At Easter, here is the resurrection of Lazio. Al 93’ Marusic – among the most criticized of the Sarri era – scored the decisive 1-0 against Juventus and give to Tudor his first success as a Biancoceleste coach. The Croatian coach couldn’t have started his new Lazio adventure better than this: a late success, on the last playable ball, against his former team. Beyond Tudor’s personal issues, the victory of Lazio (fresh from 3 consecutive knockouts at home) is fundamental for the ranking, because it rekindles the hope of playing for a place in Europe for next season in the championship finale. Without yesterday’s 3 points, it would have been difficult to think of a comeback: the success with the Juve it rekindles enthusiasm and, in addition to mathematics, restores confidence in a team that seemed dull in the last period under Sarri.
It is still very early to draw conclusions on Tudor, but his hand has already been seen. In the formation with the three-man defence, first of all, and then in the attitude on the pitch without the ball: Lazio no longer defends with the ball as a reference but man on man, almost across the pitch. It is undeniable that Tudor worked well in these 10 days in Formello. It’s just a starting point, which remains complicated. In a week, Lazio now plays a lot, if not everything: on Tuesday the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final again with the Juventus in Turin and on Saturday at 6pm derby.
