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AC Milan welcome Lazio to San Siro on Saturday night for a game that certainly harbours a lot of different sub-plots.
Corriere della Sera (via MilanPress) in their Roman edition this morning recall how Maurizio Sarri and Igli Tare were ‘together for two years, through a few highs and several lows’. At the weekend, the pair will meet again, this time as opponents.
Clashes and crossed fates
They are two strong characters, little inclined to compromise. The newspaper retraces their relationship and their conflicts at Lazio, starting with the two’s opinion on the team’s value. and what they should aspire to.
In 2022-23, Lazio finished second in the league and Sarri believed it was a miracle, something Tare didn’t welcome with great enthusiasm because he considered it a ‘demeaning and incomprehensible attitude’.
Prior to that, they had had several clashes in the transfer market, which brings us to Mario Gila. The Spanish defender was launched by the coach 18 months after arriving in Rome from Real Madrid, while the Albanian sporting director believed he was immediately ready upon his arrival.
Since then, the Spanish centre-back has never let go of his starting spot, and now – with less than two years left on his contract (June 2027 deadline) – Tare is considering bringing him to Milan in what would be another sting for Sarri.
It is not beyond the realms of possibility that the pair could have worked together at Milan, either. Prior to Massimiliano Allegri’s arrival, the belief was that the club had decided to focus on an Italian coach and a director who knew the league, so the Tare-Sarri tandem gained momentum.
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