Lazio on the rise?

Juventus aside, it's somewhat surprisingly Lazio who have been most active in the market so far in the Serie A. While Inter today completed the signing of the highly talented Ricky Alvarez from Velez Sarsfield, under the noses of English side Arsenal, Lazio look set to wrap up the signing of Djibril Cisse from Panathinaikos. 

Cisse has reeked havok in Greece scoring 52 goals in just 60 games. It's an outstanding return and one that won't be replacated in the tough and tactical nature that is Serie A, but his ability to finish will leave many an oppositions defence not exactly relishing the prospect of playing against him.

He is joined at Lazio by German hero Miroslav Klose, whose domestic record in recent years is abysmal. But at Lazio he will be given a new lease of live and is likely to be more of an impact player from the bench, especially in the big games. Irregardless, Klose is player who has performed at the highest level and will be motivated to make the German team at Euro 2012. This makes it an exciting time for Lazio tifosi as they addressing their main problem from last season, which was finding a natural goal scorer up front.

Indeed, it was midfielder Hernanes who toped the scoring charts for them with a splendid 11 goals from midfield while forwards Floccari, Zarate and Kozak brought up the rear with a solid tally of goals. That being said, had Lazio had a Cavani style player, at least in terms of goal output, then they would have been much higher up the table than 5th last season.

However, it looks like Lazio may not be done their either. Fabio Quagliarella has been linked today with the possibility that Mauro Zarate may be moving on, perhaps to Athletico Madrid with Sergio Aguero moving on from their to pastures new. There may be no football at this time of year, but that often does not make it any less interesting.