The inaugural season of former Verona coach Marco Baroni has been filled with plenty of highs and lows as Lazio found themselves competing for the scudetto in the early stages of the season after undergoing an eight-game unbeaten streak across all competitions, to suddenly increasingly losing grip of a spot within the Serie A’s top-four.

Conceding a combined total of eleven goals between both Inter and Bologna, as well as defeats to bitter rivals Juventus and Roma have dampened their hopes of clinching a spot within the UEFA Champions League through route of the top-flight Italian league.

Despite having consistent collapses defensively, one of the primary issues to the capital club’s rough patches of form has been the inconsistency of Argentine Taty Castellanos.

So far this season, the 26-year-old has only found the back of the net 12 times in 33 matches played, with only one of those goals coming from a match that was pivotal and against a direct rival.

Coach Marco Baroni’s men face a daring challenge this evening at the Stadio Olimpico as they seek to recover a two goal deficit against Bodo/Glimt after their substandard 2-0 defeat on the road in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League quartefinals.

With the Biancoclesti seeking to reach a European semi-final for the first time since 2003, a stellar performance at the Stadio Olimpico from Castellanos could restore faith in the Biancocelesti and prove that he could truly serve as the focal point of the capital club’s front-line.