Lazio president Claudio Lotito is adamant he has managed to transform the club's culture in recent years.

Lazio currently sit in second place on the Serie A table a point behind Juventus.

“I spent many days until late in the evening to closely monitor the work of our sports centre," he told Lazio Channel. “We want to reiterate the pride of belonging to these colours.

“We have manged to change the mentality of the players, who now know they're part of one of the most important clubs, they can choose us because they are convinced that they are part of one of the best clubs, with a modern structure.

“Therefore, they're agreeing to represent every fan with pride. Talking to the experts, I saw a radical change in the evaluation of Lazio and the club."