“Luis Alberto has a specific character, and he knows it”

The Italian Claudio Lotitopresident and owner of laziowhich was described this Wednesday to the Spaniards Luis Alberto, one of the leaders of the group, as a person of “very particular character.” The forward renewed a little over a month ago with Lazio until 2027 with the option of another season, but he has always been a star in the summer markets given the tensions at the club which now seem to have been left behind. after agreement between both parties.

“Luis Alberto has a specific character and he knows it, but now he is in a position of cooperation with the club. When Milinkovic-Savic left, Luis Alberto received an offer from Arabia, but it seems to me that he can enter some way embody the spirit of the locker room and it stayed,” Lotito declared in an interview with Lega Serie A published this Wednesday. “In the team he is the second captain only after Immobile and he is a reference for the group. He brings determination, passion and sacrifice,” said the president.

In addition, Lotito spoke about the threats he receives, his love for Lazio, his relationship with Berlusconi, the team’s debts when he became president and the rivalry with Roma. “I have been a Lazio fan since I was five years old. Berlusconi is someone I admire because he has the ability to understand how things will develop over time. I had a friendly relationship with him when he was Prime Minister Minister” , he revealed.

“Berlusconi called me and told me that I was the only one who could solve Lazio’s problems. In 2004, the club had a frightening accounting perspective, a debt of 550 million,” explained Lotito. “I, with my character, saw it as a challenge to the limit and Berlusconi encouraged me to find a solution to what was a problem of public order at the time. The Lazio fans behaved in a way that was not ” in line with normal civilized behavior, with some attacks and blocking the streets,” he added.

300 death threats every day

Lotito acknowledged receiving constant death threats and overseeing a Lazio “with debts” of up to 180 million to the Treasury, which he assured would be cleared by 2027. “I get a lot of calls with death threats, sometimes I get up to 300 a day. The more they do it, the more I try to insist on the ideal of respect. A normal person would probably be afraid, but I continue, ” he said.

This Sunday, Rome will experience the ‘Derby della Capitale’, a Lazio-Roma experienced in a special way in the Italian capital: “It is a championship within a championship, its result defines the year. “Last year season, the two The victories created a very important bond between the fans and the team,” he commented.

Furthermore, he spoke about his captain, the Italian Ciro Immobile, whom he “has no intention” of letting go: “I am very happy with him, there are bad times in football. I am convinced that he will be the main one again.”