Lazio started out the season with the Italian Super Cup and two league wins but it has been pretty much a disaster from then on. I watched them lose 2-1 to AC Milan at home today and to be fair they probably deserved a point, but after a string of bad performances (including a devestating 4-1 drubbing by Villarreal in Europa League last week) the notion that Davide Ballardini's days at the helm are numbered is becoming unavoidable. Lazio are by no means a title contender but they have the roster and resources to be much better than they have shown recently.
Early this year (not season) there was a rumor that former Lazio player Diego Simeone was on the verge of taking over but it never materialized. He got the San Lorenzo job instead. It just so happens that his natural cycle is appears to be coming to a close at El Ciclon and he could be available if there is a change at Lazio. San Lorenzo are 6 points back of the leaders as the Argentine tournament enters the home stretch and followed up their Copa Sudamericana elimination during the week with a 1-0 home loss to Banfield. Simeone is a very good manager with titles on his resume but when he loses a locker room it is lost forever. Estudiantes and River Plate are good examples.
Asking a guy who is leaving his job on a less-than-high note in South America to turn around a club in Serie A would be unorthodox but his history with the club, managerial success at an early age, and personal status might make him a gamble Lazio are willing to take.
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