AZ Alkmaar

Felipe Anderson starts as a false 9 in Lazio's attack against AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of the Conference League Round of 16.

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The starting lineups for tonight's Europa Conference League clash between Maurizio Sarri's Lazio and Pascal Jansen's AZ Alkmaar...

Lazio only have one absence heading into this European tie, but it’s a big one. Starting Lineups for Lazio vs AZ Alkmaar Both sides will be hungry to pick up an important win in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie.

This Europa Conference League last-16 tie brings AZ Alkmaar to Stadio Olimpico in Rome for their first competitive encounter with Lazio.

Lazio's attacking threat continues to be spearheaded by the in-form Immoblie, who recently backed up his winning goal in the previous round with a brace in his next Serie A outing against Salernitana. Lazio come into this match high in confidence after a superb preformance at the weekend saw them become the only team to win at Serie A table toppers Napoli this season. Just like Lazio, AZ are involved in the fight for the Champions League spots in their domestic league, and they also come into this game after a 1-0 away win in their last game at Vitesse.

Eredivisie surprise package AZ Alkmaar will hope to defy the odds once more when they face Lazio in the Europa Conference League last 16.

You try to prevent that, but in the current situation, it was unavoidable." That vote of confidence appears to have done the trick, with Ryan conceding only three times in his subsequent four outings and keeping two clean sheets. Once again, Ryan was dislodged as No1 midway through the campaign and Alkmaar swooped in January to bring in the experienced custodian during the recent winter window. As fans in England will recall, Ryan swiftly secured a loan move to Arsenal but would make only three appearances for the club he supported as a boy. Reflecting on that period, Ryan said: "Graham said to me, ‘Knowing you and how you are as a person and a footballer, with a willingness to be playing and contributing to a team, I suggest if you get a good offer in January that you take it’. The Socceroos star left his homeland in 2013 and enjoyed stints with Club Brugge, Valencia and Genk before heading to the Premier League with Brighton in 2017.

A tired Lazio were unable to hold onto their early lead and fell to AZ Alkmaar 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League Round of 16 tie.

[Follow Yardbarker on MSN to get our exclusive content in your Microsoft News feed](https://www.msn.com/en-us/community/channel/vid-cj9pqbr0vn9in2b6ddcd8sfgpfq6x6utp44fssrv6mc2gtybw0us) AZ looked the more motivated of the two sides in the second half and their hard work was rewarded in the 63rd minute, when a fast and well-worked counter attack from AZ put Milos Kerkez in the position to find the back of the net, making things 2-1. Positivity was high in the Biancocelesti camp after their unexpected 1-0 win away to league leaders Napoli on the weekend, but the team were unable to replicate that mature performance on the European stage, leaving a frustrated Maurizio Sarri to pace up and down the touchline.

AZ Alkmaar have sealed a fantastic 2-1 victory over Lazio in Rome on Tuesday in the first leg of their Europa Conference League last 16 tie.

Pascal Jansen decided to hand talented striker Mexx Meerdink his first team debut before AZ sealed a massive win. The Greek forward got ahead of his man to turn in a Jesper Karlsson cross. Karlsson was then denied by Manuel Lazzari as AZ threatened a third.

Dutch club AZ Alkmaar rallied from a goal down to upset Lazio 2-1 in their Europa Conference League round-of-16 first leg.

“The string of missed chances tonight is too long.” Lazio’s match was on Tuesday because Roma will play at home in the Europa League on Thursday in same stadium. The rest of the matches in the third-tier Europa Conference League will take place on Thursday with the return leg on March 16.

Lazio failed to maintain their early momentum against AZ Alkmaar and suffered a 2-1 loss to the Eredivisie side in the first leg of their Europa Conference.

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A tired Lazio were unable to hold onto their early lead and fell to AZ Alkmaar 2-1 in the first leg of the Europa Conference League...

The Biancocelesti were unable to maintain this early energy and allowed Vangelis Pavlidis to find an equaliser just before the end of the half following a misplaced pass in the build-up, leaving things 1-1 after 45 minutes. Positivity was high in the Biancocelesti camp after their unexpected 1-0 win away to league leaders Napoli on the weekend, but the team were unable to replicate that mature performance on the European stage, leaving a frustrated Maurizio Sarri to pace up and down the touchline. A tired Lazio were unable to hold onto their early lead and fell to AZ Alkmaar 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League Round of 16 tie.

Lazio veteran Pedro did not shy away from the team's deficiencies in their Conference League Round of 16 loss to AZ Alkmaar, sharing his frustration.

It’s a pity because it was a good opportunity to score, now we must think about winning the return leg.” “They put the pressure on well, they were very aggressive, but we have to play better. “We lost two balls and they scored two goals, it’s a pity but we have to go to the Netherlands and play a good game to move on.