“From comeback to a joke“. “Lazio, what a nightmare!”. “Lazio! That’s how you throw it away!”. The Italian media was not merciful when Lazio defended Italy’s pride in the Europa League against Bodø/Glimt. In Rome, the club from the north had no advantages, now Italian football was going to show its superiority. This was a historic evening in the Eternal City, but not for crying Italians.
Even with a 2-0 loss at Aspmyra, Lazio players, supporters and the Italian media were confident that the balance of power between the big club in one of the world’s best leagues and the mini-putt from the north of the Arctic circle would send Lazio on to where they deserved – in the semi-finals in Europe’s second best company. When even spring temperatures in Rome could not save Lazio after Bodø/Glimt’s end to a terrific match.
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The match was followed by English journalist Andy Mitten from the renowned The Athletic. Mitten follows English clubs closely, and has seen most of the surprises in the match arena and results that in practice should not be possible. What the journalist experienced this spring evening in Rome clearly surpasses most of what Mitten has witnessed.
Mitten describes Glimt’s performance in the Europa League, with: “I can’t believe it’s happened. One of the greatest stories in modern football.”
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