{"id":287594,"date":"2025-11-16T22:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/287594\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T22:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:21:15","slug":"lazio-statement-expresses-solidarity-to-rovella-but-also-puts-full-blame-on-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/287594\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazio statement expresses solidarity to Rovella, but also puts full blame on him"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ROME,<\/p>\n

ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 09: Nicol\u00f2 Rovella, Mario Gila and Claudio Lotito attend the the SS Lazio new store unveiling on October 09, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Lazio fans reacted angrily after the club released a statement that seemed initially to be supportive of Nicol\u00f2 Rovella, but ultimately made clear \u2018it was the player\u2019s decision\u2019 to avoid surgery.<\/p>\n

The midfielder has been out of action since September 21 when the recurring sports hernia issue deteriorated, forcing him to limp off in the Derby della Capitale against Roma.<\/p>\n

It was reported multiple times that he had resisted pressure from the Lazio medical staff to undergo surgery, and he instead demanded they stick to conservative treatment.<\/p>\n

That has now failed and Rovella released a statement via Instagram Stories<\/a> confirming he is now \u201cforced to have surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is where the versions split, because the player insisted it was a shared decision to attempt this approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am reading many inaccurate things being said about me. The only truth is that after Sassuolo and the derby, where I played in critical condition and gritting my teeth, I had a lengthy consultation with the medical staff, the club and my family, and together we agreed to opt for conservative treatment that had positive results in many other cases, and above all would\u2019ve sped up the recovery time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rovella blamed for delay by Lazio statement\"ISTANBUL,ISTANBUL, TURKEY \u2013 JULY 31: Nicol\u00f2 Rovella of SS Lazio during the SS Lazio trainig session pre-season on July 31, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Marco Rosi \u2013 SS Lazio\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Lazio released their own formal statement<\/a> this evening that gives a very different version of events, albeit coated in conciliatory language.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the Lazio family is by Nicol\u00f2 Rovella\u2019s side. We appreciate the transparency and maturity with which he shared a journey that was not easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the very start, the choice to avoid an operation and attempt conservative treatment was a decision made by the player, just as today is the decision \u2013 equally tough \u2013 to proceed with the surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe club always supported him, in every evaluation, along with the medical staff. Nicol\u00f2 faced complicated weeks with professionalism, sacrifice, and an enormous love for the shirt: he trained and played even when it wasn\u2019t easy, often pushing through pain, always for the good of the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we are all with him. The Lazio family, his teammates, the staff and everyone around the Biancocelesti await him and will accompany him step by step until his return to the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ROME,ROME, ITALY \u2013 SEPTEMBER 21: Nicol\u00f2 Rovella reacts during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico on September 21, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi \u2013 SS Lazio\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The language did not fool the Lazio supporters<\/a>, who responded with anger and irritation under the X message of this statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou basically released a fake message of support whose only objective was to say it was all his fault,\u201d was one reply that summed up the general tone.<\/p>\n

Another less subtle version replied: \u201cOuch, you just **** on him from a great height by dumping all the blame on his head.\u201d<\/p>\n


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