Lazio have issued a three-game ban and letters demanding a complete of €50,000 ($ 55,000) in damages from followers discovered to have made fascist salutes which earned the membership a partial stadium ban within the Europa League this season.
UEFA closed a piece of the Stadio Olimpico when Lazio hosted Celtic within the Europa League and fined the membership €20,000 ($ 22,000) after supporters had been seen making far proper gestures through the 2-1 win over French facet Rennes on October three.
Lazio refused to sentence racist chanting after they had been handed a suspended stadium ban for racist habits throughout a Coppa Italia match final season, however membership president Claudio Lotito has taken a more durable line by pinpointing the culprits and looking for payback this time.
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Accusing the recipients of inflicting “severe financial injury,” Lotito wrote: “As solely the followers recognized are accountable for the injury to the membership, we invite you to contact us so as to agree a way of fee to reimburse Lazio.
“From the footage taken by UEFA and the ensuing police investigation, it emerged that you’re accountable for the sanctionable habits and fees will likely be introduced in opposition to you. Within the meantime, we inform you that the membership has suspended your entry to the Stadio Olimpico for the following three video games.”
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Lotito added that the actions violated the code followers conform to after they purchase a ticket and defined that the compensation sum had been calculated based mostly on misplaced ticket gross sales and income.
Whereas some on-line critics have applauded the transfer, others have questioned whether or not a three-match suspension represents ample punishment and advised that Lotito may pursue authorized motion ought to the followers refuse to pay.
Racist incidents have blighted matches throughout Europe this season, together with at Lazio’s rivals, Inter Milan, the place striker Romelu Lukaku was amongst these to talk out after receiving abuse throughout matches.
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Within the Premier League, play was stopped at Tottenham following an alleged incident of racist abuse directed at Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger on December 22.
Lazio misplaced 2-1 to Celtic whereas observing the closure and didn’t qualify for the knockout levels of the competitors after ending third of their group.
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