Finally a clean sheet. He must have thought this Marco Baroni at the end of the match against Dinamo Kiev which they won clearly 3-0 on their debut in the Europa League. An important response after the bitter and undeserved defeat in Florence which certifies the right attitude of the Biancoceleste group. The first clean sheet of the season has finally arrived in Hamburg, among other things in the match where more shots on goal were conceded (6, all perfectly neutralized by Provedel). Numbers that certify that defensive solidity cannot be expressed only with the number of goals conceded, a theory also confirmed by Toro who is one of the teams that has conceded the most shots on target, despite having conceded just five goals, three less than Lazio . All numbers that Baroni wants to put aside against an attack fresh from the three goals scored against Verona which put Vanoli’s men at the top of the table.
Forced choices in the center of defense
Toro arrives at tomorrow’s match with as many as nine days of legwork, while Baroni only started preparing for tomorrow’s match yesterday afternoon. Race where he will hardly be able to rely on Patriceven if good news comes from the Spanish. The Biancoceleste number 4 stopped in time and has a simple muscle stiffening, today’s training will establish whether the Spaniard can be called up or will have to stay in Rome. Therefore forced choices in the center, given that Gigot will still be out due to the shoulder problem suffered last week. Gila will return alongside Romagnoli from the first minute, the couple who will have to take on the greatest responsibilities and make that leap in quality that can lead Lazio to compete with everyone else. It’s a question of balance and Baroni looks for it at Toro’s house.