ROME – He’s not happy, he can’t be. He trains and hugs Castellanos when he scores. Ciro bends, but does not break. He suffers for Lazio, he has made himself available to Tudor, he hopes to be able to leave a mark, in a very complicated season, in the last four championship games. Today, when training resumes, perhaps he will compete with the Croatian coach. The club counts more than the players, as Fabiani underlines, forced to chase and buffer the complex dynamics of the locker room for months. In his last radio speech, in addition to recalling the reason of state and denouncing a tempting octopus, he had given the warning to the restaurateurs and confident employees on permanent duty in Formello. The future does not exclude surprises of any kind within a short return post. Much will depend on the placement in the championship, on the European competition in which Lazio will participate next season, on the fate of the redundancies to be sorted out.
Immobile waiting
Motionless, for sure, is a special case. Captain and symbol, center forward in going beyond the legend Piola, scoring 206 goals with Lazio. His first objective is to close the championship in the best possible way. Yesterday, on his Instagram profile, he published a photo of himself with his wife Jessica and his sweaty belly after a home workout. “Renunciation is the heroism of mediocrity” read the caption, borrowing a famous phrase from Natalie Clifford Barney, an American writer. Ciro has not yet decided his future. He has to deal with his age, he is still convinced that he can give a lot if his physical condition supports him. For this reason he has intensified his training. He just needs peace of mind. Today would consider a serious offer and to play at a high level. He never received concrete proposals fromSaudi Arabiahe might be attracted to New York and from the Major League (but the championship has already started and there is nothing on the table), he evaluates the idea of ending his career with Lazio, of which he is captain, in the face of a contract worth 4.2 million plus bonuses until 2026. Some joker, gifted with a wide imagination, has written about theInter: less than zero at the moment and the conditions just aren’t there.
Voices: Sanchez and Mandragora
Yesterday an Inter player was instead approached by Lazio. It’s about Alexis Sanchez, expiring in June. In Argentina they wrote about an offer from the Biancoceleste club. He worked with Tudor in Marseille. Fabiani firmly denied it, the Chilean for that matter he is turning 36 and Lazio needs to rejuvenate, launching a new cycle. A higher consistency can instead be linked to Rolando Mandragora, 26 years old, Fiorentina midfielder, in the past also coached by Tudor at Udinese. In Florence they have already been talking about the interest of the Biancoceleste club for a few weeks. In Formello they did not start any type of negotiations. In that role there are Rovella and Cataldi as well as Kamada (if he renews) and Guendouzi, if he does not ask for the transfer in June. Non-negligible variants and variables.
