Lazio Coach Delio Rossi has admitted that he hopes Inter win the Scudetto rather than Roma, but reiterates that his side will fight the Nerazzurri.
The Aquile have the strange task of trying to help city rivals Roma by beating a struggling Inter at the Stadio Olimpico this weekend.
“Now everyone is supporting Lazio,” Rossi declared. “Until the other day everyone wanted to see us dead or in Serie B.”
There have been suggestions that the Biancocelesti will please the majority of their fans by giving Roma’s Scudetto rivals a free pass, but Rossi has refuted that notion.
“We are playing for ourselves against Inter and not for others. The problem doesn’t lie with our fans but with the others who think that we won’t do our duty,” he lamented.
“Everyone has to think about their own team and whatever comes out of the Olimpico Inter will win or lose this title.
“Lazio must take on Inter like it’s a derby. We are taking on the top side, but just a few days ago we played second place.
“We will try and get a result without being distracted by anything. Inter have such a great unit at their disposal and it will be a first-choice team out there, not the youth or the reserves.
“We still have a lot of objectives for this campaign - in fact we aren’t even mathematically safe yet.
“Just as Inter are fighting because they have seen their lead cut from nine to four points, we are still fighting for our place in the right part of the table.”
However, Rossi couldn’t deny that he is hoping the Giallorossi fail to steal the silverware.
“I would prefer that Inter won the Scudetto,” he revealed. “I can’t say that it’s better for Roma to win it as I am a Lazio fan.
“But I have great respect for whoever prospers and whoever it is must have something extra.
“Inter are lucky in that their fate is in their own hands and they are probably the team with the most quality in Italy. In my opinion, they have no rivals in the world on a physical level.”
