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Lazio President Claudio Lotito after Derby win: “We are the first team of Rome.”

Andy Mattioli
ROME, ITALY - JANUARY 10: SS Lazio President of SS Lazio Claudio Lotito celebrates a victory after the Coppa Italia match between SS Lazio and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico on January 10, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi - SS Lazio/Getty Images)

Lazio President Claudio Lotito expressed his joy at his team’s narrow win over Roma in tonight’s Coppa Italia edition of the Derby della Capitale.

In a post-match interview with Lazio Style Channel, Lotito commented, “We delivered a performance worthy of the Capital’s first team. We are, after all, the first team of Rome.”

“Tonight we looked determined, strong-willed, united and humble, this is who we are. We are a team which has the potential to compete with everyone.”

“Am I proud of the cohesion of the group? I tried to instill in them the fundamental principle that we all win together and that the individual must always make himself available to the collective. Today I saw a united, compact, strong-willed and determined team. Everyone sacrificed themselves for the other, we played football and the facts speak for themselves.”

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