Only 9th in Séria A, Lazio Rome is going through a big crisis.
In this tense context, supporters do not hesitate to attack the players and even the most emblematic ones, like the captain and scorer, Ciro Immobile at the club since 2016. “Ciro Immobile, his wife Jessica and his four-year-old son Mattia were verbally and physically attacked by a group of people in front of their son's school,” the player's lawyers announced this Friday in a press release sent to AFP.
They did not give further details about this attack.
But the Italian international's advice also pointed out the supposed role of the transalpine press in the situation of Immobile, accused of having played a role in the departure of coach Maurizio Sarri, who resigned in the middle of week.
“All of this follows incitement to hatred encouraged by part of the press and journalists.”
“All this, unfortunately, follows incitement to hatred encouraged by part of the press and journalists through their social networks who spread motives of hatred against Ciro Immobile, reporting facts that do not correspond to reality, continue the player's lawyers in their press release.
Following this incident, the player requested to initiate criminal proceedings against those responsible for this defamation.
Such statements are seriously defamatory and therefore damaging to his image, both professional and personal, and will be brought to the attention of the competent magistrate.
Incitement to hatred, especially gratuitous, is a crime that must be punished”