Intolerable. Lazio captain Ciro Immobile suffered a horrific attack in front of his son’s school on Friday.
The crass stupidity reached another level on Friday in Italy. Iconic Lazio player, Ciro Immobile was verbally and physically attacked by Roma supporters while dropping off his four-year-old son, Mattia, at school with his wife.
“ This morning, Friday March 15, Ciro Immobile with his wife Jessica and his 4-year-old son Mattia were verbally and physically attacked by a group of people in front of their son’s school. Unfortunately, all this follows the incitement to hatred carried out and supported by certain news media and journalists through their social networks who spread words of hatred towards Ciro Immobile », We can read in a press release from the player’s lawyers.
A harmful press campaign
The 34-year-old Italian striker, who has defended the Biancocelesti jersey since 2016 with a record of 206 goals in 331 matches, has decided to take legal action against the disseminators of fake news concerning him, and in particular the sources trumpeting his responsibility for the recent resignation of Maurizio Sarri, overwhelmed by Lazio’s current bad patch.
“ The entire SS Lazio expresses its full solidarity with its captain Ciro Immobile and his family for the worrying and unacceptable attacks suffered in recent daysofficially communicated Lazio on Friday evening to show its support for its captain. Any act of verbal or physical violence must be the subject of unanimous, firm condemnation and without justification. »
