🔗 Share this article Cancellieri Displays Brief Sparks of Brilliance in Positive Aspect for Struggling Lazio The mood at Lazio's home ground was decidedly gloomy this past Saturday. The home side was losing against Torino, an opponent that had let in 10 goals while managing only two goals in their last five league matches. Fans from the Curva Nord were wrapping up their most recent demonstration in an ongoing feud with club owner Claudio Lotito. A Season Falling Apart? Was Lazio's season coming unstitched, or had there never been a thread holding it together in the first place? Lazio reinstated Maurizio Sarri as manager this summer, before he to later acknowledge that the management had omitted to inform him about the transfer ban they were about to receive for financial irregularities. Speculation that he might quit were without basis, but he acknowledged that Lotito had "deceived" him. Lazio were just as chaotic during matches as off the field, beating Verona 4-0 and Genoa 3-0 but being defeated in the rest of their opening fixtures, featuring the derby della Capitale. Throughout this period, it's been difficult to determine if they're getting better or imploding. Matteo's Unforeseen Return At least one man continued to smile throughout. Matteo Cancellieri had not been expected to feature for Lazio this season. He was on the last one on loan at Parma and, early this summer, his owning club were attempting to extend his stay for another season. The signing restriction led to a change of plans. They were unable to reduce their roster without replacements. Cancellieri arrived originally under Sarri's first spell, then a 20-year-old alumnus of Verona's academy. He made 20 matches in the league in Lazio colors in that campaign, almost all of those from the bench. Their former sporting director, Igli Tare, who departed following that term, subsequently claimed Sarri of "informing all Cancellieri would be a star but then not selecting him." Discovering His True Position Maybe Sarri was continuing to attempt to work out the specific characteristics of the player's talent. Billed as an attacking winger when he joined, Cancellieri instead found himself the majority of that term as an unconvincing alternative to Ciro Immobile in the striker role. In 63 appearances while playing for Empoli and Parma during recent campaigns, he netted seven goals. Shoehorn