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ROME, ITALY – MAY 09: Pedro Rodriguez of SS Lazio compete for the ball with Nicolò Barella of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Olimpico on May 09, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)
Changes are afoot for both sides as Lazio and Inter prepare to do battle in the 2025-26 Coppa Italia final at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday evening.
Inter, the recently-crowned Serie A champions, will be hoping to make it a domestic double against an underdog Lazio side, currently sitting in ninth place in the Serie A table. By coincidence, the two teams met in the league on Saturday, ending 3-0 in favour of the Nerazzurri.
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Maurizio Sarri admitted during his pre-match press conference that he wasn’t best pleased with the performance that his players put in over the weekend, and pre-match reports indicate that he is likely to make several personnel changes on Wednesday evening.
Sky Sport Italia suggests that Sarri could change all three of his starting midfielders, with Patric, Kenneth Taylor and Toma Basic hoping to return to the XI.
Mattia Zaccagni is also expected to be available again after his recent foot injury, and is likely to return to the front three along with Gustav Isaksen.
Cristian Chivu is also expected to re-introduce some of his key first-team stars for tonight’s final.
Manuel Akanji, Piotr Zielinski, Denzel Dumfries and Federico Dimarco were all rested over the weekend and are expected to start in the capital this time around.
There have been doubts surrounding Marcus Thuram in the build-up to the final after the Frenchman reported a muscular complaint on Monday, but he trained with the squad again on Tuesday and will be re-evaluated later today.
Kick-off this evening is set for 20.00 BST.
Lazio vs. Inter: Probable line-ups for Coppa Italia final
Lazio (4-3-3): Motta; Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Nuno Tavares; Basic, Patric, Taylor; Isaksen, Noslin, Zaccagni.
Inter (3-5-2): J.Martinez; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Zieilinski, Sucic, Dimarco; L.Martinez, Thuram.
Where to watch Lazio vs. Inter
Tonight’s Coppa Italia final will be available to watch live on Premier Sports 1 and online through premiersports.com in the UK. Supporters in the USA are able to tune in via Paramount+.
Join us for all the pre-match build-up, in-game commentary and post-match reactions on the Football Italia Liveblog.
ByPeter Young
Peter Young is a Senior Reporter with Football Italia.
