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Ever since Leeds were beaten in the playoff semi-finals by Derby County, there have been question marks raised over the future of Marcelo Bielsa at the club.

The Argentine has had a tendency to leave clubs after a short period of time. Due to this, fans and pundits alike are worried that he may not be in the dugout at Elland Road next year.

In recent days the Whites boss has been linked with a move to Serie A to take charge of Roma, and he may have an incentive to take charge at the Giallorossi considering his history in that league.

Bielsa at Lazio

If the 63-year-old was to take the Roma job, then it wouldn’t be his first time managing in the Italian capital. Although his reign was short-lived, Bielsa managed Lazio back in 2016 for just two days.

When any manager departs a team after just 48 hours it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that he mustn't have left on the best of terms.

The former Marseille boss stated that he felt he wouldn’t be backed in the transfer market and that the club would fail to bring in the necessary additions for the Argentine to be successful.

The Italian club then attempted to sue their former boss for a sum of €50 million, so it may be fair to assume there is a certain amount of bad blood between the manager and his former club.

Get one over them

If Bielsa is a man to hold a grudge, is there any better way to get one over his old employers than by guiding their arch-rivals to success?

The two Rome clubs have a hatred for each other which is well documented, and nothing would infuriate Lazio fans more than seeing their former boss guide Roma to silverware.

The current Leeds boss’ short stay at the Biancocelesti also meant that he didn’t get a proper chance to manage in Italy.

Bielsa is well versed to managing throughout Europe, and in joining Lazio he showed a desire to try his hand in Serie A. He never got that chance in 2016, but he is now being presented with the perfect opportunity to right those wrongs.