Baroni Urges Lazio To Play Like There’s No Tomorrow, Provides Updates on Vecino

The Laziali

·22 Januari 2025

Baroni Urges Lazio To Play Like There’s No Tomorrow, Provides Updates on Vecino

Lazio Coach Marco Baroni wants to see determination from his players against Real Sociedad despite having already secured qualification to the Europa League play-offs. The contest takes place on Thursday at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. It kicks off at 21:00 local time.

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Marco Baroni Hellbent on Winning vs Real Sociedad

But even though Lazio have already clinched their ticket to the playoff (and are expected to seal a Top 8 finish as well which will secure a direct path to the Round of 16), Baroni urged his players to give their absolute best against their Spanish visitors. These are the statements made by the 61-year-old in his pre-match press conference (via La Lazio Siamo Noi).

We’re expecting a wonderful matches against a strong and solid opponent. They have personality and compactness, they are the second best defense of the top 5 leagues in Europe. It says a lot about the difficulty of the match. We have to play as if there’s no tomorrow. We play to win as always, it is our DNA, our identity. We need a great performance from Lazio in front of our fans.

The Market

Lazio are heavily linked with Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei, but the manager refused to discuss any names, but admits new arrivals would come in handy.

I won’t name names now, the sporting director spoke last week. We need to bring in energy and players who want to join the journey. Lazio need to look at the future. But while it’s a topic I’m discussing with the club, my attention is on those we have at the moment. The second half of the season will be very difficult, I want to raise the team’s performance level. We have to do it.

Matias Vecino’s Return

Baroni is expecting Matias Vecino to make his return from injury in the middle of February while discussing the situation in the middle of the park.

Guendouzi and Rovella are doing well. Guendo would like to play 80 games a year, he also trains by playing. Nicolo does the same. Vecino’s setback was a major loss, I said it without disrespecting the others. Then we saw the growth of Dele-Bashiru. I am convinced that in the first 15 days of February we can recover Vecino. A fundamental player will be added, as he has some much energy to offer.