Baroni explains Lazio choices to trouble Juventus

“Dele-Bashiru has been training regularly with us, we need to make the most of his pace and physicality, it is part of the game plan and we are well aware that there are options off the bench to give us attacking power while remaining balanced,” Baroni told DAZN.

“These are games the team deserved to play, because when you reach this level, it means you earned it. Now they must give everything they’ve got to push us over the top.”

Lazio players stand up for Baroni

Mattia Zaccagni commented this week that he did not understand people who criticised Baroni’s work this season, considering they reached the Europa League quarter-final and are still in the fight for fourth place in Serie A.

“The Champions League is a huge target, but I am above all proud of these lads, who have worked so hard since the start, going through many changes and never doubting the work we’re doing. When you have all those elements in place, you can step on the accelerator and speed up the process,” replied the coach.

Has he planned any additional tactical tweaks to face Juventus and Igor Tudor, the coach who had this job on the Biancocelesti bench before he took over last summer?

“There will clearly be a few things we prepared. The most important thing in these games is to play with intensity, both physical and mental. Juventus have an incredible squad, we know what to expect from them and what we can do to counter them,” concluded Baroni.