Lazio coach Marco Baroni insists he will ‘retain my optimism’ after the chaotic 2-1 home defeat to Fiorentina and refuses to use the Europa League strain as ‘an alibi.’
A nightmare begins at Stadio Olimpico for Aquile, who is new for Thursday’s 3-1 league win opposite the real Sociedad.
Yacine Adli volleyed in the opener and Lucas Beltran was left unmarked for a header at the back post to give Fiorentina a 2-0 lead within 17 minutes.
Despite dominating possession, the Biancocelesti almost never had a shot on target before Adam Marusic’s header in added time, then came close to equalising with David De Gea saving Marusic and Pedro in the pinch-up with the final shot of the match.
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“It’s unfortunate because we gave up on two avoidable goals early on, however, I’ll expect to adjust the functionality at the halfway point. We had chances not to have taken, however, the team played with determination, created chances, and we are indeed Infelaz about the result, however, those are conditions that will have to strengthen us,” Baroni told Dazn.
“I saw the mentality and even the quality in the second half, so we have to take advantage of that. “
On the Beltran goal, Dodo stood up a cross from the by-line to find Beltran totally unmarked for the header.
“We were caught on the ball and we weren’t keeping our marks. When I said that they were avoidable goals, it is not easy to return to normality, but the team had the right attitude after the restart against a Fiorentina that sat deeply and knew how to waste time,” Baroni added.
Lazio are guaranteed a place in the Europa League Round of 16, but in Serie A they are now only two points clear of Juventus and three ahead of Fiorentina, with the Viola still having a game in hand.
Is it a coincidence that they had recent problems in the first game of the League directly after a European meeting?
“It is anything we want to improve, because it is glorious to play in Europe and I do not want it to be used as a alibi. I want us to go as far as imagine and that means many more games. Just us only us. I want to be more directed and more directed and Pay attention to details because we admit the walks without the opposition having to paint as difficult to create opportunities.
“I prefer to maintain my optimism and the momentum is good in all directions. I took a look at the statistics, we have created a lot of things. I don’t like to talk about luck, but with a little more acuity, maybe we will get this adjustment on the rails .
It’s a chaotic last with ADLI thrown off the bench after replacement for time-wasting and antactive behavior, then the two coaches also saw red for dissent.
“I simply sought that there was more play time for all this time, which constant.
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