Lazio Football: Squad, Predictions, the Rome Derby and African Kick Off Times

Lazio are a Serie A football club from Rome, founded on 9 January 1900 in the Prati district and called the Biancocelesti after their sky blue shirts and white shorts. They have won Serie A twice, in 1973-74 and 1999-2000, and won the Coppa Italia in seven editions through 2018-19 and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1998-99. An eagle is the club symbol. In South Africa, Lazio are remembered as the soccer club that signed Mark Fish in 1996. In Lagos, they are the club of Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, a Nigeria international.

Rome is a city with one great stadium and two families inside it, a little like two brothers who share one car and argue every Sunday about who drives. The guide covers what Lazio have won, how to read Lazio predictions, where to follow the fixtures and the table, how the squad is built and which Africans have played there. After that come the Rome derby, the Stadio Olimpico and a kick off table in WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT.

Who Are Lazio, the Eagles of Rome?

Lazio are the older of Rome's two big clubs, playing in sky blue with an eagle on the crest and sharing the Stadio Olimpico, which holds 70,634, with Roma. Claudio Lotito bought the majority of the club's shares in 2004. Supporters call the side the Biancocelesti or simply the Eagles. In my opinion, the sky blue shirt has done more to win Lazio fans in Africa than any campaign could, because it stands out on a small screen in a crowded viewing centre. So, if you are picking a second Italian club, Lazio arrive with a clear identity, a famous derby and a short but proud list of honours.

What Have Lazio Won?

Lazio have been champions of Italy twice, first in 1973-74 and again in 1999-2000, the season that closed a century which began with the club's founding. The Coppa Italia has been far kinder to them, with wins in 1958, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2008-09, 2012-13 and 2018-19. By 2019, Lazio had won the Supercoppa Italiana five times, in 1998, 2000, 2009, 2017 and 2019. It could be argued that Lazio are a cup side at heart, because their seven Coppa Italia titles through 2019 against two league crowns tells you where their best nights have come.

Europe adds the finest chapter. Lazio won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1998-99, the last edition the competition ever held, which means nobody can take that trophy back off them. A few months later, in 1999, they beat Manchester United to lift the UEFA Super Cup. For a Lagos fan who grew up arguing about Manchester United in viewing centres, that result is worth remembering. But, the honours that matter most to Lazio supporters are the two Scudetti, because a league title proves a team over a whole season rather than a single evening.

How Do Lazio Predictions Work?

For a Lazio prediction, read the call's probability beside its reference price, then consider the meeting history and the team selection information supplied by the module. A 45% estimate expresses less confidence than a 65% estimate, while either outcome can fail to happen. Midfield selection deserves particular attention in a Rome derby because it can change how Lazio contest possession. The published record includes unsuccessful calls as well as successful ones. Readers must be at least 18 to use the predictions, with country specific helpline details beside the module.

How Do You Follow Lazio Fixtures, Results and the Table From Africa?

Open Lazio fixtures to check the competition, ground and local start time attached to each entry. The results module records completed matches, the Serie A table (or log for South African readers) tracks the standings, and live scores follow play. Read the table with games played in mind, because games played help explain differences in points totals. The European qualification markers and relegation places show what each part of the standings means. When assessing Lazio's gap to the European places, read it alongside games played and the qualification markers shown in the module.

How Is the Lazio Squad Built?

Use the squad module to find Lazio's players by position and check the entries for transfers and the manager. The club's history gives a sense of what Lazio look for. The 1999-2000 title side included Alessandro Nesta, Juan Sebastián Verón, Pavel Nedvěd and Siniša Mihajlović, a group many fans still treat as the high point of Lazio football. Lazio retired shirt number 12 in honour of the Curva Nord, which the club has treated as its 12th man since 2003-04. For Kenyan and Ghanaian readers following Lazio transfers, the squad entries provide a place to check confirmed arrivals and departures.

Why Is Lazio Followed Across Africa?

Nigeria’s connection includes players who have represented Lazio, including Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, a Nigeria international who has worn the Lazio shirt since joining in 2024. Before him came Eddy Onazi, whose Lazio spell ran from 2011 to 2016, an Africa Cup of Nations winner with the Super Eagles in 2013, and Stephen Makinwa, a Lazio player from 2006 to 2012 and a bronze medallist at the 2006 tournament. A Nigeria international representing Lazio gives supporters in Lagos a connection to the Rome derby.

South Africa's link is Mark Fish, who joined Lazio in 1996 and made 15 appearances in 1996-97. Fish won 62 caps for Bafana Bafana between 1993 and 2004, and he played all six matches when South Africa won the Africa Cup of Nations as hosts in 1996. That year carries real weight in Johannesburg and Durban, so a South African reader can follow Lazio as the club that took a national hero to Italy straight after the greatest summer in the country's football history. In my opinion, that is reason enough to keep an eye on the Biancocelesti.

What Does the Rome Derby Against Roma Mean?

The Rome derby, the Derby della Capitale, is the fixture that defines Lazio. The first league meeting was on 8 December 1929, when Roma won 1-0 through Rodolfo Volk. Lazio won four derbies in 1997-98. The derby’s historical record also includes the interrupted match in March 2004. In March 2004 the derby was stopped four minutes into the second half at 0-0 after trouble in the stands, and the replay on 28 March ended 1-1.

If I had to pick one match for a Lazio fan to know, it would be 26 May 2013. That night the two clubs met in a cup final for the first time, the Coppa Italia, and Senad Lulić scored in the 71st minute to give Lazio a 1-0 win. Rome stopped for it the way Surulere stops when the Super Eagles play at home. In the records module, choose league meetings or all competitions when comparing Lazio with Roma; the distinction matters when reading a rivalry that includes the 2013 cup final.

The Stadio Olimpico and the Curva Nord: When Do Lazio Kick Off in Africa?

Lazio play at the Stadio Olimpico, the 70,634 capacity ground they share with Roma, so the stadium changes colour depending on whose home game it is. The Curva Nord is the end where Lazio's most vocal supporters stand, recognised as the club’s vocal supporters’ section, and the club has honoured it as the '12th man' since 2003-04. For a home match, the Curva Nord is where the noise on your television comes from, and on derby days the two curves face each other across the pitch.

For coverage available in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana or Uganda, check the country entries in the viewing module. Rome uses GMT plus one during CET and GMT plus two during CEST. An Italian evening start therefore reaches Nairobi and Kampala later on the clock than Lagos or Accra. The conversion table pairs common Rome evening slots with WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT; Ghana follows GMT, while Kenya and Uganda use EAT.

From Prati to Two Scudetti: Lazio's History in Brief

Lazio were founded on 9 January 1900 in Prati, a district of Rome, and chose sky blue and white with the eagle as their symbol. The colours have stayed while much else has changed, which is one reason the club feels so recognisable. The first Scudetto arrived in 1973-74, and the long wait for a second ended in 1999-2000 with a squad that also won cups in Italy and across Europe in the same run of seasons.

The modern club took shape after Claudio Lotito bought control in 2004, and the cup wins of 2008-09, 2012-13 and 2018-19 came under his ownership. In my opinion, the 2013 final against Roma remains the moment this era will be remembered for. If you are new to Lazio, open the fixtures list, convert the next kick off with the table above, and then read the prediction before the derby comes round.