The injuries of Zaccagni unfortunately they affected Lazio’s season. Last year at this point he had played 2782 minutes, this year exactly 1702. This also explains the half of the goals compared to those of last season, which helped Lazio reach second place. Sarri had to do without him for a long time, Tudor only had him on his debut and found him again on Saturday, when he returned with a goal that knocked out his former Verona player, giving three important points to the Biancocelesti.
Zaccagni’s return
In just 12 minutes from his arrival Mattia leaves his mark and puts yet another ordeal of this season behind him. He plays without fear, he is not afraid of putting his ankle back in a tackle with the risk of a relapse, as was noticed by the coverage intervention on Suslov. As he writes Messenger, Zaccagni just needs to convince himself that the new role can still exalt him. At the moment Felipe has regained the attacking midfield together with Luis Alberto, but the Brazilian will leave and perhaps the Magician too, so Zaccagni is destined to advance on the pitch. Meanwhile, he is the second best scorer for the Biancocelesti this season (6 goals together with Castellanos), despite missing 14 games. We will need his goals to advance in the standings and try to qualify for the Champions League, which on paper is practically impossible.
The celebrations of May 12th
Mattia can become a symbol, another captain. More than many other teammates, he cares about the immediate future which will affect next year. Now Monza, then Empoli. Lotito had asked to play against the Tuscans Sunday 12 May at 12.30pm to be able to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first championship with the special shirt and a stamp. The goal is a big party, they expect further promotions to fill the stadium. Furthermore, at 18 the whole team will parade to the Auditorium for another commemorative event.
