The future of Maurizio Sarri is increasingly distant from Lazio and increasingly closer to Atalanta. In the last few hours, rumors have spoken of contacts now at an advanced stage between the Tuscan coach and the Bergamo club, with the negotiation being in the final details.
Sarri's own statements at the end of Lazio-Pisa, the last day of the championship, strengthened the feeling of an imminent separation. The coach did not openly unbalance himself, but his words revealed all the discontent accumulated over the course of the season. A complicated year.
Sarri, parole dure
"Last with Lazio? I have no idea, because I'm under contract," he declared after the match, avoiding definitive announcements but leaving every scenario open. Then the very harsh thrust on his relationship with the club: "I'm not particularly happy because this year I felt not listened to. It was my most difficult season in Serie A."
Words that sound like a deep fracture with the Biancocelesti management. Already after the derby lost against Roma, Sarri had spoken of a season in which he felt "zero listening", underlining how without agreement on the programs "it is useless to move forward".
The coach reiterated that he felt connected to the Lazio environment and that he appreciated the moral response of the team, defined as one of the best he coached from a human perspective. But the crux remains the relationship with the club, and this very distance could open the doors to Atalanta.
Il progetto della Dea
In Bergamo Sarri would find a solid technical project and the possibility of opening a new cycle, collecting a heavy but stimulating legacy. The next few hours will be decisive, but the picture appears increasingly clear: the one against Pisa could really have been his last bench with Lazio, even if for now there is no official confirmation.