sengor and Ericson's Lazio faced a defining moment in the 1998 99 Seri a season when they lost the scudetto to Milan by a single point the aftermath was brutal and was compounded by the sale of Christian vieri determined to recover lazio's owner invested heavily signing stars like Juan Sebastian Veron Nestor sensini and fabrio ravanelli as well as getting Diego Simeone from inter as part of the verier deal laio kicked off the 1999 2000 season by winning the European super cup reigniting hope as the season progressed Lazio battled fiercely but they still trailed Juventus by five points with three matches to go their fortunes changed when Carlo ancelotti's Squad unexpectedly lost to helis Verona and then Perugia in the last match Day latzio capitalized by defeating Regina securing their first scudetto in 26 years and their last to date Financial troubl soon followed but lazio's victory in 2000 led by Sven Goran Erikson remains a testament to resilience in one of Siri A's most dramatic seasons