Lazio Roma football club

When SS Lazio was founded on 9th January 1900, its original founders settled on the team colors of white and sky blue in order to pay homage to Greece, the homeland of the Olympics. After a string of mediocre finishes in both Serie A and Serie B, Lazio managed to form a solid team led by Giuseppe Wilson and win their first Scudetto in 1974.

In 1927, an effort was made by the Fascist regime to unite all Roman clubs under the same banner, with Lazio being the only holdout. The merging of the other Roman clubs led to the foundation of AS Roma, and marked the beginning of a fierce inter-city rivalry.

SS Lazio Rivalry

Lazio has a fierce rivalry with AS Roma, understandably as the two are based in the same city. There is more to the story however, the rivalry began when Lazio refused to become a joint club with 3 other roman clubs under the fascists. The clubs who fused formed AS Roma, and Lazio became the outsider even being called Burini or peasants by the Roma fans. Being that they also have the same home stadium makes things even more heated, safe to say the Roman derby is one to watch!

SS Lazio Stadium

The Stadio Olimpico is the largest sports facility in Rome, Italy, seating over 70,000 spectators. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex, north of the city. The Stadio Olimpico is the home stadium of the Roma and Lazio football clubs, and also hosts the Coppa Italia final. It was rebuilt for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and hosted the tournament’s final.

Rated as a UEFA category four stadium, it has also hosted four European Cup/Champions League finals, the most recent being the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final. Outside of football the stadium is used by the Italian national rugby union team and is Italy’s national athletics stadium. On Occasions it also hosts concerts and events.