Austrian champion
FC Red Bull Salzburg starts with the away match against
S.S. Lazio into the group stage of the
UEFA Europa League, previously called UEFA Cup. FC Salzburg has a very bad statistic against Italian clubs, because all of Salzburg's previous four trips to Italy have ended in defeat.
Lazio Roma qualified as Italian cup-winner for the UEFA Europa League play-offs, where they beat IF Elfsborg 3-1 on aggregate. Lazio won the home match at the Stadio Olimpico with 3-0 and lost the away game in Sweden with 0-1. In the national championship, the Serie A, the team of headcoach Davide Ballardini faces rank 6. Last Saturday S.S. Lazio lost at home against Juventus with 0-2.
FC Red Bull Salzburg failed in the UEFA Champions Leage play-offs against Maccabi Haifa FC (1-5 aggregate). As consolation they can start in the UEFA Europa League group stage, where Salzburg faces beside Lazio Roma on Villarreal CF and Levski Sofia. A heavy job for the team of coach Huub Stevens. FC Salzburg faces in the national championship the first rank, last Sunday they reached a 2-2 draw in Vienna against SK Rapid. Not in squad against Lazio are Karel Pitak and Louis Ngwat-Mahop (both injured).
Football, UEFA Europa League, Group C: Rapid Vienna vs Hamburger SV
Lazio Roma vs FC Red Bull Salzburg
Fixture: Thursday, 17.09.2009, 9:05 pm CET
Stadium: Roma, Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Said Ennjimi (France)
Tip: S.S. Lazio is especially at home the clear favourite. I bet that Lazio Roma starts with a home win into the UEFA Europa League group stage.
my tip is 1
the best odd is on BetClick and Gamebookers, odd 1.45
