These are important hours for the new Lazio of Mark Baroniwith the staff available to the new coach that in the last few hours has taken shape thanks to various official announcements: after the announcement of Tijjani Noslin arrived yesterday, the morning was marked by the press release related to the operation Thank youfollowed by the signing of the white and blue team of Cristobal Munoz Lopezcoming from Barcelona. For a team that continues to take shape in view of the 2024-2025 season, we continue our journey by retracing the various transfer campaigns since Lotito’s arrival as president of the Biancocelesti, analyzing today the market carried out for the 2006-2007 season, for Delio Rossi’s second year in Rome, the ninth season in which Lazio finished their championship in third place in the standings. It was an important season from several points of view, also for the important results obtained: the 3-0 inflicted on Roma is indelible, with Ledesma, Oddo and Mutarelli on the scoresheet.
The movements
The summer session saw the arrival in Rome of the former Lecce midfielder, with Ledesma who wore the Biancoceleste until 2015, linking his name to the conquest of two editions of the Coppa Italia, and to the Beijing Super Cup won against Mourinho’s Inter. Massimo Mutarelli also arrived as a free agent, who joined a series of reinforcements who landed in Rome in the summer: in addition to the redemptions of Cribari and Mauri, Pasquale Foggia arrived on loan, with Stephen Makinwa who was instead the chosen addition for the attack. For a Lazio that lost experienced profiles such as Paolo Di Canio and Ousmane Dabo in the summer, with the Frenchman who after less than two years in the ranks of Manchester City then returned to Rome, there were several movements in January. Luis Jimènez arrives in Rome from Ternana, but the one leaving the capital is Massimo Oddo: fresh from winning the world cup with Marcello Lippi’s Italy, the footballer from Abruzzo moves to Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan.
The results
Eighteen wins, eleven draws and nine defeats for Delio Rossi’s Lazio, who will see the offensive tandem of Tommaso Rocchi and Goran Pandev as their best sources of goals: sixteen goals for the former Empoli striker; eleven for the future European champion with the black and blue jersey. Undoubtedly memorable was the streak of victories that came between February and April, which saw the Biancocelesti prevail against Torino, Cagliari, Catania, Sampdoria, Reggina, Empoli, Udinese and Messina, for a Lazio that managed to bring home eight consecutive victories in the championship. Disappointing, however, was the offering in the Coppa Italia, for a journey that began with victories against Rende and Monza, culminating in the defeat in extra time against Messina, where Di Napoli’s brace condemned the Biancocelesti to elimination in the third round.
