“The match against Como is another test”. Thus he spoke Marco Baroni a few minutes before the kick-off the referee Pairetto was the worst on the pitch in last night’s Senigallia match. If the match in Como was supposed to be a test, then this is a Lazio with eight on the report card. Eight like the goals scored in the last two days, eight like the assists from Nuno Tavares, increasingly unstoppable and blocked only by an inexplicable double yellow that will keep him out against Cagliari. However, Baroni is getting responses from everyone and above all everyone is finding the goal. Como also scored Tchaouna’s goal, the only one among the attackers who had not yet found the net. Castellanos signed up a month and a half after his last goal in Serie A and with yesterday’s brace he surpassed last year’s number of goals. Dia didn’t find the goal, but he had a hand in it with two very heavy assists for the goals of Patric and Castellanos that closed the match.
The timeless Pedro and the growing defense
Then there is that champion who goes by the name of Pedro. Since his retirement, Baroni has put him at the center of the project, nipping in the bud any chatter about a possible farewell in the summer and now he enjoys a regenerated champion. He scores, dribbles, runs like he hasn’t done for years. This Pedro can become a key element not only of the present, but also of the near future. Baroni is then finding defensive solidity. Against a team that averaged two goals per game scored at home, Lazio conceded very little and only a feat by Mazzitelli violated Provedel’s goal. In the last three away games in Serie A, Lazio have conceded two goals from overhead kicks, an own goal and Che Adams’ goal in Turin. When even a pinch of luck helps Provedel and his teammates, then Lazio will be able to fly even higher. Meanwhile, Baroni enjoys the view from above of third place in the standings.