Tudor wants Lazio to ‘change everything’ from Sarri

Igor Tudor explains some of his many changes to Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio squad going into the first of three big games against Juventus. ‘We want to change everything.’

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 17.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

These teams will meet again in the Coppa Italia semi-final on April 2 and 23.

Maurizio Sarri handed in his resignation after four consecutive defeats and Tudor is wasting no time making changes, scrapping the 4-3-3 formation for a three-man defence.

“I want to see many things that we worked on, but I also know there will be errors, because we didn’t have much time to work. Adam and Zac only had two training sessions,” Tudor told DAZN.

“It’s not just about changing system or style, we want to change everything, including the way we look at the game, many small details that will take time, but I am confident we’ll see some progress today.”

Tudor dropped Ciro Immobile for Taty Castellanos upfront, while Daichi Kamada and Pedro also start in place of Matteo Guendouzi and Luis Alberto.

“The idea was to rest the internationals, while Manuel Lazzari and Luis Alberto had physical problems, so Zaccagni and Marusic play. There will be another game in three days, we need everyone, it is a quality squad beyond the starting XI.

“It always depends on the players, they decide who starts with their performances. Castellanos scored two goals in his last game, so it’s only fair that he starts today.”

Ivan Provedel is also still out of action after spraining his ankle, with Nicolò Rovella and suspended Luca Pellegrini in the stands of the Stadio Olimpico this evening.