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Lazio furious following series on Maradona: "Insult an entire club"
The Biancocelesti are demanding that Amazon Prime remove a scene in which the actor who plays the late star calls them fascists: "This is a heinous defamation"
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Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 07:35
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Summary: Lazio - Salernitna 0: 3 (Sport 1)
The life and death of Diego Maradona continue to be material for films and series, with about a year after the death of who is considered by many to be the greatest footballer ever an autobiographical series about the life of the late Argentine star is expected to air on Amazon Prime. In one of the scenes, Maradona's reconstruction as a Napoli player is seen, saying "these raiders want to humiliate us", referring to Lazio. The club from the Italian capital was furious about this and demanded that Amazon Prime remove the scene and not broadcast it.
"The use of the term 'fascism' is even more despicable because it is a deliberate defamation," read an official statement issued by Lazio. "The creators of the series have also managed to insult an entire club and its fans, when they can not be further from the reality and opinions of Maradona himself, who in many cases showed that he is a true friend of Lazio." The club have filed an official appeal to the Amazon Prime network demanding to cut the scene as it is "disrespectful to Lazio fans and also the memory of a great champion".
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Lazio fans have gained a very bad reputation after quite a few cases of violence and hatred against minorities, foreign nationals, other fans and the use of fascist and neo-Nazi gestures, such as a salute with a show of hands.
In 2019, a number of stands at the Olimpico Stadium were closed for one home game of the Biancocelesti in Europe after its fans saluted during a Europa League match against Ran.
Five days ago in Lazio's away game against Marseille in the Europa League, fans of the team from the south of France waved a huge sign aimed at an opponent, which read "Not for fascism, not for racism".
In addition, a club employee for a decade was fired after uploading a video of himself saluting with some of the fans while chanting "Duchess, Duchess," Mussolini's nickname.
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