Boulaye Dia is not having the best of times with Lazio! | OneFootball

The Senegalese player is not having the best of times with the Eagles of the Italian capital.

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A shadow of his former self, Boulaye Dia’s journey at Lazio has taken a troubling turn. After a dazzling debut season that saw the Senegalese striker net 12 goals and deliver 4 assists, expectations were justifiably high. Yet, the current campaign tells a different story—one of struggle, frustration, and fading impact.

The spotlight was on him during Lazio’s clash against Pisa on October 30th, a match that was meant to be his stage. Instead, it became a stark illustration of his decline. Leading the line, the Senegalese international was conspicuously subdued. Isolated and ineffective, he offered little movement, failed to register a single shot on target, and drifted through the game as a peripheral figure—a performance the Italian press was quick to condemn.

This season, the numbers paint a bleak picture: a solitary goal in 507 minutes of play across nine appearances. Compounding his on-field woes has been a persistent battle with injuries, which saw him miss the recent international break and several key matches for Lazio. Reports of a minor ankle issue have surfaced, suggesting that physical setbacks may be hindering the rediscovery of the dynamic, clinical striker who arrived with so much promise just a season ago.