Lazio were able to qualify for the first round of the competition, which many people did not expect before, and they did not even expect Lazio to qualify for the UEFA Cup.

But now the "poor ** silk" Lazio, who has no money and no stars, not only qualified for the League Cup, but also passed all the way and broke into the knockout round of the League Cup one round ahead of schedule.

That's great news.

Lazio fans could never have dreamed that at such a dire time, the team would be able to reach the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup

They thought this season would be a league and a Coppa Italia, but they didn't expect to be able to see the UEFA Cup on their doorstep.

Although Lazio also participated in the UEFA Cup last season, it is very touching to participate in the UEFA Cup now.

Just half a year ago, they almost went bankrupt.

They sold more than two dozen first-team players, keeping only seven, and then they started from scratch to rebuild the team from the rubble.

So far, they have reached the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup one round earlier, which even the city's arch-rivals Roma have not done.

Now there are four rounds of the group stage of the UEFA Cup, with Roma winning one, drawing one and losing one, with only four points. In the same group, Strasbourg is in first place with seven points, Basel and Red Star Belgrade are both on six points, second and third, and Tromsso is close to Roma with three points. In such a complex situation, it is not easy for Rome to emerge

This made Lazio fans even happier.

In the league, they have kept Roma firmly under them. In European competitions such as the UEFA Cup, they are also a cut ahead of Roma.

Lazio FC are also happy, especially Lotito.

He didn't expect Lazio to do well in the UEFA Cup, he didn't think it was realistic.

But the League Cup is a place to make money.

Although compared to the Champions League, the prize money of the League Cup is simply chicken ribs. It's not as good as a fraction. But for Lotito, who picks the door to a manager whose annual salary is only 10,000 euros, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is meat.

The UEFA Cup prize money was a windfall, and he didn't expect his team to be able to participate in the League Cup at first.

Here's how the prize money is distributed in the League Cup. With a total budget of only €45 million for the entire UEFA Cup, the prize money available for distribution is very small.

Lazio used to be in the UEFA Cup and couldn't afford to spend so much money, but now it's different. Under the leadership of Lotito, the chairman of the door. Every euro they value.

Because of the small budget, there is no so-called participation in the League Cup and there is a prize money scheme. If you want to get money, you have to win, or you can't lose.

The prize money for each win in the group stage is 40,000 euros, and the prize money for a draw is 20,000 euros.

In this way, even if you win all four group games, it will only be 160,000 euros.

Even if you can break into the quarterfinals, the prize money is only 300,000 yuan, and you will win the championship. It's two and a half million euros.

It's really not even a fraction of the Champions League.

What is the prize money distribution in the Champions League?

As long as you participate in the group stage, you can get 1.7 million euros, even if you don't play a game, there are so many, no wonder so many teams will desperately want to enter the Champions League is money!

Then the appearance fee for each game is thirty-four euros, and it doesn't matter if you win or lose, as long as you participate, you will have so much money.

In this way, playing in all six group games will guarantee at least 3.7 million euros.

Then you will get another 340,000 euros for each win, 170,000 euros for a draw, and close to 6 million euros if you win all of the group games.

What is this concept?

Lazio's annual debt is 5.5 million euros, and this group stage is enough for them to pay off their debts.

If you go to the second stage. Add a base prize of €2 million to double your winnings.

Entering the quarterfinals adds another 2.7 million euros. Reaching the semi-finals plus €3.4 million, reaching the final is €4.1 million, and the winning team will receive another €2.7 million and double the prize for winning.

That's the gap.

It's no wonder that many teams are reluctant to play in the League Cup, and it's not for nothing that the status of the League Cup is declining year by year.

For Lotito, the League Cup, which has no money, is also a good place to make money.

Of course. If the team can really qualify for next season's Champions Cup, as Chang Sheng said, that's what really makes money.

Lotito is now convinced of how the right decision he made to win. Not from a competitive point of view, but from an economic point of view.

With a constant win, the team's results are better. I also make more money.

It's a good cycle.

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Chang Sheng is not surprised that his team can make it past the group stage of the UEFA Cup, he knows what the team is capable of, and it is not surprising that he made it through the group stage. This team can be ranked second in the domestic league, second only to Juventus. So why can't we make it past the group stage of the UEFA Cup? You must know that the group stage of the League Cup is not a big deal, look at these opponents, they are basically vulnerable.

The real test starts in the round of thirty-two, which is the knockout stage.

However, there is still one round of the group stage, and the knockout stage will not be until February next year, so it is not considered to win now.

He's still thinking about the league, that's fundamental.

In the fourteenth round of the league, Lazio hosted Siena.

The winning fixture did not feature the players who played away to Sofialevski in midweek, all of whom were on the bench or in the stands.

At home, relying on a group of substitutes, Lazio beat Siena 3-1.

Continue your winning streak.

Of course, Juventus beat Fiorentina 2-1 away and are on a winning streak after losing to AC Milan.

In the fifteenth round, Juventus beat Cagliari 4-0 at home.

Lazio, on the other hand, won 2-1 away at Livorno.

Bon voyage.

But soon, Lazio will face a test.

In the 16th round of the league, they will welcome Juventus at home!

It's a battle between two of the top teams in the rankings today.

It's also the battle of the spotlight.

If Lazio can beat Juventus at home, they will replace Juventus as top of the league table.

On the contrary, if Juventus can beat them. In addition to giving the opponent the first defeat of the season, it can also widen the gap between himself and Lazio.

For this game, in the final round of the group stage of the League Cup, the often winning at home are all substitute players, and from the players to the coaches, they all seem to have no intention of fighting.

So in the end, Dinamo Bucharest beat Lazio 2-1 away.

The match was Lazio's first defeat in all competitions this season.

But no one's mind is still on this defeat.

All eyes were on the clash between Lazio and Juventus at the weekend.

"It's ironic...... Who would have thought that the Lazio-Juventus match would be the focus of action before the start of the season? Juventus are the league champions. What is Lazio? They didn't go bankrupt and were relegated to the third division, which can be regarded as an extrajudicial favor in this country! But now they're going to fight for the first place in the league! ”

What did the media say about the clash between the two teams.

The war of words between the two sides has begun.

Juventus' general manager, Moggi, once again brought up the same thing, referring to the Italian tax authorities' opening up of Lazio in March this year.

"It's a shame for the country that such a blatant violation of the law should be allowed to exist! People who pay taxes honestly have been harmed, and if we can default on our debts at will, and not pay them back, or even take advantage of the loopholes in the law and get a light sentence, then who is willing to pay taxes honestly? ”

He was talking about the Italian tax authorities' announcement that Lazio could pay off their debts in twenty-three years, with less than six million euros a year.

At the beginning, this incident caused a stir in Italian football. The forces that support Lazio and those who oppose Lazio are wrestling with each other, and the Northern Alliance hopes to bring Lazio to justice, and must not open up to Lazio.

The pro-Lazio native Roman forces believed that Lotito's approach was in accordance with the law and within the limits of the country's laws.

In fact, Lotito did take advantage of the loopholes in the law and played hooligans, but in order to survive, within the scope of the law, it is understandable for Lazio to do this.

At that time, Lazio was heavily in debt. It's almost impossible to support it.

He hopes to repay 40 million first, and the remaining 100 million or so will be paid back slowly.

He relied on Italy's "Saving Football Decree", which was repealed in July 2004. The decree allowed the club to repay the tax arrears in instalments, which Lazio had accumulated during the period when the law was in force, so he was not breaking the law by making such a request.

Between 75 million and 80 million euros of their huge debt are owed to the state, and Lotito has taken note of the money, which he hopes will not be repaid.

For Lotito's "unreasonable demands". The Italian tax authorities obviously would not agree, and the two sides were at a stalemate.

The tax authorities believe that now that the law has been repealed, Lazio FC should pay off all the taxes quickly.

The tax department has a killer feature: February 28 to March 31 are the deadlines for Lazio to register with the Italian Professional League and UEFA for the new season, which requires a tax certificate from the tax department.

The accommodating Italian professional leagues are certainly easy to talk to, but UEFA will not agree to register any club that owes taxes.

But judging by the league results at that time. Lazio will struggle to make it to next season's European competition, and it doesn't make sense to register with UEFA.

This makes the threat of the tax department unchecked.

Lotito, who stiffened his waist, immediately said: "We are victims of the political offensive. Oh yes, it's the listed club, I want to protect the interests of all small and medium-sized investors, why should I pay back all the taxes that have been allowed and accumulated in the past at once? I need to negotiate and I'll wait until July 19th! ”

Of course, he didn't wait that late.

Because in March, Lotito gave an ultimatum to the Italian Ministry of Finance: "If an agreement is not reached by March 23, I will take all the documents to the bankruptcy court to apply for the closure of the club." ”

This is a trick, lying on the ground and rolling around.

Because if the Lazio club declares bankruptcy, according to Italian law, the tax department will not get a penny.

At that time, Lotito had the support of all Lazio players and fans, who stood up and shouted for Lotito's demands, and the fans also staged demonstrations to put pressure on zhèngfǔ. They even shouted: "Even if we go bankrupt, we won't give zhèngfǔ a penny!" ”

For such a rogue club, the tax department is really a headache.

Despite strong criticism and resistance from one of the ruling parties, the Northern Alliance, they considered it a violation of the law and a preferential treatment of clubs based in the capital, Rome.

But the tax department was worried that Lotito would really file for bankruptcy and that he would not get a penny.

After weighing the pros and cons, the tax department made a concession.

The Italian treasury abandoned the sanctions of Dialazio, collecting only 2.5 percent of the benefits, which and 33 million euros.

In this way, Lazio's total debt was reduced to 1400 million euros, which could be paid in twenty-three installments and without interest!

The only thing Lazio had to pay was to pledge the Fermelo training base and future income and sponsorship fees.

Lazio escaped death, what a big bargain!

This made the top three in the north very dissatisfied.

Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan have all criticized and ridiculed Lazio for opening up to the net.

Now that Moji is bringing up the old story, does he really want zhèngfǔ to take back his fate?

Obviously it can't be, once the decision is made, it can't be changed at will, Lazio's debt repayment plan has already been determined, and it is impossible to change it.

Moggie is well aware of this, so he is talking about it now, just to add to Lazio's troubles.

From adding blockages to Lazio clubs, to adding blockages to Lazio teams.

The ultimate goal is to influence Lazio's performance at the weekend...... (To be continued.) )