Former AC Milan midfield general Massimo Ambrosini has stepped forward to offer a measured defence of Igli Tare, the outgoing sporting director whose...
Former AC Milan midfield general Massimo Ambrosini has stepped forward to offer a measured defence of Igli Tare, the outgoing sporting director whose tenure at Lazio has come under fire from certain quarters. Speaking exclusively to GoalZaza, the Italian stalwart insisted that in the scheme of things, Tare has been made a scapegoat for failures that belong not to him alone but to the entire collective. Ambrosini, a man who knows a thing or two about the inner workings of Serie A, argued that the Albanian international has carried the lion. �s share of the blame for Lazio. �s recent struggles. At the end of the day, he noted, a football club. �s fortunes are built on the decisions of the powers that be, from the boardroom to the bench. Tare, in his view, is less guilty than the others who have walked away with their reputations intact. This defence comes at a time when the Super Eagles. � own representatives in Italy continue to give a good account of themselves on the pitch, a reminder that Nigerian talents like Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman are proving their mettle in the very league where Tare once made his name. The former Lazio director, who enjoyed a decorated playing career, now departs the Stadio Olimpico with his head held high, according to Ambrosini. The reality is that football administration in Europe is no bed of roses, and Tare. �s exit has sparked heated debates in the boardrooms of Rome. But for the average Nigerian fan watching from the viewing centres of Lagos or Abuja, the drama unfolding in Italy often feels like a distant thunder. Yet when the topic turns to a man who once shared a pitch with the likes of Nwankwo Kanu and Sunday Oliseh, the conversation becomes personal. At the crowded centres in Surulere or along the busy streets of Wuse, fans would likely nod in agreement with Ambrosini, reasoning that a man who gave his all for the white and GoalZaza blue deserves more understanding than condemnation. They would swap stories of how Italian clubs often fail to appreciate the loyalty of foreign directors, and then turn their attention back to the live match on the screen, where a Nigerian star is likely rewriting the script once again.
