ROME – Full-range stopgap, substitute for the Wizard as an attacking midfielder. We are talking about Mattia Zaccagni. He is not just any man to be placed where he is needed. Tudor so far he has put it where it was needed. Initially on the left to allow Felipe and Luis to play up front. Then, with the excuse of Luis’ exclusion, he advanced it. The Monza case had just broken out. Mattia Zaccagni expects a place that is all his own and that it is a leading position, in line with his characteristics. He had consecrated himself as a Sarrian winger, but his wings were broken. In the 3-4-2-1 he couldn’t digest the retreat to the left and the advancement to the front is the only inclusive solution. Zaccagni played from Luis’ substitute against Empoli, he will play again tomorrow in Milan, the Wizard is announced on the bench. He does not serve a reluctant Archer, but a limitless Archer. His football is made up of runs, sprints, swerves and lunges. Sarri had taught him to cut towards the center, to present himself in the area. It’s up to Tudor to adapt some of that evolution to his football.
Inter taboo for Zaccagni
Zaccagni didn’t make the most of his first as an attacking midfielder. He has to get used to the new-old role. He played like this with Juric, always in the 3-4-2-1, in Verona. He had made himself known. Igor hopes that he will start to make a change. Luis’ absence is not to be considered in the medium term, his departure must be taken into account. The same goes for Felipe, Palmeiras’ long-betrothed husband. The starting pair of playmakers will be lost, two at once. Zaccagni has already been elected to the role and the perfect partner will have to come from the market. But before imagining the Lazio of the future, the season must be concluded. Zaccagni has two games to flourish in attack. The first is Inter, a team against which he never scored in nine races. He hit Juve, Milan, Rome and Naples, even Atalanta. Never the Nerazzurri. This is an opportunity to try again. He played in the first leg, but missed the Super Cup semi-final. The recovery had failed in the pre-match. Zaccagni hopes to remove this taboo and end the season on a high note. She was experienced with torment. Injuries, suspensions and early substitution in Monza. The true Archer has been seen intermittently. A far cry from last year’s season, which ended with a double double (10 goals and 10 assists in all competitions). In a Lazio being remade, with some impatient and others leaving, one of the few certainties to count on is Mattia Zaccagni. Freshly renovated, it is projected into the future, is a name that is reflected in Lazio. Without Felipe and most likely without Luis, waiting for Pedro’s decision, considering Isaksen as a background player, among the attacking midfielders the only certainty is Zaccagni. Provided that no top players arrive from the market, for now we are dealing with Tchaouna from Salernitana, 20 years old. Tudor will need an attack of sappers, but also of assist providers and placers. He will not be able to start from the limits of unpredictability and sterility highlighted this year. They were there with Sarri, they remained with Tudor. Bows and arrows, this is what Lazio needs. Attackers rearmed.
