"Castellanos returned last Saturday against Milan at San Siro. He had played his last Serie A match on Saturday October 4 in the 3-3 home draw against Torino. In October, during the first of a two-week international break, he suffered a grade-two tear to his thigh muscle, needing six weeks out. It's logical that he won't be at his best, but the 28 minutes plus injury time at San Siro helped him regain his match rhythm. Now, Maurizio Sarri is ready to start him again (he has the advantage over Dia) because he knows that with Castellanos, the attacking trio has a different level."
"Taty is much better than Dia at attacking the space in behind, he has more technique and more goals in his DNA. The Senegalese - who is soon to depart for the Africa Cup of Nations - hasn't scored a single goal in the seven starts. In short, the Argentine has been greatly missed by Lazio, and Biancocelesti fans are hoping he bounces back from the first half of the season, where he scored two goals (against Verona and Genoa) and provided three assists in six Serie A appearances."
A Coppa Italia quarter-final place may be decided by the duel between Lazio striker Valentin Castellanos and AC Milan forward Rafael Leão. Both players missed part of the season through injury and are eager to recover lost ground. Castellanos suffered a grade-two thigh tear in October and returned as a substitute to regain match rhythm, prompting Maurizio Sarri to favour him for a start because of his superior movement, technique and goal threat. Castellanos scored two Serie A goals and three assists in six appearances before injury and scored 14 goals last season.
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