Lazio, Claudio Lotito and Maurizio Sarri in chorus: “Clear penalty.”

Lazio, Claudio Lotito and Maurizio Sarri in chorus: "Net penalty"

Here are the statements of Lazio president Claudio Lotito and the biancoceleste coach Maurizio Sarri after the 1-0 victory against Roma in the derby of the Coppa Italia quarterfinals thanks to a penalty by Zaccagni.

Claudio Lotito: ”I stand on behalf of the club with the knowledge that we absolutely deserved the victory.  Boskov once said 'penalty è when referee whistles'. Following VAR intervention Orsato whistled the penalty on an unconscionable foul. The performance è was worthy of the result. We found a group that played and brought home the victory".

“È changed the awareness within the group of their own means and roles. There'è been a period of adjustment. È a determined, compact, united and strong-willed group. We have the knowledge that we have deservedly won and that we have charted a path of perspective for this young group". 

"We all win together and we all lose together. The victories are also contributed by the fans, the doctors, the warehouse workers and everyone involved in the project. Everyone has to work in unison. We have given great satisfaction to the fans. The fans are being fans and supporting the team with genuine feelings".

Maurizio Sarri: “For the image I saw the penalty è clear. A clean hit, without even going near the ball. So much so that Orsato there è remained 8 seconds at the monitor. Però the episode interests me to a certain extent. Excluding 3-4 minutes in the recovery, Roma’s goal balls were zero. The 20 minutes after the goal è a blasphemy not to have doubled. On the overall level, the ’1-0 is not è legitimate but è narrow”.

“The performance dà satisfaction. The Italian Cup qualification did not matter to me. In the derby, the three points in the league don’t count either. These games should be played for the people who live for you, for them. So we are happy to have given joy to the Lazio people. Then to spend a birthday night having lost a derby was sad. How do I celebrate? I enjoy it, even by myself. Have I found Lazio again? Right now sì but every now and then this team has different moments".