Today in Lazio history April 28– May 4
A few of the games in between April 28 and May 4 have actually gone down in history. Castromán, Protti and Keita’s derbies plus a wonderful draw away to stay in Serie A. But, most of all, we all remember the Biancocelesti winning the very first silverware of the Cragnotti age in 1998.
Matches of the Week
Date: Sunday, April 29, 2001
Place: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Component: Roma Lazio 2-2
Lucas Castromán equalises with twenty seconds to go to restore pride and a minimum of put the competitors’ title hopes in some doubt.Date: Sunday, April 30, 2017
Place: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Fixture: Roma Lazio 1-3
A Keita Balde double and a Basta goal enable Lazio to beat Roma in spite of outrageous refereeing.Date: Sunday, May
1, 2016
Area: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Component: Lazio Inter 2-0
An early objective by Klose and a late Candreva charge finishes Lazio’s double on Inter.Date: Sunday, May 4, 1941
Place: Stadio Littoriale, Bologna
Fixture: Bologna Lazio 2-2
Escape from hell as Lazio draw with champions Bologna and, thanks to Novara losing, directly prevent transfer. Romagnoli II and Vettraino are the scorers for the Biancocelesti.Date: Sunday, May 4, 1997 Area: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Component: Roma Lazio 1-1 A 92nd minute Protti equaliser offers ten-man
Lazio late point Match In Focus Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 Location
: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Milan 3-1, Coppa Italia Final, Second Leg Today was the return leg of the final. Only many years later on would somebody develop the
intense idea of returning to playing a one match final in the capital.The away match was won by Milan 1-0, on the 8th of April at San Siro. Lazio had controlled for most of the match
and showed they were the better group. Nevertheless Milan’s keeper Sebastiano Rossi had an excellent game making numerous decisive conserves and even got the help for Milan’s winner. In the eleventh hours of the match when Lazio were still swearing their missed out on chances Rossi gave the ball an enormous hoof upfield, it bounced near the Lazio charge area where George Weah, thanks to a protective blend between Paolo Negro, Alessandro Nesta and Luca Marchegiani, headed the ball over the Lazio keeper and into the net. An unexpected win for Milan and a completely undeserved defeat for Lazio. All was not lost however.Milan had a small advantage but Lazio had actually already shown they were just as excellent as Milan, if not much better. There was likewise an underlying sensation among Lazio fans that this was
our time, our minute to win.An excellent crowd of 70,000 (7,000 Milanisti too )and a marvellous atmosphere invited the 2 teams onto the field. Lazio lacked Matias Almeyda, Beppe Pancaro, José Chamot and Alen
Boksic while Milan were missing out on Leonardo and Zvonimir Boban. Lazio played with Roberto Mancini and Gigi Casiraghi up front while Milan answered with Dejan Savicevic and George Weah.The very first half began at a sluggish rate. Milan were pleased with their lead and Lazio weary of conceding an away objective. Lazio nevertheless attacked more and had a very first opportunity with Pavel Nedved. On a cross from Diego
Fuser, the Czech brought the ball down well and from an angle was individually with the keeper however pressed it just too far allowing Rossi to anticipate him. Lazio’s next possibility was clearer when Casiraghi chested down a Vladimir Jugovic cross and once again from an angle got a low shot which Rossi conserved with the help of the post. Milan were kept under control especially by Alessandro Nesta, in great type, the”Diavolo’s”just chance came on a Weah close range shot on a Ibrahim Ba low cross however he was a little too far forward and, challenged by 2 protectors, his effort went high. On the half hour mark Savicevic went off hurt and was changed by Kluivert. Halftime score Lazio 0 Milan 0. A first 45 minutes which satisfied the visitors far more than the hosts.The second half started with a bang. In the very first minute Demetrio Albertini was fouled by Alessandro Grandoni at the edge of the box for a totally free kick. The Milan midfielder took it and his low, effective shot went through the wall and beat Luca Marchegiani to his right. Lazio 0 Milan 1. The Rossoneri were two up on aggregate and
now Lazio required 3 unanswered objectives to raise the cup. Milan became a lot more protective in the 50th minute and replaced a hurt Kluivert with a midfielder, Giampiero Maini. For Lazio Guerino Gottardi came on for Grandoni, a seemingly little detail at the time but which would soon show crucial.The Lazio crowd still thought, prompting their team forward and the Biancocelesti threw caution to the wind and attacked intensely. They were soon rewarded. In the 55th minute a long ball by Giorgio Venturin found Mancini with space in the location,”Mancio”domesticated the ball completely and slid it across to an unmarked Gottardi who beat Rossi. 1-1 and the stadium became a cauldron, an insane comeback could still be possible.Only 3 minutes later Gottardi, on a Mancini assist, was clumsily started the air by Paolo Maldini. The foul started on the edge of the box however the dynamic of the relocation made Guerino go stretching numerous metres into the area. For the referee Treossi it was a penalty. Jugovic stepped up and with a fierce low shot sent out Rossi the incorrect way. Lazio 2 Milan 1. The Arena was on fire and Milan were dazed.
Lazio still required another however there was still half an hour to go.A couple of minutes later Casiraghi went agonisingly close striking the post with just the keeper to beat. In the 65th minute Lazio had a corner, the ball was unclear appropriately and was up to Negro whose shot was conserved but not blocked by Rossi and Nesta was the quickest to slot the ball in for the 3-1. The stadium passed the security test and didn’t collapse in spite of the wild scenes which followed the captain’s objective. Lazio now had 25 minutes to defend their dream.At this point Milan had to attack and threw striker Maurizio Ganz on for Bachelor’s degree. One objective would suffice for the Rossoneri to snatch the prize. They had a Christian Ziege freekick conserved by Marchegiani and limitless crosses into the area however Lazio, despite the fans clearly holding their breath each time the ball even discussed the midway line, held firm and kept Milan at bay.Ten minutes from time both Fuser and Marcel Desailly were sent for squabbling and kicking but tactically nothing altered. It was Lazio who came closer to scoring. After a perfect counterattack Jugovic extremely did not find the web with an apparently impossible to miss out on close quarters header. Lazio’s worries were just postponed a fraction longer as Treossi not long after blew the final whistle. Lazio had won a trophy after 24 years!From the Scudetto of 1974 there had actually been: Tommaso Maestrelli’s health problem and death, Luciano Re Cecconi’s terrible end, the 1980 wagering scandal and subsequent relegation penalty, the Giorgio Chinaglia President age of shattered dreams, six years in total of Serie B, the nine-point reduction and playout to prevent the third tier, city competitors winning things and playing a European Cup Final(thankfully they lost)– but then in the 90’s things got slowly much better for the long-suffering Lazio fans and now finally it was time to commemorate … Lazio had won!In Memory: Maurilio Prini Maurilio
Prini was a very contemporary winger for his time. He was extremely quickly so had the ability to cover both attack and defence. It may seem apparent now, but in the 1950s, a minimum of in Italy, the players more or less stayed within their offered space of motion. But then came Fulvio Bernardini, former Lazio and Roma star player, who reinvented Italian football.In Florence, he developed a more elastic wing-midfielder system than the traditional one, with players altering positions depending on who had the ball. Moreover, they were informed not to pass directly to their teammates however in a totally free area so that the latter might reach the ball before their challengers; a more contemporary approach.Fiorentina won a scudetto in 1956 and reached the final of the European Cup a year later, beaten by the terrific Real Madrid of Alfredo Di Stefano. Prini was a basic player because group so when Bernardini pertained to manage Lazio in the summertime of 1958, he brought Maurilio with him.It was an immediate victory as Lazio removed Roma in the group phase and Juventus in the semi-final. On Wednesday, September 24, 1958, the Biancocelesti beat Fiorentina 1-0 with a Prini goal, winning their first ever silverware.Maurilio Prini passed away in Florence on April 29, 2009. He made a total of 86 appearances for Lazio, with 11 objectives, between 1958 and 1962. Birthdays this Week Diego Pablo Simeone, 28-4-1970, midfielder, Argentina, 136 appearances, 18 goals( 1999-03)Fabio Liverani, 29-4-1976, midfielder, Italy, 165 appearances, 10 objectives (2001-05)Christian Manfredini, 1-5-1979, midfielder, Italy, 136 looks, 9 goals (2002-09 )Aldo De Pierro 3-5-1923, protector, Italy, 38 appearances(1943-46 )Astutillo Malgioglio, 3-5-1956, goalkeeper, Italy, 25 looks(1985-86) Ferenc Nyers II 3-5-1927, forward, Hungary, 38 appearances, 14 objectives(1948-50)Armando Bertagni 4-5-1907, defender, Italy, 86 looks (1932-35)Massimo Cacciatori 4-5-1951, goalkeeper, Italy, 85 looks(1978-85)
Oliviero Visentin 4-5-1936, forward, Italy, 23 appearances, 6 objectives(1959-61)This Article Was Composed by Dag Jenkins & Simon Basten from Lazio Stories. More Details on