Major Blow for Lotito as Early Lazio Season Ticket Numbers Revealed | OneFootball

The organized Lazio fan groups have kept their promise by refusing to renew their season ticket subscriptions.

The Background

The Biancocelesti supporters have been boycotting the club’s home fixtures since January, taking a stand against unpopular club president Claudio Lotito and his policies, blaming him for Lazio’s ongoing demise.

Lazio Fans Proceed With Major Boycott

Last month, the organized fan groups vowed they won’t purchase season tickets and will also cancel their TV subscriptions. Moreover, they won’t vote for any members of Lotito’s ‘Forza Italia’ political party, and will boycott all businesses related, directly or indirectly, to him and his family.

Lazio Sold Less Than 500 Season Tickets

As Il Messaggero explains, more than 30,000 Lazio fans had bought season tickets last season despite the transfer ban, but fewer than 500 have thus far renewed. The source estimates that the final figure will be around 900.

This would mean that less than 3% would have renewed their subscriptions. Hence, the club is set for a new low in Lotito’s 22-year era, surpassing 2016, when they sold only 6,000 season tickets.

Lazio Dealt With Significant Financial Losses

While the economic repercussions remain difficult to calculate, experts estimate a loss of €6-7 million compared to last season on this particular front, not to mention missing out on matchday revenues, like merchandise and other services, as the Stadio Olimpico will be almost deserted whenever Lazio are playing, with the exception of the two editions of the Derby della Capitale against Roma.