A lackluster performance in both play and business dealings in the transfer market leave Lazio 2 points out of the relegation zone and an overall black cloud looms for the future of the club.
Going forward versus Juventus, Lazio resembled the way in which Lotito and Co. went through the transfer market: At A Snail Pace.
To say that Lazio deserved all 3 points in Turin is a little far-fetched, however, the way in which Juve earned their point left a bitter taste in all our mouths and brought back memories to the seasons of Calciopoli. As a professional Del Piero should have at least admitted to the press that he was at least slightly fortunate to receive such a decisive call that was dubious to say the least. But of course Alex stood by referee Saccani who I had bragged prior to the match to my peers in my own home that he was one of the better ref’s in Serie A not to mention that Lazio usually has a positive record when he’s in charge. My how quickly my predictions were nullified.
Speaking on the turn-out at “casa Di Mascio” I can say we all enjoyed the overall experience as a group as the Lazio fans in the Toronto district seek-out a new home/bar/social club to call our own. With video proof of episode 10 of the North Curve soon to follow we’ll hear from a host of members of Lazio Club Canada along with reoccurring contributors to the North Curve Audio blogs from last season. As a collective group we seemed to come together in agreement on a lot of the same concerns. Some of those concerns being the transfer market which was less than spectacular. Nonetheless the final tally of new players introduced and outgoing looks like this:
Incoming:
André Dias
Defender From: Sao Paulo
Giuseppe Biava
Defender From: Genoa
Tomas Hitzlsperger From: Stuttgart
Eyal Golasa
Midfielder From: Maccabi Haifa
Outgoing:
Cribari- Siena & Pandev-Inter
In true Lazio fashion no moves were made with ease as mostly everything minus the Hitzlsperger move was secured prior to the last hours of the transfer window. Two of these dealings look set to land us in front of FIFA for various reasons. Sebastian Eguren for example looked set to be part of the squad, which was until he failed his medical. Now it seems Lazio still might be on the hook for his salary regardless of his medical situation according to his current club Villarreal. The other is not so cut and dry. The Israeli attacking midfielder Golasa had yet to sign a professional contract with his squad of Maccabi. Yet he managed to make appearances in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League this year. Not only has he been accused of breaching his contract, it’s also been reported by La Laziosiamonoi that he is fleeing his homeland on purpose to avoid mandatory military conscription of 3 year service. Moreover his transfer to Lazio has brought shame to his family according to his father who feels he’s turned his back on the club that has given him so much. To be fair his father is technically more upset with his Eyal’s older brother Roy who seems to have played a part in the transfer. With Golasa expected to make his appearance on Friday a lot of questions will churn until then and as well as seeking out the answers to the validity of his passport with Belgium.
On a positive note today’s trainings saw the return of Floccari to the pitch while get a closer look on Lazio’s latest signings: Dias and Biava who had their medicals earlier today.


Stay tuned as more news continues to unfold from the Formello. I’ll be back in the coming days with the episode from The Juve-Lazio game.