Lazio president says has received over 50 death threats


S.S. Lazio's Stefano Mauri (L) and President Claudio Lotito kiss the Italian Cup trophy as they celebrate winning the Italian Cup final soccer match against AS Roma at the Olympic stadium in Rome May 26, 2013. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito

(Reuters) - Lazio president Claudio Lotito has received more than 50 death threats since the club sold midfielder Hernanes to Inter Milan at the end of the January transfer window, he said on Monday.

"Yesterday, I received between 50 to 70 to 80 telephone calls from pseudo-fans, in which they asked me to leave Lazio and made death threats against me," he told reporters.

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