 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Negro akakunda Coppa Italia mumwaka wa1997-98, zvakare achisvika mufainari yeEFAFA Cupgore iroro neLazio, ichirasikirwa neInter. Mwaka wakatevera, Lazio yakahwina Supercoppa Italiana, ndokuisa yechipiri muSerie A kuseri kweAC Milan, asi yakahwina 1998-99 UEFA Cup Winners Cup, kunyangwe aive asina kushandiswa mukutsinhana kwekirabhu neRCD Mallorca mufainari. Kubudirira uku kwakakurumidza kuteverwa neEFAFA Super Cup muna 1999, ichikunda vakundi veEFAFA Champions League Manchester United mumutambo wekupedzisira. Mumwaka wa1999-2000, akabatsira Lazio kuhwina mukombe weSerie A, aine zvibodzwa zviviri mumitambo makumi maviri nematanhatu, achibatsirawo Lazio kutora Coppa Italia neSupercoppa Italiana pamusoro peInter, kuhwina chinyorwa chekutanga chePallone dArgento muna 2000. Mubairo uyu unopihwa mutambi anenge aratidza kuti ari munhu anokosha mumwaka wose, pamusana pezvaanenge aita uye zvaanenge aita. Lazio yakasvikawo kumaquarter fainari eUEFA Champions League mwaka iwoyo. 