The first time in Europe, Mark Baroniwill remember it with a smile. The Lazio coach immediately turns the page after the stop in the championship against Fiorentina and gives himself a practically perfect debut in the Europa League. The Biancocelesti put the Dynamo Kiev issue behind them, away, in less than half time. Thirty-six minutes to be exact. The time for a brace from Boulaye Dia, the real driving force tonight, a bit like against Verona: that evening as an attacking midfielder, at the Volskparkstadion as a centre forward. He is the best on the pitch, with Dele-Bashiru (first goal in a Lazio shirt) immediately behind and Ivan Provedel, who despite Mandas’ exploits was a guarantee in the past and still is today, completing the podium.
Three of Cupsa European night to be remembered for Marco Baroni. During the match he didn’t show any great signs of emotion, but at the end of the game he rightly let himself go: “They are beautiful emotions but my head was in the game, I was focused on the match. I knew the team wouldn’t mess up the performance so I was quite calm. We played a great game, after the 3-0 we conceded something but I saw the desire not to concede and the team always remained within the performance”. Total confidence in these guys: the Baroni project, at Lazio, promises well.