Lazio’s Wide Attack & Aerial Domination Under Marco Baroni Tactics 2024/25

There’s a slight chance you already noticed, but the title race in Serie A is evolving into an absolute spectacle!

Just four points separate league leaders Napoli and fifth-placed Lazio – the latter have been one of Italy’s most potent sides in attack.

Lazio have scored 29 goals in 14 Serie A fixtures to date this season, a tally bettered only by Inter (31) and Atalanta (36).

Marco Baroni, who played for 12 clubs and is currently on club number 17 in his managerial career, took over as Lazio manager in June 2024 following back-to-back manager resignations from Igor Tudor and Maurizio Sarri.

Baroni has instilled a clear attacking identity in this Lazio side, and part of that lies within their attacking tactics.

At the time of writing, Lazio are one of the top crossing teams in Serie A and are also one of the most dangerous Italian sides from corners.

This tactical analysis will provide insight into what to expect from Lazio in attack.

It will cover their wide threat and how the full-backs are vital to the setup.

The analysis will also give you a taste of why Lazio can be a major threat from corners before finally diving into some of the stats behind Lazio’s key attacking performers so far this season.

Lazio Crossing Tendency

There is currently absolutely nobody who matches Lazio in Serie A when it comes to consistently delivering crosses into the box.

At the time of writing, Baroni’s side averages 18.37 crosses per 90 – the highest in Serie A.

We can see why Baroni wants his side to utilise that wide threat as much as possible.

This season, they’ve scored five headers in the league (the second-highest tally in Serie A).

Lazio Shot Assists Map

Figure 1 gives us an idea of where Lazio are most dangerous from in terms of creating chances on goal.

As you can see, most of their attacking creativity that has led to a shot or a goal has come from play down the left flank, including a handful of assists from the left side just inside the penalty area.