GdS: Basic, Gila and the Lazio legacy – why another ‘derby’ awaits for Tare

This weekend, AC Milan will face Lazio, but in a way, they will face themselves. Igli Tare’s time with the Laziali is still very visible.

Looking forward to the weekend, Milan will hope to win another game against the ‘big teams’, and their record so far bodes well. Like when Massimiliano Allegri faced Juventus, though, it will be a case of visiting the past.

Tare’s Lazio

The focus falls on Igli Tare for this game, as Gazzetta dello Sport writes, given that the sporting director was with the club from 2005 to 2023, albeit only as the sporting director since 2008. Because of this, the team is very much built on his ideas.

With him at the helm, the Laziali made some incredibly smart moves – look at Ciro Immobile, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Luis Alberto – and a few of them still remain at the club.

Maurizio Sarri, in fact, is reliant on a number of Tare players, but one stands out above the rest: Mario Gila. The Spaniard has been one of the best defenders in the league recently, and there has been interest from Tare in a reunion.

Danilo Cataldi, Ivan Provedel, Alessio Romagnoli, Adam Marusic, Manuel Lazzari and even Toma Basic. All players that Tare played an instrumental part in signing or keeping, and all are still very much part of the Lazio fabric.