Maurizio Sarri called it an “ambush” by Serie A officials, scheduling his Lazio team to face Bologna in the early 12.30pm kick-off on Sunday after a midweek Champions League appointment with Bayern Munich. “We’d like to thank the league for doing it again,” was his sarcastic remark. “Just like they did after our Coppa Italia derby against Roma.”
Maybe he had a point. Then again, just think what Bologna had to put up with. They played a big game of their own on Wednesday night, hosting Fiorentina, a direct rival in the fight for European qualification. Now they had to go away on a short rest to Lazio: conquerors of Bayern Munich.
