Lazio aims to sign 35-year-old free agent Alessandro Berardi due to a goalkeeper crisis. The team has lost both Ivan Provedel and Alessio Furlanetto to injuries, leaving them with only one available goalkeeper.
Key points
Lazio is trying to sign Alessandro Berardi.
Ivan Provedel is out for the season due to a shoulder injury.
Lazio Trying to Sign 35-Year-Old Free Agent Amidst Major Goalkeeper Crisis
Lazio Trying to Sign 35-Year-Old Free Agent Amidst Major Goalkeeper Crisis
Lazio are hoping to add Alessandro Berardi to their depleted goalkeeping department, but theyāre facing bureaucratic hurdles.
Lazio Lose Alessio Furlanetto to Injury
Maurizio Sarri had already lost the services of his ultimate No.1, Ivan Provedel, until the end of the season due to a shoulder injury. Moreover, the third choice custodian, Alessio Furlanetto, has now been ruled out of action with a torn ACL, leaving Edoardo Motta as the only available first-team option.
Lazio Planning to Bring Back Alessandro Berardi
According to La Lazio Siamo Noi, the club has decided to address this state of emergency by bringing Berardi back to Formello. The 35-year-old is a Lazio youth product who never made an appearance for the first team. After loan spells at Hellas Verona, Salernitana, and Grosseto, he joined Messina in 2015, and then had an experience at Bari.
Berardi then spent seven years at Hellas Verona, but only made three appearances. He left the Rossoblu last summer and has been a free agent ever since.
Lazio Need Special Exemption to Sign Berardi
As the source explains, Italian clubs arenāt allowed to sign free agents after March 31. Therefore, Lazio will request an exemption from Lega Serie A, citing the state of emergency. However, the club officials arenāt too optimistic on this front, so they might have to resort to an internal solution.
Sarri already temporarily promoted 17-year-old Giacomo Giacomone to the senior squad following Provedelās injury. The teenager has been on the bench in the last five Serie A fixtures. But if Lazio fail to replace Furlanetto with Berardi, the manager will have to call up another Primavera youngster to shore up the three-man contingent.
Q&A
Why is Lazio trying to sign Alessandro Berardi?
Lazio is attempting to sign Alessandro Berardi to address a goalkeeper crisis caused by injuries to their top two goalkeepers.
What injuries have affected Lazio's goalkeeping options?
Lazio's starting goalkeeper Ivan Provedel is out for the season with a shoulder injury, and third-choice Alessio Furlanetto has a torn ACL.
Who is currently the only available goalkeeper for Lazio?
Edoardo Motta is the only available first-team goalkeeper for Lazio following the injuries to Provedel and Furlanetto.
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