Standing outside the Stadio Olympico after the gutting loss tonight suffered by Lazio was one place you did not want to be. From utter jubilation when Pedro scored to heart wrenching pain obvious to see from the Lazio fans trickling out the stadium after the heated game tonight. The game was extremely tight but eventually leaned the way of the Travelling Napoli squad and their fans.
Among the dismayed fans leaving the stadium, I managed to talk to one and gain an opinion of what the Laziali feel is going wrong at their club right now. Gianluca Fantone has been a lifelong Lazio fan and has seen success and failure in his years of supporting the club.
“Right now, you can only blame one man, Lotito. (The Owner of Lazio). How are we supposed to compete with the likes of Milan, Inter and Juventus when he refuses to invest money into the club. Don’t be the owner then! We sold the best manager we have ever had (Inzaghi) and a young world class striker (Correa) and sold them to our rivals. There is your answer.
The anger of Gianluca and the disgruntled feelings he has towards the owner and board have been highlighted even more with a planned protest outside the training ground tomorrow, he tells me, set to bring the topic to light about removing the current owner so Lazio can compete for the Scudetto again.
Max Payne 