Lazio vs Cesena preview - Basta warns Cesena

Posted Saturday, September 13, 2014 by PA

Lazio defender Dusan Basta has warned Cesena he and his teammates will be looking to redeem themselves when the two teams meet on Sunday.

The Biancoceleste outfit lost 3-1 at AC Milan in the opening round of matches and Basta has stressed Lazio will be out for a result this weekend.

"The team wants to make up for the performance in Milan and to get our first points of the campaign," Basta said. "The desire to do well is definitely there and we have trained a lot.

"We made many mistakes against Milan and we want to make amends come Sunday.

"We know that Cesena is a good side.

"We need to be determined from start to finish and show balance and the fighting spirit that we lacked against Milan."

Lazio coach Stefano Pioli, who replaced Edy Reja at the helm of the Roman outfit this summer, will not have Argentinian midfielder Alvaro Gonzalez available as he is sidelined with a thigh injury.

Meanwhile, Cesena travel to the Stadio Olimpico buoyed by their 1-0 triumph over Parma in their first game since returning to Italy's top flight.

Emmanuel Cascione stressed that no-one at Cesena is getting carried away, despite their strong start to the season.

"We know that there will be no easy games for us," the midfielder said. "We will need to show the same enthusiasm that we displayed against Parma in every game we play this season.

"We will have to learn to suffer in order to get good results."

Cesena fans will have to play the waiting game to see Colombian midfielder Carlos Carbonero make his Serie A debut.

Carbonero, who joined Cesena on a season-long loan from Roma, is awaiting a work permit.

Cesena coach Pierpaolo Bisoli is expected to field the same line up that beat Parma.b