Italian reports suggest Lazio may finally play the second friendly they owe the Blues as part of Matteo Sereni’s 2003 transfer later this summer. The Italian goalkeeper, now with Torino, left the Blues for the Rome club at the height of the club’s financial problems for nothing other than the promise of two Portman Road friendlies.

The first of those games was played in 2006 with the Italian side winning 2-0, but the second match is still outstanding.

Various Italian media sources are reporting that Lazio will finally return to Suffolk to fulfil that commitment this summer.

However, the date on which they claim the game will be played, July 31st, is the day on which the West Ham friendly has been set with Town having no plans to move that match, so fans of the Biancocelesti may have to wait even longer to see them at Portman Road for a second time.

The Blues are likely to make further announcements regarding pre-season matches next week with no tour yet having been confirmed. Town, who start pre-season training on June 28th, are also looking to repeat last year’s training camp in Portugal, but probably not the two-day visit to Colchester barracks.

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fredbarber added 10:10 - Jun 4 Matteo Sereni he comes from italy, Matteo Sereni he better than wrightly, Matteo Sereni, tractor boy number 1! Used to love that chant even thou not sure he ever was better than RW. Would be surprised if this is true, be good see them over at PR again even thou they are not the team they once were.
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mickeyjb added 10:11 - Jun 4 Although Lazio are nothing special now, I'd rather that be the pre season highlight and not west ham
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BLUEBEAT added 10:18 - Jun 4 Sereni - best remembered for his pastel pink suede shoes and being 'too tired' to play a 90 minutes match.
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fredbarber added 10:21 - Jun 4 BLUEBEAT was that the game against Dag & Red in the FA Cup?
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derbytractoryboy added 10:56 - Jun 4 ...and he allowed Andy Marshall his chance... I will NEVER forgive him for that!!!
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BluJu added 11:11 - Jun 4 Shared a lift with Sereni and his Italian mate in the players hotel in Milan after our 4 nil defeat to Inter. They were gabbling on in Italian and the only word I recognised was "disastro"!
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pauliejaz added 11:20 - Jun 4 it was 4-1!!
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bleedblue added 12:10 - Jun 4 How can you forget that Alum Armstron Penalty!! SERENI was a legend - such a show boat!!
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WadzillaBhoy added 13:52 - Jun 4 I thought it was Alun Armstrong that scored the header at PR and Marcus Stewart scored the PK at the San Siro.
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BluJu added 14:06 - Jun 4 Indeed - 4 ONE. Sorry. I did forget the pen (which incidentally I replayed to Armstrong on my digi cam in the bar on the same night! Nice bloke he was.) Wadzilla: No - Stewart never played in Italy, after his jaw-breaking experience. We did however meet him in the foyer and he showed us his wired up gob!
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MVBlue added 14:10 - Jun 4 How did Stewart get the jaw-break? Was it a rumoured fight for getting together with one of his team-mates girlfriends (ala Terry) ? That was the worst thing that happened that season, Stewarts injury. We needed him in Milan.
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BluJu added 14:16 - Jun 4 yes thats it. i guess we never did find that out. We certainly needed him - naylor up front on his todd just didn't work.
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alex2180 added 18:28 - Jun 4 Was the Marcus Stewart jaw thing to do with Martin Reuser?
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BluePG added 18:56 - Jun 4 Get in!!! Loving these Stewart-Reuser rumours again after all these years.
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Manic_Blue added 20:53 - Jun 4 Re Stewart injury. Official story, if I remember correctly, was a training ground injury after Counago kicked him in the face. Phrasing this carefully, with libel laws in mind. I think there were rumours that he was sleeping with Reuser and/or Holland's wife and they lumped him when they found out. Having met Holland's wife a few times, I doubt it was anything to do with her. Don't think we'll ever know for sure.

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generalpublic added 00:37 - Jun 5 is hollands wife really ugly or has she a grotesque deformity or something ? why are you talking about players wifes ? they dont play for ipswich.stick to the players no wonder the womans lib movement started
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Manic_Blue added 01:10 - Jun 5 By your logic, what business is it of yours what she looks like? If you read the previous posts, the discussion had moved on to Stewart's injury and the rumours behind it. As it happens, Holland's wife is is very attractive. Body language between the two shows how close they are, which is why I doubt she was playing away with anyone. Next time, try reading through the posts rather than just the last one - things make more sense that way.

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generalpublic added 13:00 - Jun 5 i think its a man thing !
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mightytown added 18:34 - Jun 5 ^ sexist !
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