“We will pretend to be amazed, it doesn’t cost us anything to make him feel like a star”. This is how Luciano Ligabue sang in Walter the Magician, that magician who yesterday gave Lazio three very important points in Genoa. Luis Alberto he didn’t surprise anyone with his umpteenth catchphrase after the Lazio-Salernitana match last week. The Spaniard’s tantrums are now famous in Formello, just as his ability to react after controversies is famous. So let him return to being the star of the Biancoceleste midfield, awaiting what will most likely be the summer of his farewell.
The return to scoring
Two days before the derby which could deliver the Scudetto to Ligabue’s Inter, Nerazzurri coach Simone Inzaghi will have smiled when he saw Luis Alberto go back to being the magician he made blossom. The Spaniard who has rediscovered his love for football with the coach from Piacenza. That love that the former Liverpool player inspires in all fans when he only thinks about playing. Involved, alive in the game and always looking for the right space. With Genoa we saw the real Magician, the one with a capital M, after a difficult week for him and for the club. He hadn’t scored since February 26th, since the away game at Franchi where he had also given Lazio the lead in that case.
No captain’s armband
The week leading up to the match against Genoa was full of voices and words. Sports director Fabiani responded to Luis Alberto’s statements, the club then decided to leave the player at the disposal of Igor Tudor. The Croatian coach saw him calm and decided to start him from the first minute, getting the answers he was hoping for. While waiting for a fine to arrive, the club has decided to remove the captain’s armband from Luis Alberto, which has been placed on Marusic’s arm. “Everyone makes their own choices, but the club is above all else. “We will make the right choices for the good of the team, there have always been strong players at Lazio and it will be the same next year.” This is Tudor’s thought after the match on the Luis Alberto affair. The Magician who in the meantime has returned to feeling like a star.
