Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri was at a loss to elucidate how his workforce let a 1-0 halftime lead slip away of their disappointing 2-1 defeat by Lecce in Serie A on Wednesday.
“It’s difficult to give an explanation after these situations. The team played thirty minutes of high level, in complete control of the match,” Sarri advised Sky Sports. “It’s not a tactical problem”.
Lazio scored the opening objective by Ciro Immobile’s fierce right-footed drive. However, after the break Lecce staged a formidable comeback with Gabriel Stefezza’s 57th-minute strike and Lorenzo Colombo’s 71st-minute winner.
The end result left Lazio fifth within the standings with 30 factors from 16 video games, whereas Lecce is thirteenth with 18 factors.
“If we don’t beat Lecce it means that, perhaps, we are inferior to what we think we are. They upped the tempo when we allowed them to, when they saw us vulnerable they were very good at biting and tearing us apart,” Sarri added.
Lazio went into the World Cup break on a shedding word after being hammered 3-0 by Juventus, which Sarri described as inconceivable, and their fortunes failed to enhance when motion resumed within the league seven weeks later.
“I find it difficult to even talk about it. If it were up to me we would always play, this break has been a blasphemy and global football has gained nothing from it,”
