Lazio Express Disappointment Over Simonelli Remarks And Reaffirm Institutional Concerns

Strong disappointment is emerging from within SS Lazio following the public statements made by Ezio Maria Simonelli, president of Lega Serie A. According to sources close to the club, the reaction is shared at the highest levels, including president Claudio Lotito and senior officials.

Within Lazio circles, the letter sent to the league is described as clear, measured, and respectful in both content and tone. The club insists that at no point did it attack, discredit, or question the integrity of the refereeing profession, for which it has always expressed respect. Equally, no conspiracies or hidden agendas were ever suggested. This clarification is considered essential by the Biancoceleste, who feel their position has been misrepresented.

The core issue raised by Lazio is different and, in their view, far more serious. It concerns the lack of uniformity in the application of refereeing criteria and the inconsistency of certain decisions, factors that the club believes can have a direct impact on the integrity of the competition. According to internal sources, this concern is not limited to Lazio alone. Similar frustrations have been voiced by other clubs and have even surfaced in international contexts, such as the recent controversy during the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. For this reason, reducing the matter to a partisan or emotional reaction is seen as overly simplistic.

As reported by Adnkronos, Lazio did not appreciate that a formal and well argued institutional request was met with a public response perceived as inconsistent with the role of the Lega Serie A president. From the club’s perspective, that role requires safeguarding overall balance and stability within the system, rather than addressing the issue from the standpoint of a single component.

The prevailing sentiment within the Biancoceleste environment is that the system risks progressively losing credibility in the eyes of clubs, supporters, investors, and the broader market. This concern, sources explain, is increasingly evident even in informal discussions among industry insiders. In this context, tools such as Open VAR are considered insufficient. The absence of a true adversarial process and full transparency means they cannot represent a structural solution, especially when the sporting and economic stakes are so high, involving listed companies, major investments, and Serie A’s international reputation.

If this approach is set to continue, Lazio are prepared to take note and, with a sense of responsibility, evaluate other institutional forums in which to raise concerns they consider well founded, documented, and anything but isolated. The message from Formello is clear. The club is not seeking conflict, but clarity, consistency, and safeguards for the credibility of the entire system.