Lazio Rome has had an impressive start to the season in Serie A and continues to surprise observers of Italian football. After nine days, the Biancocelesti alone occupy first place in the championship with eight victories and one draw. An exceptional dynamic confirmed by their great success on the pitch of Sassuolo (6-2), which begins to make the Roman team a serious candidate for the Scudetto. Asked by La Gazzetta Dello Sport on Lazio’s performance, Hernán Crespo did not hide his admiration for the work of his former teammate Gennaro Gattuso. “ I didn’t expect to see my friend Gattuso’s Lazio among the best teams. Can they aim for the title? And why not? A special alchemy was created within the group, and I’m sure it’s thanks to Rino », Explained the former Argentinian striker, convinced that the Italian coach is the main architect of this success.
For Crespo, Gattuso’s strength lies above all in his ability to unite a locker room and get the best out of his players. “ Before tactics and technique, there is the psychological aspect. Rino worked on the mentality of his players, he convinced them, motivated them, and then, he is a striking force. His players would do anything for him “, he continued. The former Inter and AC Milan striker also believes that the criticism leveled at Gattuso after his time at the helm of the Italian team must now be reconsidered. “ Eight wins and a draw: what more could he do? All those who criticized him for his experience with the national team will have to reconsider their judgment and apologize “, he said. If Crespo also recognizes the solidity of AS Roma, he considers Lazio to be the real revelation of the start of the championship, capable, according to him, of achieving great things this season.
