Lazio president Claudio Lotito plans crisis talks with his flagging players.

"I will meet the team in the next few days to talk about this poor period and to stress the importance of dedication and concentration," he said in the Corriere dello Sport.

"Until now I have always been like an understanding father figure, but things will change.

"In future I will judge severely and I won't be flexible because the team need to work hard and repay the fans in a way they haven't so far.

"If that doesn't work then further measures will be taken, but I don't want to talk about them now," he concluded ominously.