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Rivals	Roma
Club Profile	Club Website Twitter: @OfficialSSLazio Facebook: @SSLazioOfficialPage Address: Stadio Olimpico, Viale dei Gladiatori, 00135 Roma RM, Italy Nickname: Le Aquile
Stadium	Lazio spent their early history trying to find themselves a permanent home. They moved from Campo di Piazza d’Armi to Parco dei Daini, Campo della Farnesina, Stadio della Rondinella and then to the Stadio Nazionale, in 1931. They played at the Stadio Nazionale until 1953, when they moved to their current home, known as Stadio Olimpico since the 1960 Olympic Games. Its construction had begun in 1927 when it was known as Stadio dei Cipressi, but it took some time before it was completed and was even a parking place during the war. Eventually inaugurated in 1953, it was also known as the 100,000 Stadium due to its capacity. It hosted all sorts of sports besides football. The capacity was later reduced to 65,000 as all the ground seating was eliminated. The Stadium was demolished and rebuilt for the 1990 World Cup with Lazio playing at the Stadio Flaminio during the 1989-1990 campaign. In 2007, further major works occurred in order to meet the UEFA standards and recently Lazio have made noises about a dedicated stadium they can call their own.
Recent History	It was 1999-2000 when Lazio won their second Scudetto ever, controversially triumphing over Juventus in the last week of the campaign. In subsequent years Club President Sergio Cragnotti who had presided over the success encountered serious financial issues and the club came close to bankruptcy. In July 2004, Lazio were bought by the entrepreneur Claudio Lotito, who managed to prevent its collapse. The new President adopted a policy of prudent spending in comparison to the extravagances of previous years. The club’s biggest stars were sold thus earning him the unwelcome label of the most hated man in town. Despite this negativity towards his stewardship, Lotito succeeded in keeping Lazio amongst the top 10 in Serie A and has won silverware in 3 Coppa Italias and 2 Italian Super Cups. 3rd placed finishes in 2006-2007 and 2014-2015 were Serie A highlights.
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2022/2023

Lazio

In

Luís Maximiano (gk)(Granada); Marcos Antônio (mid)(Shakhtar Donetsk); Mattia Zaccagni (mid)(Hellas Verona, loan made permanent); Nicolò Casale (def)(Hellas Verona); Mario Gila (def)(Castilla); Alessio Romagnoli (mid)(free agent); Matías Vecino (mid)(free agent); Matteo Cancellieri (att)(Hellas Verona, on loan);

Out

Joaquín Correa (att)(Inter, loan made permanent); Vedat Muriqi (att)(RCD Mallora, loan made permanent); Denis Vavro (def)(FC Copenhagen, loan made permanent); Luiz Felipe (r)(def)(released); Thomas Strakosha (r)(gk)(released); Lucas Leiva (r)(mid)(released); Pepe Reina (sp)(gk)(released); Jony (att)(Sporting Gijon, on loan); Jordan Lukaku (def)(released); Jorge Silva (def)(released); Jovane Cabral (att)(Sporting CP, end of loan);

Life under coach Sarri did not begin as well as Lazio hoped for, as last season they only managed to achieve a 5th-place finish and a qualification to the Europa League. While they were a proper scoring machine, holding the second-best Serie A attack with 77 goals, the Eagles held the 10th-best defence only, with 58 goals conceded. Consistency was their main problem, especially in the first half of the campaign, when they often under-performed on the road. Things improved through the season but not enough for them to make the top 4. Over the summer, they started a process of change, beginning from the goal, where both starting Strakosha and back-up Reina were let go. 23-year-old promising Maximiano arrived from Granada and he should represent an improvement between the sticks. However, they also need to sign a back-up. Then, starting centre-back Luiz Felipe was also released while Acerbi, once the supporters’ darling, is now persona non grata and could depart too. Experienced Romagnoli arrived after a lifetime at Milan while 24-year-old Casale was loaned in after impressing at Hellas Verona. Gila, coming from Real Madrid cantera, should represent an alternative to them. With Leiva gone, Marcos Antonio should become a key player in the middle of the park while Vecino, who played for Sarri at Empoli, is a solid back-up. Inconsistent-but-beloved Luis Alberto (36 goals and 50 assists in 174 games) is considering a move elsewhere: his departure would leave a hole as Basic does not look an adequate replacement yet. Another youngster arrived from Hellas, 20-year-old Cancellieri should become a future protagonist on the wings, while giving some rest to an aging Pedro. Lazio are still on the hunt for a left winger, a creative attacking midfielder and a back-up striker, as Immobile is not getting any younger.

Target

Lazio will be competing for a top 4 finish but, with a squad still incomplete, they might have to content themselves with another Europa League qualification.