Lazio are reportedly hellbent on bringing Maurizio Sarri back to the club as Marco Baroni’s departure appears imminent.
Marco Baroni Facing Inevitable Exit
The club directors held a long meeting at Formello on Tuesday night. Although no official announcement was made, almost all sources agree that Baroni is set to part ways with the Aquile in the coming hours. The 61-year-old enjoyed an inspiring start to the season, with the club competing on all fronts, but he completely lost the plot in the final months of the campaign.
Lazio Eager to Bring Back Maurizio Sarri
According to Il Messaggero (via La Lazio Siamo Noi), the management has identified Sarri as the best choice for the role. The 66-year-old was at the helm between the summer of 2021 and March 2024 when he resigned from his post after losing control of the locker room.
Claudio Lotito Brags About ‘Cleaning’ Lazio Locker Room
But as the newspaper explains, Lazio president Claudio Lotito would be happy to bury the hatchet with the former Napoli and Chelsea tactician and bring him back to Rome. The source also quotes the club patron inviting Sarri to return by noting that the locker-room senators who rose against him (Ciro Immobile, Luis Alberto and Felipe Anderson) have already been offloaded.
I cleaned the locker room after your farewell, now you can play your football.
The Alternative Solution
Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla (who is famously close to Sarri) also reports that Lazio are determined to reignite their collaboration with the experienced manager, but the directors are simultaneously working on a few fallback solutions, especially Gennaro Gattuso. Hence, Lazio officials will hold a meeting with the Milan legend.
Lazio Set to Meet Gennaro Gattuso
The 47-year-old is currently tied to Hajduk Split who have him under contract for another year, so the Biancocelesti will be looking to enquire about his availability. The Calabrian had been linked to the Lazio hot seat in the past, and is currently a target for Torino, who are also considering Baroni.
Bring Sarri back at all costs. The guy is a legend and gives his teams an identity with good football.
No, not Sarri!! His football philosophy at Lazio was to score first and then defend, defend, hold the 1:0 lead, regardless that it was only 12th minute… Aerial training was forbidden, we didn’t score a single goal from corner under him one season.
No please! cmon!
Don’t forget that we finished second under him and if it wasn’t for the Corona pandemic and the break that it caused we might even have been champions. I think if the players welcome his philosophy and make it their own we can compete again for the top 4. But we need some new players and I would like Lazio to buy more Italian players.
The Corona pandemic was in 2020, when the championship break was announced and Lazio coach was Inzaghi at that time 🙂
In the Covid Season our Coach was still Simone Inzaghi. He left us in June 2021.
Please no ! The scruffy nose picker turns out the most tedious football in the World to watch!
My dog would be a better solution than Gattuso, at least she’s cute when barfing at journalists.