Lazio was reborn with his win against the lowest team Salernitana (4-1). A balsamic victory, coming off the derby defeat against Roma the day before, after that Luis Alberto left us in ‘shock’ with his announcement after the match.
“It’s been a difficult few weeks for me with everything that’s happened,” the Andalusian midfielder began by telling the DAZN microphones after coming on as a substitute in two Serie A matches since the arrival of Igor Tudorinstead of the dismissed Maurizio Sarri on the bench before returning to the starting lineup today.
“I have requested the termination of the contract”
And he continued: “The project? I don’t know, but I know that It’s my last season here and I will no longer be a part of it. I don’t want to collect one more euro from Lazio, I have already requested the termination of the contract. I will leave the next four years to others (sic). Being part of this club has given me a lot. “The time has come to leave my salary to others.”
Luis Alberto’s future has been the subject of all sorts of speculation in recent transfer markets. In the summer he wanted to leave but, at the age of 31, It ended up renewing last October until June 2027.
302 games and 51 goals
Signed in 2016 from Liverpool, the former Sevilla, Barcelona, Málaga and Deportivo player Today he played his 302nd game for Lazio in all competitions, scoring 51 goals and providing 75 assists. He won one Coppa and two Supercoppas.
Before you leave, if the club accepts your request, Luis Alberto aims to salvage the season by qualifying Lazio for the Champions League. “In football nothing is said, it is complicated, but you have to have a clear head for the remaining games,” he said.
The fight for the Champions League
Lazio is seventh, six points behind fifth place, which all indicate will help Italian football gain an extra place in the expanded Champions League 20204-205, but the atmosphere is strained as seen today in the Curva protests in the North.
“The whistles? It’s normal, the championship is not going well. We also lost the derby. “The year was a bit complicated,” admitted Luis Alberto. “We have to win, now we need the three points and we have to give a signal.”
Source: La Verdad
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