Lazio president Claudio Lotito had to deal with falling asleep during the Senate hearing of the Serie A clubs. De Laurentiis took care of waking him up.
Day of hearings in the Senate for some of the leaders of the clubs A league. The senator was also present Claudio Lotito, together with De Laurentiis, Milan number one Scaroni, Juventus managers, Verona president Setti and so on. A way to take stock of the situation in Italian football, and talk about it with the Government to also ask for measures. However, a particular moment did not go unnoticed, starring Lazio number one Lotito.
Lotito and falling asleep during his speech in the Senate
After an intervention by the president of Napoli intended to spark discussion, in light of the reference to the 6-8 clubs that are decisive for Serie A, with all due respect to the others defined as “fluff”, a word to his Verona colleague Setti. While the latter began to speak next to him, Lotito closed his eyes, giving the impression of sleeping. Unlike what happened shortly before, with the Capitoline president busy speaking, here is a moment of apparent relaxation.
De Laurentiis observes Lotito as President Setti begins his speech
De Laurentiis recalls Lotito who had closed his eyes while the Verona president spoke
De Laurentiis, who was looking directly towards Lotito, out of frame, he called his attention when he noticed that he had fallen asleep. At that point Lotito gave the Italian president the nod, denying that he had dozed off, and pointing directly in the direction of Setti: his objective was to demonstrate that he had concentrated too much on the words of the Veronese president, in a debate that was getting to the heart of it. All before a yawn, “covered” then by a cough. A nice scene, but it wasn’t an isolated one, given that Lotito closed his eyes at other times too.
De Laurentiis in the Senate is a river in flood: “Serie A carried out by 6-8 clubs, the rest is fluff”
Lotito responds to De Laurentiis’ calls
Despite these situations, the president of Lazio was very present in the debate. His position aligned in some ways with that of De Laurentiis, with the request for measures from the Government for a football which in Italy is become increasingly industrial, with sporting merit being just one of the many aspects to focus on. For this reason, according to Lotito, a series of organic rules are necessary to make the movement more competitive.
Lotito’s speech in the Senate: “We have moved on to industrial football”
The president of Lazio responded to a series of questions and spoke about the law. Melandri said: “The evil comes from spot interventions, instead of making overall elements. We have moved on to a football that is now industrial. Participating in a higher championship means having an economic and not just sporting situation that allows us to compete. We should have the courage to make a overall standard”.
Then he also talked about betting: “Demagogy has removed live sponsorship from bets, because it leads to gambling addiction, instrumental things, they don’t make sense. This world produces a billion“and tax: “Last year, he proudly recalled, I fought for the splitting of tax payments and today everyone recognizes that that rule brought very important results for the state. We need to have courage within the system.” Finally he guaranteed that there is no invasion of politics in sport, and he commented on the stadium issue: “Without stadiums it’s like if you have a horse and don’t have a stable.”
