 This culminated in a return to Lazio, as well as a debut with Marcello Lippi's Azzurri in 2005.Baronio failed however, to seal a place in the national team, missing the World Cup and he also failed to establish himself as a regular at Lazio, with Cristian Ledesma filling the void left by Fabio Liverani.Offered a loan spell in La Liga with Levante, Baronio instead refused and opted to try and force his way into the Lazio side.