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Lazio chief Tare reveals amazing fans' harassment

Lazio sports chief Igli Tare has revealed he's been the subject of harassment from fans.

Tare spoke to Il Tempo after he personally tried to calm a crowd of furious fans when the club lost transfer target Davide Astori to rivals AS Roma.

"After that night at the Auronzo di Cadore camp and the confrontation with the fans over Astori, the trouble really started," explained Tare.

"Someone must've got hold of my phone number, as I found it on the internet. The usual threatening messages started arriving, but not just those.

"There were strange calls, like one from Alitalia because somebody had booked a flight to Rotterdam in my name. I spent two hours trying to undo it and figure out who had done this.

"Over the next few days I'll be forced to change my phone number again, which won't be an easy task as that is a fundamental instrument in my work.

"Many problems are emerging, but what upsets me the most are the things said to my family."

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