Lazio President: Firmly oppose violence against women. The half-empty stadium is only caused by some people

November 24th Before Lazio faced Lecce at home in Serie A, club president Lotito accepted an interview with Sky Sports.

He first mentioned: "The campaign against violence against women was mainly initiated by Lazio. Thank you for live broadcasting our public service announcement, Lazio fights against violence against women every day. We want everyone to understand that this day is of great significance to us. I We have reserved 100 red-covered seats for one association, each representing a woman who has lost her life to violence, and these seats will remain empty but covered in red. In addition, we have created a touching public service announcement that conveys the strong resistance to this kind of behavior in football. To educate, we must teach men to respect women."

Lotito continued: "The most important thing is that through our initiative, we inspired all other teams to also use women's names in the game to support this cause, and the league subsequently adopted this initiative. We hope to raise public awareness and make them realize the importance of certain behaviors and respect for the other gender."

Regarding Lazio's game against Lecce, Lotito said: "I think the reason why the stadium was half empty was only caused by some people, not everyone." 50,000 fans participated in the vote. Fans should abide by the rules, use constructive criticism and decide together how to achieve the best results. This so-called 'strike' is based on the wrong premise that we prevent Paparelli's niece from entering the stadium. This is not true. There were three or four fan representatives who wished to attend, which we felt was inappropriate and therefore not agreed to."

"The Paparelli family were treated with a high degree of protection and respect and they were invited to the VIP seats. This was an exploitative attempt to gain a role that did not exist and undermined the club. The relationship between the department and the fans. Fans should do their part and be able to criticize if they think things are not being handled properly, but if some people hide behind organized fans, I will always condemn this behavior. "I will not accept threats of any kind. In the past year and a half, I have been involved in some actions against me personally. The judicial process will reveal all the truth. Preventing people from coming to watch the game does not mean that they are true fans. These people are just using Lazio to achieve their own ends."