Baroni: Castellanos injury ‘the only negative’ in 2-2 Napoli draw | OneFootball

Marco Baroni was satisfied with his team’s showing in their 2-2 draw at home against Antonio Conte’s table-topping Napoli, admitting that the injury suffered by Taty Castellanos was ‘the only negative’ in an otherwise successful afternoon for the Biancocelesti.

Lazio took a first-half lead through a Gustav Isaksen scorcher, but were pegged back to 2-1 through Giacomo Raspadori and a comical Adam Marusic own goal, before Boulaye Dia restored parity in the 87th minute.

You can see how the game unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog.

Baroni assesses Castellanos injury in Lazio 2-2 Napoli

Lazio made three signings in the January transfer window in Arijon Ibrahimovic from Bayern Munich, Reda Belahyane from Hellas Verona and Oliver Provstgaard from Vejle. All are aged 21 or under and are currently unavailable to feature in European matches, but are yet to play in Serie A either.

Baroni hinted that the new recruits might be in for game time in the near future, particularly after the injury to Castellanos.

“I work with everyone. I bring everyone forward. Sometimes my attention is more focused on those who don’t get the gratification of playing,” Baroni told DAZN, reported via TMW.

There were particularly encouraging  performances from goalscoreres Dia and Isaksen on the day against Napoli.

ROME, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15: Boulaye Dia of Lazio celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammates during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on February 15, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

“Dia is a strong player, Isaksen’s performance was extraordinary,” Baroni said. “He’s a growing lad, and I’m happy because you can see the passion the team fights with. We want to do it until the end.”

“The only negative part is Taty’s injury, which we will have to evaluate. But we have these young guys who will help us.”

Asked if Dia might be the man to start up front for Lazio in their game against Venezia next weekend, Baroni replied: “He has already done it and the same goes for Pedro, who is a universal player. I like these players who don’t give specific preferences.”