Some fascist ultras of the Lazio they threatened the Albanian side on Tuesday Elseid hysaj, new signing of the Roman club, for singing the song “Bella Ciao”, a symbol of the anti-fascist resistance, during the rally of his team.
“Hysaj worm, the Lazio It is fascist ”, wrote some ultras from Lazio on a banner hung at dawn this Tuesday on a bridge in Rome, in the Corso Francia area.
Several radical fans of the Roman club also attended the concentration of the Lazio in Auronzo di Cadore (Veneto, northeast) with a threatening attitude and were calmed down by the authorities.
The Lazio strongly condemned what happened in a statement in which he defined the banner of the ultras as “shameful” and expressed his closeness to Hysaj, former player of Empoli and from Naples, incorporated for free in the current market session.
“The Lazio strongly condemns the shameful banner against the player Elseid hysaj. It is not the first episode like this. We will never stand by those who deny the values of sport. We are next to our athlete and all the other players who participate in the preseason “, reads the note of the Lazio.
“We separate ourselves from those who want to take advantage of this event for political reasons that harm the team, the fans of the Lazio and the directive ”, he adds.
“We are not scared of people who use violent and aggressive tones. For them there is no space in our world, which is inspired by healthy values of sport, loyalty in competition, reciprocal respect and the overcoming of social, cultural, economic and racial distinctions ”, he concludes.
Hysaj, Albanian international, was recorded during the rally of the Lazio while singing a song before the rest of his teammates, a custom spread in the world of football to receive a new player.