There is one fact which, as reported in today’s edition of Corriere dello Sport, more than anything gives an idea of the importance of Zaccagni for Lazio: the former Verona player has scored 14 goals from open play in the last two years. Nobody like him in the league. From last season behind him there are Koopmeiners and Felipe Anderson on 13, Colpani on 12 and six other players with 10 goals scored (Ferguson, Pulisic, Frattesi, Luis Alberto, Bonaventura and Candreva).
These numbers become even more important if you consider that Zaccagni has only made 24 appearances this season to date after some injuries that forced him into the pits. His absence was felt, Sarri was even more affected and now the new coach Tudor is enjoying him in great form. After the announcement of Felipe Anderson, Lazio could not afford to lose another “big shot”: the company then upped the ante and had the exterior renovated.
Now the matches against Monza, Empoli, Inter and Sassuolo are missing, also necessary to reiterate to Mister Spalletti that he is capable of wearing an illustrious shirt like the blue one at Euro 2024 (calls expected for May 27th). Zac will be part of the first group for the friendly match against Turkey, three days later the group will be thinned out. Spalletti’s idea is to deploy a 3-4-2-1 with attacking wingers who skip the opponent to switch to a 4-3-3. Pay attention to the run-off with El Shaarawy, who knows how to play full range. He can also be used as an attacking midfielder behind the striker, a position that led him to find the goal against Verona.
