The Argentine arrived in Biancoceleste in 1999 thanks to Mancini and became an idol of the square. Always putting the team before the individual
The Cholo-Lazio relationship is something indelible, unique. Diego Pablo Simeone feels it in his gut, because he is a man who experiences his emotions deeply. He arrived in the Biancoceleste in the summer of 1999 and only then would he know how. In fact, Moratti convinced Cragnotti to sell him the center forward Bobo Vieri for 90 billion lire. However, the agreement also includes a transfer from Inter to Lazio. We need a midfielder and coach Sven-Goran Eriksson would like to take the Portuguese Paulo Sousa – current coach of Salernitana – but Roberto Mancini convinces the Swede: “Let’s take Simeone, we need people with great personality”.