Lazio welcome Apollon Limassol to Rome on Thursday evening as their Europa League campaign gets underway at the Stadio Olimpico.
The Biancocelesti went on an impressive run to the quarter-finals of the competition last season, before a spectacular collapse in the second leg against RB Salzburg ended hopes of a semi-final spot.
Apollon arrive in the Italian capital as the outsiders of a group also featuring Eintracht Frankfurt and last year’s runners-up Marseille, but the Cypriots already have one scalp to their name this season having knocked out Basel in qualifying.
Joaquin Correa is suspended for the hosts, while Stefan Radu, Luiz Felipe and Valon Berisha are ruled out through injury.
Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi hands starting debuts to goalkeeper Silvio Proto and Riza Durmisi as he makes eight changes to the side that beat Empoli 1-0 in Serie A on Sunday.
Lazio: Proto; Bastos, Acerbi, Caceres; Basta, Murgia, Badelj, Milinkovic-Savic, Durmisi; Alberto, Caicedo
Apollon Limassol: Bruno Vale; Joao Pedro, Yuste, Roberge, Vasiliou; Sacchetti, Kyriakou; Schembri, Pereyra,Papoulis; Maglica
Source: forzaitalianfootball.com