More trouble at Lazio. New videos of a phone call between a fan and president Claudio Lotito are circulating on social media. The Biancoceleste owner would have first spoken about the fans’ choice not to enter the Olimpico for the Lazio-Genoa match and Lotito would also have expressed his opinion on Maurizio Sarri. It is not the first time that a phone call from Lotito, received without permission, has ended up on the web.
Words that infuriated the president of Lazio and Senator, who expressed himself thus in a harsh press release: “I am sincerely surprised by the distorted and instrumental reading that has been made of some of my words, extrapolated and disseminated outside of any real context. I want to be absolutely clear once and for all: at Lazio there are no players against the coach. Maurizio Sarri enjoys the full trust of the Club, as well as the total availability and respect of the team.”
The words of the Lazio president in a note. “In football, as in any complex organisation, there may be moments of confrontation, tension or difficulty linked to results. – we read further – However, transforming normal professional dynamics into presumed personal conflicts means telling a reality that does not belong to Lazio. However, there are those who, for different interests, continue to fuel controversies in an instrumental way. What I consider very serious is the publication of a private phone call, stolen and disseminated without any authorisation, with the sole aim of generating uproar and damaging the Company. For this reason, the SS Lazio and I personally will report the incident to the Guarantor for the protection of personal data and to the competent authorities, so that all the responsibilities of the case can be ascertained”, added Lotito.
“I have also already requested, for some time, the competent Senate Committee to make my records public, precisely to guarantee maximum collaboration and transparency. I receive thousands of phone calls every day due to the role I hold. I have nothing to hide and I always respond with availability and correctness, but this does not authorize anyone to violate privacy, to steal private conversations or to manipulate them to construct false narratives. The club is compact, the technical staff works with great professionalism and the players are concentrated exclusively on the pitch and sporting objectives. In the days “We were together last year and had a long and constructive discussion, demonstrating the compactness and unity that characterize this Club”, continued the Lazio number one.
“Everything else is noise that helps neither the team nor the environment. We have gone through many in the past and we will go through others, with the solidity and awareness of those who work every day, each for their own role, to make Lazio grow. At this moment we need balance, a sense of responsibility and unity. Lazio is a collective heritage and must always be respected and protected. Now is the time to put all controversy aside and think exclusively about tonight’s match against Lecce. The team and the coach have we need the support of the entire Lazio environment. I thank the fans who, en masse, have reached Lecce and I ask them to stay close to our colours, to support the boys from the first to the last minute and to make their support a positive boost for the team. It is in the moments that matter that Lazio must find itself united, united and proud. Let’s think about the pitch, the daily work and the common goal.
