The eight Lazio players who were away on international duty in the last fortnight played less combined minutes than their top rivals.
As highlighted by Italian media outlet LazioNews24 earlier today, the eight players who joined their respective national teams during this international break played fewer combined minutes than their top Serie A rivals, giving the team a slight advantage upon the restart of the season.
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The players of Napoli, Juventus and AC Milan all played more combined minutes for their national teams, so the Lazio squad will be a little fresher for their Sunday evening clash against the Rossoneri.
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Below are the list of Lazio players who have returned from international duty and the minutes that they played:
- Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) – 270 minutes
- Adam Marusic (Montenegro) – 243 minutes
- Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) – 180 minutes
- Francesco Acerbi (Italy) – 180 minutes
- Elseid Hysaj (Albania) – 171 minutes
- Ciro Immobile (Italy) – 134 minutes
- Thomas Strakosha (Albania) – 90 minutes
- Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Ivory Coast) – 7 minutes
