In other news…

By: salvatore | April 29th, 2008

As expected, Sunday’s apathetic and depressing performance brought out another round of finger pointing, fan protests and possible replacements for Delio.

Thankfully, there have been some other developments in the last couple of days to help us get over that and the fact that this team has not won any of its last 6 games (!).

First up we have news that management is after Valencia defender Emiliano Moretti.

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Technically he’s a left back, which we’d seem to have covered with Kolarov and Zauri, but if this year has taught us anything, it’s that it’s never a bad idea to have depth and cover. Besides, Moretti has also played as a center back in the past, and the Rome native is a born and bred Lazio fan.

So, like most other players we’ve been linked to in the last little while, it sounds good. As always though, it will come down to two things: money (or rather, Lotito’s willingness to part with it) and competition from other clubs. At the moment, it’s believed that potential Champions League players Fiorentina are leading the pack for the defender’s signature, but the insatiable folks at TuttoMercatoWeb spoke with Emiliano’s brother/agent, and he claims that the Biancoceleste are one of the teams in the frame.

I guess we’ll have to wait and see, particularly since Valencia is in a relegation battle. If they don’t survive though, you can bet Moretti will be back in the peninsula faster than you can say “Peroni”.

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In other news, there’s been some news on the giant cock-tease Lotito likes to call Stadio Delle Aquile. It seems that Gianni Alemanno, the new mayor of Rome who claims to only be a fan of the national team, wants to make some changes in the city, and on his to-do list is finding areas where new Anglo-influenced stadiums can be constructed. The catch? These new stadiums have to be completely privately funded, which means as always, it’s up to Lotito to do something.

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