Lazio deny Nuno Tavares left the stadium during Rome Derby | OneFootball

Lazio director Angelo Fabiani denies that Nuno Tavares left the stadium during the Rome Derby on Sunday so the ex-Arsenal defender won’t be fined.

Lazio won’t fine their defender Nuno Tavares as the club have denied that the Portuguese left-back left the Stadio Olimpico during Sunday’s match against Roma.

Italian sources had claimed that Tavares did not wait for the end of the match to leave the stadium after being subbed off at halftime, so he risked being fined by the Biancocelesti.

Lazio won’t fine Nuno Tavares

ROME, ITALY – MAY 25: Santiago Pierotti of US Lecce challenges Nuno Tavares of Lazio during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Lecce at Stadio Olimpico on May 25, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Fabiani, however, clarified that Tavares did not leave the Olimpico while the Rome derby was ongoing.

“He didn’t leave the stadium. Obviously, he was angry and disappointed, like all of us,” Fabiani said via TMW.

“There will be no fine for a technical mistake that anyone can make on the pitch.”

Lazio’s tough start to the season

SASSUOLO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 14: Maurizio Sarri head coach of SS Lazio during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and SS Lazio at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on September 14, 2025 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Tavares was replaced during the halftime break after contributing to Roma’s winning goal by losing possession at the edge of the box.

Lazio have only earned three points in the opening four games of the season, winning one match and losing three.

Their next match is away at Genoa this coming Monday.