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When the struggling Spezia visited the Stadio Olimpico,

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So Mauricio Sarri's Lazio will be hoping for a strong start to the Serie A season.

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Lazio finished fourth in the table overall in this home match, at the level of champions Milan.

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and are just three points behind early leaders Napoli after losing only one of their first seven league games of the season.

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Spezia, on the other hand, travels to Italy's stunning capital, hoping to improve upon a disappointing road record,

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Which has seen them skip 7 of their last 10 league games since February.

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Spezia didn't have the smoothest start to the season, losing all three of their opening games.

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The visits to Inter, Juventus and Napoli proved to be challenging ways to start their campaign.

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Spezia has made some progress, making each loss a little less painful than the one before it.

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