Luca Marchegiani
At the heart of this Lazio side’s defensive effort was a man who was already a star prior to joining the club in 1993. He would go on to not only win the Scudetto in 2000, but become a huge figure in the history of the club.
In all, Marchegiani made 300 appearances for the Biancocelesti from 1993 to 2003, of which 130 were clean sheets. He would spend the last two years of his professional career playing for Chievo, and is now a commentator and analyst with Sky Sport Italia.
Sinisa Mihajlovic
By the time the centre-back finally won the Scudetto, Mihajlovic had already played a full career over stints at Roma, Sampdoria and Lazio.
He would stay at the club for another four seasons before moving to Inter, where he would eventually retire from playing.
In subsequent years he worked his way up the coaching ladder, first as an assistant at Inter then onto Bologna and Catania. His success at the latter opened doors to bigger opportunities, notably Fiorentina and Sampdoria.
His recent stint at AC Milan did not pan out as well as he might have hoped as he was sacked with just over a month left to play in the 2015/16 season and has now taken over at Torino.
Paolo Negro
Like so many of this Lazio team, Paolo Negro spent the bulk of his career with the club - 363 match appearances over 12 years, nearly half of which came after the Scudetto victory.
While another Scudetto wasn’t in the cards for Lazio, Negro was instrumental in a subsequent triumph in the Coppa Italia in 2004 and a quarter-final exit from the Champions League in 2003.
He would go on to join Siena for the closing years of his playing career, after which he began a coaching career in Italy’s lower leagues that continues to this day.
Alessandro Nesta
Plenty of players lived their best years with Lazio, but for Alessandro Nesta the Scudetto season of 1999/2000 and multiple Serie A Defender of the Year Awards was just a prelude of what was to come.
The legendary Italy international left Rome in 2002 to transfer to Milan, where he would spend the rest of his time on the peninsula. Over the next 11 years, Nesta would win virtually every trophy available - including two Scudetti, two Champions League trophies, a Coppa Italia trophy and, of course, the 2006 World Cup.
After leaving Milan he emigrated to Canada to play for Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact and he is now in charge at Miami FC.
Giuseppe Pancaro
Lazio’s versatile left-back stayed with the club for three seasons after the Scudetto win, eventually joining Nesta at Milan in 2003.
He would win the Scudetto there in his first season, but found himself at Fiorentina one year later before eventually ending his career at Torino.
In recent years, Pancaro has tested the waters in coaching, though he was sacked from his most recent gig in charge of Catania.
Sergio Conceicao
The Portuguese winger was shuttled out of Lazio the summer after the double win in an effort to ease the transfer of Hernan Crespo from Parma.
He would make a move to Inter before coming back to Lazio in 2003 for one last season with the club. While it seemed then as if the player’s career would be winding down, he found new life at Standard Liege in Belgium.
Retiring in 2010, it wasn’t long before Conceicao entered into coaching. Starting at Standard Liege, he eventually moved back to Portugal but left Vitoria de Guimaraes at the end of last season.
Pavel Nedved
Much to the chagrin of Lazio’s fans, the club could not help but cash in on some of their better players in the years following the Scudetto win.
Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved ended up being the jewel of that bunch when he was sold to Juventus for €41 million in 2001. He would go on to become a crucial component of Bianconeri teams that dominated Serie A in the early years of the 21st century. His efforts would earn him a Ballon d’Or in 2003.
He would stay with Juventus for the rest of his playing career, and today holds the title of vice-president within the club.
Diego Simeone
The combative midfielder spent three more seasons with Lazio before returning to Atletico Madrid in 2003.
Since then his playing career has begun to be eclipsed by his exploits in the dugout. Beginning his his native Argentina, Simeone would eventually return to Europe to briefly coach Catania before (once again) going back to his beloved Atletico Madrid.
It was there that Cholo began to truly flourish. Building off of virtually nothing compared to Real Madrid and Barcelona, Simeone conspired to make his Atletico side one of the most competitive sides not just in Spain but also in Europe.
He won La Liga in 2014 and has also led his side to two Champions League final appearances in the past three years.
Juan Sebastian Veron
Veron’s story is the polar opposite of his fellow champion Nedved. After his wildly successful campaign with Lazio, he was sold to Manchester United for a massive fee befitting his previous contributions to the club.
Unfortunately for the Argentinian, he found life in Manchester and in the Premier League much more difficult than expected. He never truly settled in under Alex Ferguson, and was sold to Chelsea for a significant loss two seasons after arriving.
His plight did not improve in London however, and despite a modestly successful return to Serie A he was ultimately compelled to move back to Argentina. In 2012, he would end his playing career where it all began, at Argentine side Estudiantes.
Simone Inzaghi
In truth, Inzaghi’s contributions to Lazio during his first season were mostly in the Champions League, where he scored 11 times. His seven goals in the league though were important parts of the Scudetto victory.
But for loan moves to Sampdoria and Atalanta, Inzaghi stayed at Lazio for the remainder of his playing career and beyond. After stints with the club's youth sides, he ascended to his current position as first team coach after the sacking of Stefano Pioli in April of 2016.
Marcelo Salas
Many point to Salas’ contributions in the striker role at Lazio as being crucial to the club’s emergence as Serie A contenders and, eventually, champions.
His talents did not go unnoticed elsewhere either, and Juventus would recruit him in the year following the double win. Unfortunately for Salas, he was not able to replicate the energy and drive that saw him become so successful at Lazio.
A loan to River Plate turned into a permanent move, which preceded a return to his boyhood club, Universidad de Chile. He retired there in 2009.The post Where Are They Now: Lazio’s 2000 double winners appeared first on GazzettaWorld.