31.08.2015 22:23 h

Journeyman Matri packs bags for Lazio

Lazio on Monday confirmed the signing of well-travelled former Italian international striker Alessandro Matri, who will join the Serie A club from rivals AC Milan on a loan deal until the end of the season.

"Lazio announces that Alessandro Matri is a biancoceleste player on a temporary basis," a statement on the Italian club's website said.

Matri, 31 and capped seven times, won three Serie A titles with Juventus before leaving for a second spell at Milan.

The news is unlikely to elicit joy from most of Lazio's fans, who were perhaps hoping for more in the wake of injuries to Miroslav Klose and Filip Djordjevic and especially after Lazio's 4-0 humiliation at the hands of Chievo on Sunday.

Lazio finished third in Serie A last season but all their efforts were in vain as Stefano Pioli's men failed to reach the competition's group stages after defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the play-offs.