The almost 60,000 fans who attended on Tuesday will never forget watching their team reduce Lionel Messi to a helpless bystander. Roma a force to be reckoned with against Liverpool under Di Francesco | Paolo Bandini Read moreLazio’s supporters, conversely, saw the dream of only a second European trophy slip away. Roma and Lazio will kick off joint‑third in Serie A, level on 60 points with seven matches remaining. This has been a year of footballing revival in Italy’s capital, those European runs breeding fresh enthusiasm in the stands. The fallout continued for months, with Lazio supporters holding a mock funeral procession for Roma through the city and flying planes trailing reminders of their triumph during the summer that followed.

Source: The Guardian April 14, 2018 10:52 UTC