Italy Serie A: Milan-Lazio

It's déjà vu all over again in Italy and as you were at the top of the table with opening day wins for last season's top two Juventus and Roma yesterday and the pack are playing catch up from the get go.

I wrote a 2,000 + word email for subscribers about the Europa League today, including a 25-1 outright selection and three match previews. I spoke about one team that I suspect might have booked the wrong training facilities, turning up at Stalag 13 instead of the Ritz ! Another who seem sure to tire badly due to the training they have done and a third where I believe one team has very questionable motivation for the match.

Big game for both clubs, the visitors will go level on points with Juventus at the top of the table with a win, at least for a couple of hours, that seemed impossible just a month ago when the gap was eight points and looked more likely to widen than close.