 Complete the following phrase:  Lazio began the decade brightly by winning the Supercoppa Italiana and finishing in third place in the league, but the departure of manager Sven-Göran Eriksson accelerated the decline of the club. With money running out, or wasted on transfer flops such as the Spaniard Gaizka Mendieta for 28 million from Valencia, Lazio missed out on the all-important qualification for the UEFA Champions League in 200102, finishing in a disappointing 