There are people who praise the recently ended World Cup as one of the best ever. Then, there are those who criticize the whole thing. And, finally, there’s Maurizio Sarri.The emblematic Lazio boss claims that the Qatari tournament ‘left nothing except publicity for Qatar’ and doesn’t know what to expect in tomorrow’s game against Lecce. The Biancocelesti travel to the Stadio Via Del Mare for the first game of the year on Wednesday.Maurizio Sarri on the Winter World Cup break 🗣”I see it as an insult to football. If someone explains to me what the Qatari movement can give to football, excluding the money at Manchester City and PSG, I can change my mind.” pic.twitter.com/cGBnbX9nyA— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) November 12, 2022 “I am in front of something that I had never experienced, only the lockdown was similar,” Sarri said at a press conference.”It’s hard to predict reactions from teams coming back after such a long break, and we saw it also in other leagues, PSG and Tottenham lost, and Chelsea struggled.”Lecce are a good team, we must respect them, they’ve always played well, also against top teams.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6923421##What does he expect from the January transfer window?”It’s hard to improve the team and raise the bar. If you talk about Luis Alberto and Milinkovic-Savic every day, harmony can be broken, but it’s not my fault,” the ex-Juventus and Napoli boss admitted.”Players should not be influenced. I’ve been reading that Luis Alberto and I don’t get along, but when I arrived, he wanted to leave, so it’s a situation I found here. During every transfer window, there are reports that he wants to return to Spain, but in the end, he stays and gives his help.”Lazio currently sit fourth in the Serie A table, level on points with Inter and 11 points below table leaders Napoli. They’ve won nine of their opening 15 Serie A games, collecting three draws and as many defeats.SERIE A – Matchday 16Wednesday 14.30: (6.50) Salernitana (4.10) Milan (1.53)14.30: (1.75) Sassuolo (3.60) Sampdoria (4.90)16.30: (5.40) Spezia (3.70) Atalanta (1.75)16.30: (1.85) Torino (3.45) Verona (4.50)16.30: (1.70) Roma (3.80) Bologna (5.70)18.30: (4.00) Lecce (3.20) Lazio (2.15)20.30: (1.70) Fiorentina (3.80) Monza (5.70)20.30: (5.20) Cremonese (3.70) Juventus (1.70)22.45: (2.45) Inter (3.40) Napoli (3.05)22.45: (1.70) Udinese (3.90) Empoli (5.50)***odds are subject to change
