LAZIO v RENNES
Lazio: Fans aren’t racist
training and we watch those clips from every one of our games.
“Seriously, this is the best dressing room I’ve been part of.
“Since I came to this club everyone has been so united and the new guys who have arrived this summer have been no different.
“Everyone has been made to feel they are included and that makes for a healthy environment.
“You need to have different characters to create a good atmosphere. You also need leaders like our captain Scott Brown.
“He’s been fantastic and there are so many other players who know what it means to play for this massive club. There are so many winners in there.
“Everyone wants to do better and everyone will raise their hand when they understand they haven’t done well enough but also nobody will come after you in the dressing room.
“There will never be that but there is an understanding that as a group we want to improve, we want to become better. That’s fantastic to involved with. “I love playing for this club but I know there are huge expectations. You are only as good as the last game you played. “You have to improve and keep having good games. But I enjoy the pressure, enjoy having to play well. You always have to perform.” LAZIO’S president has claimed when their fans make monkey noises at players it’s not always racist.
The Italians face Rennes tonight in Rome in the second game of the group stage as they look to make amends for their shock 2-1 defeat in Cluj.
The Serie A giants have a group of notorious fans who have landed the club in the dock both in Europe and domestic football – and part of their Stadio Olimpico ground will be closed off tonight after a UEFA ban.
And last season they were handed a one-match suspended stand closure due to racist chants aimed at AC Milan players at the San Siro.
But Claudio Lotito made a baffling claim that because “normal” white