Matteo Dutu and Fabio Ruggeri, Fabio Ruggeri and Matteo Dutu. Where one didn’t arrive the other was ready to close and vice versa. A phrase, always the same, to mark the matches of the Lazio. A Lazio that dreamed big enough to get one step away from the final for the Scudetto, where it was eliminated by the Giallorossi cousins. But the path, not that one, cannot be eliminated, neither from the history of the championship nor from the minds of the boys Stefano Sanderra, because perhaps they too would have laughed if someone, at the beginning of the year, had told them how the season would end. Something unimaginable, from promotion in Primavera 1 to almost reaching its peak 10 months later. Everything became incredibly reality with hard work and sacrifice, two elements that continue to prove crucial in every situation, regardless of the talent and skills available. Matteo Dutu and Fabio Ruggeri know something about it, the golden couple of Lazio capable of stopping anyone and on any occasion, so much so that they also achieved satisfaction in the Youth League. On the other hand, the numbers speak for themselves and there must be a reason why Lazio is second under “best defense in the championship”.
A season that began under the sign of Maurizio Sarriwho called them for the Auronzo retreat together with Motionless and the rest of the squad, but unfortunately he didn’t have the courage to throw them into the fray, not even in the Riyadh Super Cup. Things that happen – perhaps only in Italy – but they happen. On the other hand, he experienced the same “drama”. Valerio Crespi last year and tasted the sadness of it too Sana Fernandes in this season.
The fact is that now the time has come to take stock at Lazio. On the one hand it’s quite easy: captain Fabio Ruggeri he still has two years left on his contract and this summer we will have to choose the best destination to make him grow further, unless Tudor – or whoever – will not decide to bet on it, but for real. However, the situation appears more complicated for the Romanian centre-back, whose contract expires on 30 June and has already been in negotiations with Lazio for some time. The club has certainly already shown interest in continuing the journey together, but we still have to wait for the white smoke.
