Football Bet of the Day: Zeman to lead Cagliari charge

Lazio v Cagliari
Monday 20:00 (Live on ESPN & BT Sport 2)

We begin with a Roman holiday.

Our companion isn't Audrey Hepburn, however. It's Zdenek Zeman. But he can be fun too.

A Czech-Italian who just loves Dutch total football, he sends his teams out to play like Joe Frazier would. They harry, they press and they never take a step backwards.

The results are spectacular - and not always in a good way. Before Cagliari, his last job was at Roma a couple of years ago. While he was there, the Giallorossi saw both teams score in 18/23 Serie A matches and 15/23 go Over 3.5 Goals.

Zeman's current spell at Cagliari has brought goals at both ends in 6/9 Serie A games. Tonight his merry band travel to the capital for a date with one of the boss' (many, many) old clubs.

Lazio have a new coach too. Stefano Pioli has seen the Biancocelesti score 12 times in the last five rounds of Serie A. Since the start of term they have managed clean sheets in only 3/9, conceding at least once in each of their last three at the Stadio Olimpico.

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