Lazio vs Bologna Match Preview
Lazio succumbed 2-0 to Sampdoria in the first game of the season, meaning coach Edy Reja will most likely tinker with his team's formation. Mauro Zarate, once a widely coveted forward, will be, alongside Hernanes, the supply-line behind Tommaso Rocchi. Christian Brocchi and Ledesma make up a competent midifeld, an area of the field on which Lazio's attack hinges. Against Sampdoria, Lazio came horribly undone in the middle of the park, and Reja will be keen to stress upon Brocchi especially the importance of winning the midfield battles.
Spirits are also at an all-time low in the Lazio camp. Season ticket sales have been low as the fans revolt againt Claudio Lotito's regime. They claim that their once glorious club has spectaculuarly fallen from grace. Lotito, however, argues, with some degree of credibility, that under his reign Lazio have won the Italian Supercup and the Coppa Italia. Further, they are also financially solvent.
Nonetheless all that acrimony will be weighing on the Olimpico fans. Bologna, themselves, are struggling to find their feet. Marco Di Vaio will lead the frontline with Gimenez and Rubin in a fairly attacking trio of players. If coach Alberto Malesani manages to get a win against Lazio, then, considering their 0-0 draw against Inter, their season will get off to an almost perfect start. However, the more likely result is a 1-0 Lazio win, for the club from Rome will rally to notch a result.
Lazio vs Bologna Match Report
Lazio appeased their fans, who were practially clamouring for president Claudio Lotito's head, by defeating Bologna 3-1. Hernanes got his first goal of Serie A, and Alberto Malesani, making his debut as Bologna coach, will rue such a miserable first outing as Bologna coach.
