Lazio lost to Fiorentina, Baroni remains optimistic about the team's performance

In the 22nd round of the 2024/25 Serie A season, Lazio lost to Fiorentina 1-2 after Adam Marusic scored a goal after falling behind by 2 goals. Coach Baroni said that he saw the team showed the right mentality in the second half and remained optimistic about the team's performance.

In the 11th minute of the game, Robin Gosens assisted Yasinni Adli to score, giving Fiorentina the lead 1-0. In the 17th minute, Dodo passed the ball back from the penalty area, and Lucas Beltran headed the ball into the goal, helping Fiorentina expand its lead to 2-0.

In the 63rd minute of the second half, Yasinni Adli was sent off for accumulating two yellow cards, leaving Fiorentina with 10 players. In the second half stoppage time, Sisay headed the ball to Adam Marusic in the melee, helping Lazio to pull back 1-2.

In the end, Lazio lost to Fiorentina 1-2 at home. After 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 5 rounds, Lazio currently ranks 4th in the standings with 39 points.

Lazio coach Baroni said in an interview, "It is regrettable that we lost two completely avoidable goals in the early stages of the game, but I will pay more attention to the team's performance in the second half. We had some opportunities that we failed to seize, but the team played very determinedly and created opportunities. Although I am sad about the result, this situation must make us stronger. I saw the right mentality and even high-quality performance in the second half, so we need to continue to work hard on this basis."

"That goal was conceded because we lost concentration, lost our marking position and didn't keep our marking point. That's what I call an avoidable goal. This kind of start makes it harder to get back on track. But the team showed the right attitude in the second half and we also showed fighting spirit against Fiorentina, who defended deep and was good at taking time."

In addition, Lazio has already advanced to the round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League. Baroni said, "It's a wonderful thing to participate in European competitions, but I don't want to use this as an excuse. I hope we can go further in European competitions, but that means playing more games. But we just need to be more focused on the details because we conceded goals when the opponent didn't create many opportunities."

"I prefer to be optimistic because the second half was very good in all aspects. I looked at the game statistics and we created a lot of chances. I don't like to talk about luck, but if we can be calmer, we can turn the situation around."