1/04/03 23:32
Sergio Cragnotti officially resigned as Lazio's president at a meeting of
the club's directors on Friday.
Cragnotti took over at Lazio 11 years ago and guided the club through an
extremely successful period before serious financial difficulties undermined
his position.
It had been reported that a consortium of banks demanded Cragnotti's
resignation as a condition of going ahead with plans to salvage Lazio and
its parent company, the food group Cirio.
The board is expected to appoint team lawyer Ugo Longo as temporary president.
Luca Baraldi, the general director of the Parma club, is expected to become
chief executive officer.
And coach Roberto Mancini, who was on a tour to North Africa with his team
on Friday, is expected to be given a seat on the board.
"I'm very sorry to see him go as he was very important to me," Mancini told
the Corriere della Sera.
"I am also sad for the players. It is upsetting to see it end this way
because Cragnotti has given everything for this club.
"We shared many wonderful moments together. He was a super president.
"But he has made this decision for the good of Lazio. It's a great show
of affection for this club."
During Cragnotti's tenure as president, Lazio won two Italian Cups, two
European Cup Winners Cups and the Italian title in 2000.
His presidency was characterised by the signing of expensive stars.
Cragnotti's financial problems became apparent last summer when Lazio had
to transfer two of its top players - defender Alessandro Nesta to AC Milan a
nd Argentine striker Hernan Crespo to Inter Milan.
The team's current players - who include Jaap Stam, Claudio Lopez, Diego
Simeone and Fernando Couto - have all suffered lengthy delays in getting
their salaries because of the club's money problems.
The club was formally put up for sale in November, as part of the
reorganisation of Cirio, which defaulted in repaying a ￡97m loan.
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