top position. The Portuguese team, on the other hand, is 27th with

Lazio won the first ever Europa League opening League Phase, but while Roma will face FC Porto or Ferencvaros in the play-offs, there could be a Derby della Capitale in the Round of 16.This is the