Marco Baroni heaps reward upon Lazio sport changer Matias Vecino after , insisting the workforce is ‘alive, kicking and can struggle to the tip’ for fourth place.
It was a chaotic encounter on the Stadio Olimpico, because the Aquile have been trailing to a Randal Kolo Muani header and threw every thing ahead after Pierre Kalulu noticed crimson on the hour mark for lashing out at Taty Castellanos.
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They poured ahead and had a penalty awarded, then taken away on account of an offside place, till Vecino lastly bundled over the road from point-blank vary on the 96th minute.
ROME, ITALY – MAY 10: Followers of Lazio show a Tifo previous to the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on Might 10, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
“The primary half was tense from each groups, sadly we made one mistake and paid for it, however the aspect saved cool, put in 29 crosses and if we had equalised earlier, then we’d’ve gone on to win,”
“I’m happy with the efficiency, naturally not the outcome as a result of we wished to win, however the workforce is alive, kicking, and can struggle to the tip.”
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This outcome means Lazio and Juventus stay locked collectively on 64 factors, however may very well be leapfrogged by Roma on Monday, or see the chasing pack shut the hole, because the struggle for Champions League qualification goes right down to the wire.
Baroni and Lazio nonetheless within the battle for prime 4
ROME, ITALY – MAY 10: Marco Baroni, Head Coach of Lazio, seems on previous to the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on Might 10, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
“We’re on a robust journey and once we are nonetheless within the struggle for fourth at this stage of the season, it means we’ve made progress. We missed just a few house wins, however the performances have been robust and the workforce feels the power on this stadium,” insisted Baroni.
“We need to go all the best way, completely.”
Lazio have proven a marked tendency to concede targets straight after the restart and it occurred once more at this time, the place they got here out for the second half with out the suitable angle.
ROME, ITALY – MAY 10: Matias Vecino of Lazio celebrates scoring his workforce’s first purpose with teammate Matteo Guendouzi throughout the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on Might 10, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
Baroni made a daring transfer by taking off Nicoló Rovella, who was visibly indignant on the choice, to introduce Matias Vecino.
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“I believe Vecino is a unprecedented participant with such character and dedication. I additionally like the best way he performs the position in midfield, he occasions the runs completely. I’d’ve made that change even when we hadn’t been in opposition to 10 males.
“Vecino raises the tempo, he’s a participant who can discover these options. We wished to stretch Juventus out, as a result of they sit deep after which harm you on the counter-attack. We had a sport plan and that included the introduction of gamers who would give us extra tempo in assault.
“The actual disappointment is that mistake on their purpose, that’s the place now we have regrets.”
Does the Lazio coach nonetheless stand together with his choice to start out Fisayo Dele-Bashiru moderately than Boulaye Dia?
“We needed to restrict Locatelli, however on the similar time I knew Dele-Bashiru might trigger issues together with his tempo working in behind, and it did work just a few occasions the place we discovered our approach by,” concluded Baroni.