'Will there be another Lotito after Lotito? Lazio president: My son Enrico is already in the system.'

Lunga Claudio Lotito's interview on Serie A radio with the Lazio president, in which he also discusses issues outside soccer:

"I get a lot of death threat calls, sometimes up to 300 a day. The more they do, the more I try to stick to the ideal of respect. The average person would probably be scared, but I keep going forward knowing what I've done for soccer. Today I continue to get threatening calls, even from opposing Lazio teams. You need a culture based on sporting values, but in recent years this has lost its importance. "

"I live under protection; it limits my privacy, but it is necessary for my defense. I am used to adapting to different situations; prevention is''fundamental, educating young people through school attendance and restoring the values of sport. A person should be valued not only as an athlete but also as a person. "

"Ethics must be observed; it used to be taught in the family and at school. In my day, families looked to teachers to enforce the rules, but now teachers are becoming the subject of complaints from parents. Oratory courses played an important role: healthy competition and respect for values; they created the concept of merit. Today's young people find it difficult to communicate; phones take away the ability to look at each other, to understand intonation of voice; the emotional component is disappearing. This should also make one think in the context of sport. In the past, the fan took a position''for life, and today what matters is how he looks and what material possessions he has. We need to restore young people's interest in history and values. "

"I have been a Lazio fan since I was five years old. I am a persistent person and it was fundamental for me. Berlusconi offered me this challenge, I respected him a lot because he had the ability to see what would happen over time. I had a friendly relationship with him when he was president of the Council of Ministers. He called and asked me to try to save Lazio. In 2004 Lazio was at a loss, it had a lot of debts. I saw this as an extraordinary challenge and Berlusconi decided to put me in charge of finding a solution to what was at the time a public order problem. At the time, Lazio fans were not behaving like that,'' he said'like ordinary people, carrying out attacks and blocking roads. I immediately found myself in unusual conditions, paying people who were creating debts, and as a business man I had a different approach: I rewarded those who made a profit. "

"It would have been easier for me to acquire Lazio in the bankruptcy phase, as other clubs have done. Instead, I took on debts, including debts to the tax office. I was about 180 million in debt from a fiscal point of view.

It's been 19 years: what have they been like?

"I was one of the first to try to combine positive results with sound management. Today Lazio is one of the most stable clubs, with assets and a squad of players worthy of attention. I see my role as a service, I take responsibility for an important company and I have a duty to preserve and maintain the core values. Lazio has gained credibility both in Italian and international terms. "

"My tenure as Lazio president is not a business story, I don't benefit. When I became the head of the club, I paid for the lease of a building for several years, and now the club owns the building. Today that building is worth several tens of millions. I've never done''The deal with this club, I've actually put a lot of money in. When I started, I contributed about 50 billion to acquire 21%. In total I spent €75 million to deal with the debts I had to manage. I try to develop soccer based on the value of people in all aspects. Owning a club has a short life span because when you become president for visibility or other entrepreneurial purposes. So when and if the purpose disappears, the need to be president of a soccer club disappears. A lot of clubs have disappeared, a lot of ownership has changed hands to pass on the negative legacy to the next owner. I have also invested a lot in the infrastructure, strengthening it, because I want to pass it on, I want my son,''who is also a Lazio fan, has continued on this path. Will Lotito follow after Lotito? Yes, Enrico has already entered the system, he does youth work, he works hard and he works hard. He leaves home at 7am, he knows everything and knows everyone, although he has a degree in law, although he will not practice a profession. Sport is not linked to material interests, although it is clear that some things require money.".