Lazio look towards former stars Conceicao and Klose for new coach | OneFootball

The managerial merry-go-round is coming to Lazio too, with reports Marco Baroni is on the way out, including links with Sergio Conceicao, Miroslav Klose and returning Maurizio Sarri.

Baroni is widely expected to part company with the club after they crashed out of the European places on the final day of the season with a shock 1-0 home defeat to 10-man Lecce.

There had already been tension between coach and directors over the transfer strategy and that only intensified with dismal results in the second half of the campaign.

The search is on for a replacement and President Claudio Lotito is seemingly looking to the past, seeking figures who already have a bond with the Lazio supporters.

Potential Lazio coaches cast a wide net

ROME, ITALY – MAY 28: Mirolslav Klose former of SS Lazio player celebrates with his supporters the tenth anniversary prior the conquest of the Italian Cup against Roma on May 26, 2013 the Serie A match between SS Lazio and US Cremonese at Stadio Olimpico on May 28, 2023 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)

This could lead him to Sergio Conceicao, who is eager to show what he can do in Serie A with a little more stability after a chaotic six months at Milan.

Another ex-player is Klose, who went from Bayern Munich assistant manager to coach at SCR Altach and FC Nurnberg.

FLORENCE, ITALY – JANUARY 29: Maurizio Sarri during the “Panchina d’Oro” award season 2022/2023 at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on January 29, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Calciomercato.com even point towards a return for Sarri, who had been on the bench until walking away in March 2024 over personal matters.

Outside candidates mentioned include ex-Ajax boss Francesco Farioli and HNK Hajduk Split coach Gennaro Gattuso.