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Three Things We Learned From Lazio vs Milan: The Curva’s Show of Force Must End Unfortunately for Lazio supporters all over the world, they had almost forgotten what a magical night at the Stadio Olimpico feels like. This has been the traumatic effect of one of the most troublesome seasons in the club’s history. But for one night (and one night only), all the uninspiring displays, poor results, refereeing injustices, and the empty stadium scenes felt like a distant memory.

For one night (and one night only), Lazio fans witnessed the Lazio of old, as an inspired band of enthusiastic young men fought as if their lives were on the line at a vibrant stadium packed with adoring fans. Not even the match official or the VAR intervened to ruin this one. For one night (and one night only), Lazio looked like a team fighting for the biggest honors.

An observer who’s not aware of the Serie A standings could have easily mistaken the Biancocelesti for the title contender, and AC Milan as the one wandering in mid-table mediocrity. Thanks to Gustav Isaksen’s first-half strike , the Aquile sent 50,000 supporters home happy, even though the result won’t have a dramatic effect on their position in the league, as they remain too far behind to compete for European spots. Nevertheless, the action, on and off the pitch, gave us several interesting topics to discuss, including the following three.

Ivan Provedel Dearly Missed First things first, Edoardo Motta deserves the plaudits for the excellent saves he produced on Sunday evening. The inexperienced 21-year-old is only accustomed to Serie B fixtures, and had made his Lazio bow the previous weekend against Sassuolo at a virtually empty stadium. Therefore, taking on Rafael Leao and Co.

at packed Olimpico was certainly an enormous step-up for the former Reggiana man, who managed to pass the test and come away with a deserved clean sheet. However, Motta also displayed a major weakness in his game. “I hope he doesn’t cost us” , said an honest-to-a-fault Maurizio Sarri in his post-match interviews when discussing the youngster’s poor distribution skills.

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