President Claudio Lotito lashed out at everybody from coach Maurizio Sarri to his gamers and the followers boycotting the video games. ‘They soil their shorts.’
The strain throughout the Aquile camp is sky excessive after even the final alternative to salvage their season went begging, dropping the Coppa Italia Last 2-0 to .
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They’ve didn’t qualify for European soccer for the second yr in a row, and
Lotito fury at everybody round Lazio
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: SS Lazio President Claudio Lotito prior the Serie A match between and SS Lazio on the Juventus stadium on February 08, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Pictures)
“Sarri has a contract with Lazio, I’m the , so what would you like from me? Ask him. The coach has a contract with us, finish of story,”
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Following the defeat to within the Derby della Capitale, the President additionally didn’t maintain again in his criticism of the gamers.
“Inter didn’t do something to win the Coppa Italia, we did all of it for them with an personal purpose and a present of a cross, then we missed three sitters. Towards Roma we concede two similar objectives from corners, will we need to put somebody on the sector who can mark? I’m not the one on the pitch…
“If the gamers had my guts, the sport could be over, we’d dominate matches. The issue is that once they get on the pitch, they soil their shorts.”
ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 09: Nicolò Rovella, and Claudio Lotito attend the the SS Lazio new retailer unveiling on October 09, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Pictures)
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The followers have been in attendance for the Coppa Italia, however continued their boycott of the house video games for the derby with rivals Roma, preferring to collect outdoors the Stadio Olimpico.
When requested if he’ll attempt to discover widespread floor and resolve the strike, Lotito once more lashed out.
“I’ve been the President for 22 years, I’ve gained six trophies, taken Lazio again into Europe, we are able to have a season the place issues don’t go as nicely.
“I’m working for Lazio, I introduced the plan for the brand new Stadio Flaminio, I’m ending the Academy, what extra do they need from me? I’m floating the membership shares on the Nasdaq inventory trade in New York, with a brand new stadium we’d attain €3m in income, so the remaining is simply idle chatter.
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“I’m working to make this membership autonomous, immortal and unbiased. So don’t ask me why the followers don’t come to the stadium, ask them. They don’t need to come? Then they will keep away.
“Maybe there aren’t sufficient Lazio followers in Rome, however there are various everywhere in the world, even in China.”
epa11068012 Lazio�s president Claudio Lotito celebrates after successful the Coppa Italia quarter closing soccer match between SS Lazio and , in Rome, Italy, 10 January 2024. EPA-EFE/FABIO FRUSTACI
Lotito had the identical angle as in current months when
“The fan has to cheer on his staff, the coach wants to teach his gamers, I’m the President and I do my job. I’ve to guard the historical past of Lazio, I can’t let it go bankrupt.”