Director of communications Arturo Diaconale claims “the media move in unison to criticise Lazio and President Claudio Lotito. There is an anti-Lazio conformity.”
The Aquile have been the most vocal in trying to resume training even as the coronavirus pandemic continues, prompting the Government to issue a decree with a clause specifically banning professional sports as part of the lockdown measures until May 3.
However, Diaconale continues to insist he is protecting Lazio’s interests in the Scudetto race.
Director of communications Arturo Diaconale claims “the media move in unison to criticise Lazio and President Claudio Lotito. There is an anti-Lazio conformity.”
The Aquile have been the most vocal in trying to resume training even as the coronavirus pandemic continues, prompting the Government to issue a decree with a clause specifically banning professional sports as part of the lockdown measures until May 3.
However, Diaconale continues to insist he is protecting Lazio’s interests in the Scudetto race.
“There is an anti-Lazio conformity based on prejudice against our club, which forces me to be the voice that stands out from the crowd,” Diaconale told Radiosei.
“All the media move in unison to criticise Lazio and President Lotito. Whatever the Lazio fans do, they are called nasty and horrible. The prejudice is totally unjustified and I’ve been battling against it for some time.
“It’s true that I am Lotito’s spokesman, but I also express my own views and those of the club as a whole. Lazio as a club is 120 years old and deserves more respect.”
It’s reported training will be allowed again only from May 4, with the hope of resuming the fixture list from May 31.
“Lazio’s position has always been in favour of getting back to playing football in an atmosphere of safety. The day that Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said we could resume after May 3, everyone started working to organise training from May 4.
“The impression is that there was some favouritism. I am referring to clubs who allowed players to go abroad, who will now have time to get them back and quarantined before resuming training at the same time as the Lazio players.
“The difference is that the Biancocelesti followed the rules are remained home, while I saw photographs of Cristiano Ronaldo training on a football pitch in Portugal. They were given the right to train abroad with no restrictions, whereas we were not allowed to do the same.
“I am not saying they were wrong, because professional athletes need to stay in shape. It’s just that they were given the advantage by having gone abroad during a lockdown. Anyway, I don’t want to cause any more controversy.”