Mattia Zaccagni and Boulaye Dia insist they ‘respect’ the , after a surreal Coppa Italia semi-final with Atalanta. ‘They made us really feel their presence.’
It was a really entertaining match in the long run, regardless of the moderately unusual environment of taking part in in a stadium with simply 5,000 followers within the stands, many extra gathered outdoors the Stadio Olimpico in protest in opposition to Lazio President Claudio Lotito.
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That they had marched from the assembly level of Ponte Milvio all the way in which to the stadium earlier than kick-off.
All through the match, they may very well be heard singing, cheering, and letting off fireworks, as they saved up with what was happening inside listening to the radio and watching on their telephones.
The hosts took the lead twice with a Fisayo Dele-Bashiru lob and Dia pouncing on the Mario Pasalic error, however each occasions it lasted only some minutes earlier than Atalanta hit again with Pasalic and Yunus Musah for
Lazio gamers felt assist of the followers anyway
“It was a superb efficiency, the fitting perspective, maybe we simply want to enhance in our focus, as a result of we twice conceded straight after scoring. That ought to not occur,”
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“The followers made us really feel their presence in their very own manner. We respect their resolution, it’s not straightforward to be with out them, however it’s their alternative and we’ve to respect that.”
ROME, ITALY – MARCH 04: An in depth view of empty seats as SS Lazio followers are presently boycotting their matches in protest previous to the Coppa Italia match between SS Lazio and Atalanta BC at Olimpico Stadium on March 04, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
The Lazio supporters held a banner outdoors, declaring this was their ‘sacrifice’ for the nice of the membership, as most are season ticket holders and already had entry to the match.
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The Coppa Italia semi-final will due to this fact be determined in Bergamo on April 21 or 22, to see who goes via to face both Inter or Como within the Ultimate.
ROME, ITALY – MARCH 04: Boulaye Dia of Lazio scores his staff’s second objective previous Marco Carnesecchi of Atalanta throughout the Coppa Italia match between SS Lazio and Atalanta BC at Olimpico Stadium on March 04, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
“It was an important objective for me, I hadn’t scored for a very long time, however the disappointment is that we didn’t win. That basically hurts,”
“When the staff works collectively, we do rather well, we scored two targets and performed a superb recreation.”