has value the membership greater than silverware, it has condemned them to a second consecutive season with out European soccer, a scenario that has not arisen on the Stadio Olimpico since 1992/93.
Based on , the final time Lazio went two or extra successive seasons with out continental competitors was throughout a 15-year absence stretching from 1978/79 to 1992/93.
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The present drought can also be the primary to happen throughout Claudio Lotito’s possession of the membership, which started in the summertime of 2004.
The timing makes it all of the extra painful. Previous to the present run, Lazio had participated in European competitors for eight consecutive seasons underneath Lotito, together with two Champions League campaigns by which they reached the final 16 on each events earlier than being eradicated by .
BOLOGNA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 11: President Claudio Lotito within the tribune prior the Coppa Italia match on the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on February 11, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photograph by Marco – Getty Pictures)
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Lazio make undesirable historical past with European absence
The membership’s broader European historical past tells a narrative of real pedigree.
Prior to now 34 years, Lazio have competed within the Champions League eight occasions, reached the Europa League quarter-finals as not too long ago as 2024/25, and received the Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA Tremendous Cup in 1999. Their greatest Champions League displaying got here in 1999/2000, once they reached the quarter-finals.
The summer time forward is consequently certainly one of important consequence for the membership. The futures of Maurizio Sarri and a number of other key gamers stay unresolved, whereas the fractured relationship between the squad and the membership’s supporter teams provides additional uncertainty to what guarantees to be a pivotal low season.