Common Questions

What did Lazio's president do after Italy's World Cup exit?: Claudio Lotito, Lazio president and Italian senator, filed a formal Senate petition on 31 March 2026 demanding FIGC president Gabriele Gravina resign.Source: Goal.com
Who is the president of Lazio football club?: Claudio Lotito, who has been president since 2004. He is also an Italian senator in Giorgia Meloni's ruling Coalition.
How many Serie A titles has Lazio won?: Two: in 1974 and 2000.
Where does Lazio play their home matches?: The Stadio Olimpico in Rome, which they share with city rivals AS Roma.
What is the FIGC crisis in Italian football?: Following Italy's third consecutive World Cup exit, Sports Minister Abodi, Lega Calcio, and Senator Lotito all demanded FIGC president Gravina resign. Gravina refused. A board meeting will decide his future.Source: Goal.com

Background

SS Lazio entered the Italian football governance crisis on 31 March 2026 when club president and Italian senator Claudio Lotito filed a formal Senate petition demanding the resignation of FIGC (Italian Football Federation) president Gabriele Gravina following Italy's penalty exit to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2026 World Cup playoffs. Lotito, a member of Giorgia Meloni's ruling Coalition, described the result as grounds for a root-and-branch reconstruction of Italian football governance.

Lazio are one of Rome's two major clubs, founded in 1900 and based at the Stadio Olimpico, which they share with rivals AS Roma. The club has won 2 Serie A titles (1974, 2000) and 7 Coppa Italia trophies. Lotito has been club president since 2004, overseeing a period of financial stabilisation and mid-table consolidation in the top flight. He is one of Serie A's most politically connected club presidents.

Lotito's Senate petition is politically significant because it adds a parliamentary dimension to the football governance crisis. Gravina is simultaneously under pressure from the sports minister, the top-flight league body, and now a senator from the governing Coalition. A FIGC board meeting is expected imminently to decide the federation's direction.

How the World Sees Them

FIGC / Gravina

Gravina faces pressure from three directions: the sports ministry, the league body, and now a Senate petition. He has publicly refused to resign.

Italian football

Lazio's Lotito is the most politically powerful voice calling for Gravina's removal, adding a parliamentary dimension to what was a sporting governance dispute.

Giorgia Meloni government

A ruling-coalition senator has publicly aligned with the sports minister's position. The government's fingerprints are now on the FIGC succession question.