Lazio enjoyed their greatest triumphs in the late 90s and before 2003 with Zdenek Zeman and Sven Goran Ericsson when they won countless cups and the Scudetto for the first time in their existence.
Goalkeeper
They have had 2 genuine contenders for the best ever goalkeeper and I have picked Angelo Peruzzi over Luca Marchegiani because he was a, well, better goalkeeper.
Right back
I have gone for Paolo Negro over Massimo Oddo because of his longevity at the club. Mauro Tassotti was more associated with his time at AC Milan.
Left Back
I have gone for Guiseppe Favalli for the amount of quality performances he gave to Lazio down the years. The likes of Guiseppe Pancaro and Jose Chamot are worthy of mentions.
Centre Backs
Alessandro Nesta has got to be the finest defender to have ever played for Lazio and the fact that he is Lazio born and bred is an added bonus. I have chosen Jaap Stam as his partner because he gave 3 good years at Lazio and also because of lack of quality alternatives in that position. Fernando Couto and Sinisa Mihalovic however do warrant a mention and Nestor Sensini did not play enough games for Lazio.
Right-winger
I have gone for Stefano Fiore, as over a period of time, he was the most consistent in his position beating out the likes of Attilio Lombardo, Sergio Conceicao and Roberto Rambaudi.
Central Midfield
Lazio have been blessed over the years with lots of quality to play for them. Players like Diego Fuser, Roberto Di Matteo, Vladamir Jugovic, Giuliano Giannichedda, Giorgio Venturin, Juan Sebastián Verón, Aron Winter, César, Karel Poborský, Michael Laudrup, Paul Gascoigne, Fabio Liverani, Thomas Doll, Giovanni Stroppa and Dejan Stankovi. But I have gone for Diego Simone and Pavel Nedved.
I never did understand why Lazio had to sell Simone to Inter Milan because he was fantastic for them and Nedved was just sublime during his spell at Lazio and was perhaps their most valuable player.
Forwards
Again, Lazio have had so many top quality forwards down the years. Players like Pierluigi Casiraghi, Igor Protti, Bruno Giordano, Christian Vieri, Marcelo Salas, Ruben Sosa, Karlheinz Riedle, Roberto Mancini, Claudio López, Hernán Crespo, Simone Inzaghi and Paolo Di Canio.
But I have gone for 3 players that were fantastic during their time at Lazio. Alen Boksic, with his running power and direct play, Beppe Signori with his wonderful array of goals and the sheer volume of them and perhaps Lazio's greatest ever player, Giorgio Chinaglia.
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