Marco Baroni

Official Lazio Serie A Squad List: Full-Back Stunned by Omission

LECCE, ITALY - DECEMBER 22: SS Lazio head coach Marco Baroni during the Serie match between Lecce and Lazio at Stadio Via del Mare on December 22, 2024 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi - SS Lazio/Getty Images)

Lazio coach Marco Baroni took fans and observers alike by surprise as he dropped Luca Pellegrini from his updated Serie A squad list.

The Background

The Biancocelesti’s list selections have been causing the manager a big headache due to the lack of academy products. In the first half of the season, Elseid Hysaj and Toma Basic were both omitted. However, the Albanian full-back was expected to rejoin following the departure of Gaetano Castorvilli. And despite his recent injury, the former Napoli man made the cut indeed.

Shocking Call

Nevertheless, dropping Pellegrini in favor of Basic was a surprising twist that very few saw coming, especially considering how the Croatian midfielder has yet to make an appearance in any competitive fixture this season.

Luca Pellegrini Demands Explanation

Therefore, the Italian left-back’s agent, Enzo Raiola, released a statement (via La Lazio Siamo Noi) admitting he and his client were surprised by the decision, while demanding an explanation from the club. He also categorically denied the call was sparked by disciplinary measures.

We too have only just learned from the press that Luca Pellegrini has been excluded from the list. Given some invented news from some press outlets, I categorically rule out that the reason was dictated by disciplinary reasons. Luca has always been an exemplary professional and available to the team group.

The exclusion from the Cagliari trip is due to a physical problem encountered a few days before the call-up. We will ask the club for clarification in the appropriate places.

Lazio’s Serie A List

Lazio released their Serie A squad list on their official website. In addition to the 21 players named below, the manager can rely on an unlimited number of players under the age of 22, including Loum Tchaouna plus January signings Arijon Ibrahimovic, Reda Belahyane, and Oliver Provstgaard. So here is the club’s senior squad for the second half of the Serie A campaign.

  • 2 – Samuel Gigot
  • 4 – Patric
  • 5 – Matias Vecino
  • 6 – Nicolo Rovella
  • 7 – Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
  • 8 – Matteo Guendouzi
  • 9 – Pedro
  • 10 – Mattia Zaccagni
  • 11 – Taty Castellanos
  • 13 – Alessio Romagnoli
  • 14 – Tijjani Noslin
  • 18 – Gustav Isaksen
  • 19 – Boulaye Dia
  • 23 – Elseid Hysaj
  • 26 – Toma Basic
  • 29 – Manuel Lazzari
  • 30 – Nuno Tavares
  • 34 – Mario Gila
  • 35 – Christos Mandas
  • 77 – Adam Marusic
  • 94 – Ivan Provedel
Tags Basic elseid hysaj Hysaj Lazio Luca Pellegrini Pellergrini Serie A Toma Basic

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  1. Do we have alternatives of left full back when omitting Luca? He shows passion and he is a solid player to enrich our left back, what is the reason of dropping him? Totally unacceptable.

  2. I don’t understand how, Hysaj was great after coming back, but Luca never did anything to deserve this… I get that we need a midfielder more than a LB, but then again, it should have been Casedei…

  3. Why Basic? So what if we lose tavares and lazzari again? Does it mean gila goes to the full back again? What is baroni thinking?

  4. This is ridiculous! Luca always plays with his heart and does not deserve this. What a disgrace from the management. I hope they can somehow reverse this. And lets not forget that this can influence the morale of the squad.

  5. He didn’t play well in the last matches and had a clash with Baroni. I think he is no longer in the team’s future plans. Besiktas are interested in him and probably he will move there soon. Too bad that his happened. I always thougt that he would end his career at Lazio.

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