Afternoon all. Lazio can take advantage of Milan's draw on Saturday and move to within a point of top spot with a victory against Catania.

Lazio get us off and underway from left to right wearing blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks. Catania are in all red.

The rain is becomg rather heavy now...

Handshakes and coin tossing is over with. Kick-off is next...

The two teams are about to enter the pitch. The noise is loud, let's hope the football can get the crowd going too.

As usual the stadium is far from full and it's unlikely we'll be seeing any latecomers this afternoon.

The Stadio Olimpico in Rome is soaked at the moment as a mixture of rain and snow falls from the Italian skies above.

Lazio: Muslera, Lichtsteiner, Biava, Dias, Radu, Brocchi, Ledesma, Hernanes, Floccari, Mauri, Zárate Subs: Rocchi, Foggia, Berni, Diakité, González, Kozák, Cavanda /// Catania: Andújar, Potenza Silvestre Terlizzi Álvarez, Ledesma, Biagianti Gómez Llama, Mascara Morimoto Subs: Campagnolo, Capuano, Marchese, Antenucci, Izco, Ricchiuti Martinho

Team news to follow...

Lazio's recent form has been a little off of late. A single win, over Napoli, in their last four league games and two defeats isn't the form they would wish for.

Catania are having a great time at present. They sit 10th, can go seventh should they win and