The former coach of Olympique de Marseille had an eventful evening. Arrived at the head of Lazio Rome last March, after replacing Maurizio Sarri, by signing a contract until 2025, Igor Tudor (45 years old) experienced his first Derby di Roma this Saturday evening. The Croatian had also made a perfect return to Serie A by winning the shock against Juventus (1-0), before subsequently losing against the Bianconeri in the Italian Cup (0-2).
But for the 31st day of Serie A, its first shock against AS Roma was closely scrutinized. And unfortunately for the former Marseille player, his team lost by the smallest of margins, after a goal from Mancini, well served by Dybala (1-0). The Argentinian, who also got confused with Mattéo Guendouzi during the meeting, was decisive in allowing the Giallorossi to leave Lazio four points behind the top European places.
Igor Tudor is not satisfied
To explain the defeat, Valentin Castellanos admitted that “Sarri and Tudor are two different coaches, each with their own characteristics. We have to get used to the new coach's game, we are doing it very well.. Same thing for Ciro Immobile, “which ensures that the change of coach is brand new and Sarri's farewell upset us, we could not reverse the situation from an emotional point of view”he explained to justify the bad match of the Biancocelesti.
An outing which displeased the former Olympian coach, who hopes that his players will quickly forget Maurizio Sarri's style of play. “I myself need to get to know the team better, but the boys also need time to better interpret the football that I love. I'm confident, I'm optimistic, but a lot of players are still playing according to Sarri's instructions, which are very different from mineassured Tudor. It will take time to find our balance. We were missing something in attack, the fifth had to help more. We must be more lucid“. A first alert for the 45-year-old coach, who will have to relaunch against Salernitana next weekend.
