 Complete the following phrase:  In the summer of 1998, Stanković transferred for 24 million to Lazio, where he scored on his Serie A debut versus Piacenza on 13 September 1998. In those years, Lazio had an all-star squad with world class players at almost every position, but Stanković quickly secured a regular first-team place despite competition from Pavel Nedvěd, Juan Sebastián Verón and Roberto Mancini. He formed a formidable midfield combination with Argentinian Verón and Diego Simeone and were an integral part of the successful Lazio side at the turn of the decade. His work rate and impressive performances earned him the nickname Il Dragone The Dragon. He had five-and-a-half successful seasons in the Biancoceleste part of Rome  winning 19992000 Serie A, 19992000 Coppa Italia, 1998 and 