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Lazio Bars In-Person Media at Sarri’s Reintroduction

Journalist associations denounce the email-only Q&A format as an assault on press freedom

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"Uno schiaffo all'informazione. Decisione assurda": Sarri, caos conferenza
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Overview

  • Lazio announced that Maurizio Sarri’s presentation will exclude on-site media and allow each outlet to submit one question via email by the 7 p.m. Wednesday deadline
  • Ordine dei Giornalisti del Lazio president Guido D’Ubaldo branded the move an “absurd decision” and urged the club to revoke the policy
  • Fnsi head Vittorio Di Trapani called the format “a slap to information” and proposed a collective boycott of the event
  • The decision underscores growing friction over transparency and press access between S.S. Lazio’s leadership and sports media
  • Sarri’s return comes four months after his March 2024 dismissal and follows a period of financial strain and health concerns for club president Claudio Lotito