🔗 Share this article Cancellieri Displays Glimpses of Brilliance in Bright Spot for Struggling Lazio The feeling at the Stadio Olimpico was far from happy during the weekend fixture. Lazio were trailing against Torino, an opponent that had allowed a total of 10 goals while netting just two in their most recent five league matches. Fans from the Curva Nord were concluding their most recent demonstration in a long-running conflict with president Claudio Lotito. This Year's Efforts Falling Apart? Had their campaign coming unstitched, or had there never been a thread keeping it intact from the beginning? The club brought back Maurizio Sarri as manager in the summer transfer window, only for him publicly stated that the management had not mentioned the transfer ban they were facing for fiscal problems. Reports that he might quit were not true, but he acknowledged that Lotito had "deceived" him. The Roman club appeared equally disorganized on the pitch as they were off it, beating Verona 4-0 and Genoa 3-0 but losing the rest of their initial five matches, which included the capital clash. From one game to the next, it has been hard to ascertain if they're getting better or self-destructing. Matteo's Surprising Return One individual remained positive throughout. Matteo Cancellieri wasn't originally meant to be at Lazio during this campaign. He spent last season with Parma on loan and, early this summer, his parent club were advocating for him to stay there for another season. The signing restriction led to a change of plans. The club couldn't risk to thin their squad with no new signings. He signed initially during Sarri's previous tenure, then a 20-year-old graduate of Verona's academy. He accumulated 20 Serie A appearances with the club in that campaign, all but one of those from the bench. The ex- sporting director, Igli Tare, who departed after that campaign, later stated Sarri of "telling everyone Cancellieri would be a star but then not selecting him." Finding His Best Role It's possible the coach was continuing to attempt to identify the exact type of the player's talent. Originally described as a flank player on arrival, Cancellieri yet was deployed for the majority of that term as a struggling deputy to Ciro Immobile as center forward. In 63 appearances while playing for Empoli and Parma during recent campaigns, his tally was seven goals. Shoehorn