Rovella: "So Many Details About Lazio’s History Have Amazed Me. My Biggest Dream Is To Lift A Trophy With This Jersey. Here In Rome, When You Win, They Remember You Forever."

Nicolò Rovella opened up in an interview on Lazio Style Channel, in a feature titled “A Lazio Fan from Segrate,” offering a mix of emotion, honesty, and ambition as he looked back on his early moments in the Biancoceleste shirt and what he still wants to achieve in Rome.

Rovella began by describing how much Lazio’s identity has surprised him since arriving, not only in the club’s history, but in the way supporters express it every week. “So many details about Lazio’s history have amazed me,” he said, before pointing to the fan culture as something he feels deeply, especially on the road. “The choreography, especially the away games, is incredible. Every fan who goes to the stadium is like an ultra, it’s incredible.” Rovella believes that intensity is not just a spectacle, but a real competitive advantage for the team. “This is always a pleasure and helps us bring out the best in the most difficult moments,” he explained. “The Lazio spirit brings out that extra something on the pitch that other teams don’t.”

When asked about his favourite chant, Rovella’s answer came quickly and felt personal rather than forced. “My favourite chant? La Lazio mia came naturally to me right away,” he said, adding that the connection goes back to the start of his Lazio journey. “That’s because I’ve been attached to it since the beginning.” He also shared a small ritual that says a lot about how he experiences matchdays, focusing on the visual power of the stadium before kick off. “I especially like the flags. I like to look at them before the match when I get to the stadium, the ones in the Curva and on the Tiber.”

The midfielder also spoke about regret, naming the one match he would like to replay because he feels Lazio let something important slip away. “The game I’d like to replay? Easy: Lazio vs Bodo Glimt,” he said. In Rovella’s view, the damage was done earlier, not in the shootout. “I think we threw away qualification in the first leg and did what we could in the second leg.” He then put the penalties into context with a calm perspective. “Penalties are a lottery, and even the best players in history miss them, that wasn’t the problem.” The frustration, for him, is the sense of a missed path that could have become special. “We had a chance to advance. And who knows, in the semifinals, the final, or we could have won it.”

On his best Lazio matches so far, Rovella did not want to limit himself to one memory. “The best match? Either the Coppa Italia derby, won 1 to 0,” he said, before mentioning another night that stayed with him. He praised the away win against Viktoria Plzen, highlighting the late impact from Gustav Isaksen. He also recalled the victory at San Siro against Milan, a match decided by Pedro from the spot late on. Then he closed with a line that shows he is still looking forward rather than living off past highlights. “I tell you, I hope I can play the best one this year.”

Rovella also touched on the 2019 to 2020 season, a campaign many Lazio fans still discuss with a sense of what might have been. “Covid had a huge impact on the outcome of the championship that year,” he said, before praising the team’s chemistry under Inzaghi and the level of the squad. He believes Lazio had a real chance if the season continued normally, and he made it personal by linking it to his own ambition. “I hope to experience it too, not the end,” he joked, “but a potential title fight with the Lazio jersey.”

Asked about the most beautiful stadium he has played in, Rovella chose San Siro, describing it as a special place for him beyond football. “San Siro, it’s a classic,” he said. “I was born in Milan, it’s the stadium I went to as a child, it’s beautiful.” The conversation also moved to elite midfielders. Rovella spoke warmly about Luka Modrić, joking about having his shirt already and saying he would love to face him again up close. He also named the best player in the world in his position right now as Vitinha.

Rovella then offered a practical view on what it takes for young players to break through in Italy, saying it is never just talent. “It takes a bit of everything, including luck, the right timing, and being ready in training,” he explained. He also stressed the importance of finding a coach who trusts young players and gives them real opportunities, referencing Thiago Motta as someone who believed strongly in youth.

Finally, Rovella ended with a mix of personal targets and big dreams. He spoke about the first Lazio goal he still imagines, remembering the one against Parma that was later ruled out. “The only thing is, I’d like to score at home,” he said, and he even pictured the celebration. “I’d love to score at the Olimpico for the first time and make a run under the Curva Nord.” Then he delivered the line that sums up his ambition in Rome. “My biggest dream is to lift a trophy with this jersey, and doing so as a protagonist would be important,” he said, believing that one trophy could create a winning mentality and lead to more. And he knows exactly what it would mean in this city. “Here in Rome, when you win, they remember you forever. I’d like to be remembered like them.”