Valentino Lazaro has done badly this season: what future for him? He could be moved to the right by the new coach
All in all, Toro didn’t have a bad season, but they didn’t hit the mark in Europe and expectations were higher. Many have disappointed and one of them was Valentino Lazaro. The Austrian has done poorly this year, playing below his potential. He didn’t make an impact and he disappointed. The only positive match was the one against Verona. Entering the second half in place of Bellanova, he provided 2 assists for Savva and Pellegri, turning the match around. Being right-footed, he is better on the right, but with Juric he has always played on the left. In the 2022/2023 season he arrived on loan and did very well. In the summer, Toro bought him for 3.5 million euros. His future is uncertain.
Lazaro: what future?
What future for the grenade number 20? He was a protégé of Juric, but now Vanoli will arrive. There are 3 options. The first is that Vanoli might like him as a left winger, given that he has adapted in recent years. At that point the starting position would be played out, with Vojvoda but also with a left-footed full-back perhaps. The second is that Vanoli sees him better on the right. However, Bellanova, who should remain, is the starter in that area. He would then become his reserve. Finally, the third option is that he is not part of Vanoli’s plans. In this case he would have given up.
A negative season
For him, unfortunately, the numbers speak for themselves. This year he has played 35 games in Serie A and that’s quite a few. For him 4 assists (2 in the same match) and 3 yellow cards. Too many subpar matches, where he didn’t push enough. In only 2 games (Torino-Atalanta 3-0 and Torino-Fiorentina 0-0), he was on the bench for 90 minutes. Then 21 games as a starter and 14 as a substitute. Juric himself said: “Lazaro is a player who I think could have given more. Today he came in very well, evidently he plays better on the right. He had a great race.”
