Today In Lazio History: April 7-13
This week we keep in mind essential wins in the derby, versus Juventus, Inter and Napoli, a Signori hat-trick on freekicks, a magnificent draw with Napoli in the first scudetto season and the death of Can Bartu.Matches of the Week Date: Sunday, April 7, 2012 Area: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Component: Lazio Napoli 3-1 A week after club legend Giorgio Chinaglia’s death
Lazio honour him with an incredible win towards a Champions League place.Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023 Location: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Juventus 2-1 A terrific back heel pass from Luis Alberto gives Lazio a priceless win Date: Saturday, April 10, 1994 Location: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Atalanta 3-1 3 Signori goals, all on freekicks, in
the last 25 minutes offer uninspired Lazio decisive European points.Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009 Place: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Component: Lazio Roma 4-2 Two goals in the first 5 minutes stun Roma who attempt a comeback but Lazio withstand and after that alter gear to clinch a tense derby.Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 Place: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Component: Lazio Inter 2-1
(Coppa Italia Final, First Leg )On the night Ronaldo suffers a horrible injury the Biancocelesti originate from behind to take the benefit in the final.Match In Focus Date: Sunday, April 7, 1974 Area: Stadio San Paolo, Naples Component: Napoli Lazio 3-3 Lazio had 32 points and were top of the table with a four-point lead on Juventus and five on Napoli. The final scudetto rush was on however today Lazio had a tricky
game, Napoli away.There was no love lost between these two clubs, even
less after the previous year’s game in
Naples. On the last day of the season,
with Lazio challenging for the Scudetto, Napoli played to the death, celebrating their last gasp win as if they had actually won the World Cup and essentially confessing they had been” incentivised “by the”Old woman”of Italian football, who won the title utilizing similar methods with their opposition Roma( who most likely did not need much encouragement to toss the game anyway). A substantial test today for Lazio. A hostile environment and competitive opposition who had title aspirations of their own. Juventus on the other hand played mid-table Cesena away.A charming spring day on the bay of Naples saw a substantial 75,000 crowd for this crunch match.Napoli were missing out on midfielder Salvatore Esposito while Lazio fortunately had their best possible line-up. The first fifteen minutes of the game bewared
by both sides, studying each other’s moves.The game all of a sudden came alive in the 18th minute. Vincenzo D’Amico fouled Sergio Clerici at the edge of package for a freekick. Both Andrea Orlandini and Antonio Juliano dummied a shot and Clerici added and wrong-footed Felice Pulici. Napoli 1 Lazio 0.
Lazio however responded well and pushed forward forcing a few corners and putting Napoli under pressure.
The equaliser came in the 23rd minute. Sergio Petrelli burst down the left and crossed
to Giorgio Chinaglia who dived forward and sent an excellent acrobatic header past Pietro Carmignani. Napoli 1 Lazio 1. The game now was amazing and end to end. It was Napoli though who scored again. First a Clerici header forced Pulici to dive and conserve into corner
but from the subsequent cross from the flag by Faustino walking stick, Juliano out jumped the defence and headed home. Napoli 2 Lazio 1. Lazio once again hit back furiously. In the 30th minute, from a Mario Frustalupi assist, Renzo Garlaschelli’s header hit the post with Carmignani beaten.The equaliser was just a question of time and it came in the 41st minute. Luciano Re Cecconi crossed and Garlaschelli leapt up tough Carmignani, the ball fell to Chinaglia who volleyed it in. Napoli 2 Lazio 2. In the last five minutes Lazio were all over the hosts who even needed to turn to ripping Chinaglia’s shirt to block the Biancocelesti’s enthusiasm.
Half time Napoli 2 Lazio 2. An interesting first period with both sides offering as great as they got. A draw nevertheless would please Lazio more if it were to stay this way.After 5 minutes of the second half, the Partenopei were required to replace a hurt Giuseppe Bruscolotti with Vincenzo Montefusco. Three minutes later Napoli were awarded a penalty. It was a generous one, Petrelli a little pushing Braglia who fell in the area. The Lazio players opposed but it had been given. Clerici took it, Pulici went the proper way diving to his right and got a touch but it went in anyhow. Napoli 3 Lazio 2. For the third time Lazio lagged however again they rose forward.In the 63rd minute they too were given a penalty. Another Frustalupi invention
found Franco Nanni who was blocked irregularly by Orlandini and Spartaco Landini.”Long John”stepped up and in spite of 75,000 whistles hammered a penalty down the middle to pull Lazio level yet once again. Napoli 3 Lazio 3. A hat-trick for”Giorgione “. Both sides at this moment started to tire. Napoli ran out of the energy necessary to go for a winner and Lazio too, content with a point, lacked the strength to go for a complete”vendetta”.
In the 77th minute Fausto Inselvini began for Nanni however bit altered in the last 10 minutes. Full-time Napoli 3 Lazio 3. A great game with Lazio revealing terrific resolve and decision in originating from behind three times. It was not overall revenge on the Neapolitans but it was good enough. Napoli were virtually out of the title race.The brand-new table read: Lazio 35, Juventus 32, Napoli 30, Fiorentina 29, Inter 29.
Lazio had actually lost a point on Juventus who had actually beaten Cesena 2-0 away but there was one less match to play and now it seemed like a two-horse race.In Memory: Can Bartu Can Bartu was born in Istanbul, on January 30, 1936. His sporting profession is intriguing for the fact that he at first did not play football however basketball, a substantial sport in Turkey.He bet Fenerbahçe basketball and even played 6 games for the Turkish national team.Then the Fenerbahçe football supervisor recommended that he attempt football, which Bartu took up with equal success. In the beginning, he played both, once playing two games in the same day scoring 2 objectives at football and 10 points at basketball.In the mid-50’s he decided to focus on football. He played a total of five seasons for Fenerbahçe, with 114 league looks and scoring 54 goals.”Fener “won 2 league titles
, 1959 and 1961. In the summer season of 1961, he transferred to Italy and signed up with Fiorentina, in spite of Lazio going extremely close to signing him too. The supervisor was Hungarian Nándor Hidegkuti and the Viola ended up 3rd. They were likewise runners-up in the Cup Winners Cup, losing 1-4 on aggregate to Atlético Madrid. They then won the Mitropa Cup.
Bartu played 14 league games with 2 objectives, 3 in the Cup Winners Cup with 1 goal and 6 in the Mitropa Cup with 2 goals.In 1962 he stayed in Serie A but signed up with Venezia. The “Leoni Alati “(Winged Lions)were relegated and Bartu played 29 league games with 8 goals and 2 in Coppa Italia with 2 goals.In 1963-64 his efficiencies earned him a return to Fiorentina. The Viola finished fourth however Bartu just played 10 league games and 1 in Coppa Italia.Lazio were Bartu’s next club as in 1964 he moved to the capital. The supervisor was Umberto Mannocci and
Lazio completed 14th. Bartu played 14 league games with 2 goals and 1 game in Coppa Italia.In 1965-66 Bartu stuck with Lazio as did manager Mannocci. The Biancocelesti completed 12th and Bartu played 24 league games with 2 objectives(Bologna, Cagliari )and 3 games in Coppa Italia. The highlights of the season were winning a derby and beating Milan 2-0 away.The 1966-67 season would be his last in Rome and sadly ended in relegation. The supervisors were very first
Mannocci and after that Maino Neri however the Biancocelesti finished 15th. Bartu only played 8 league games and 1 in the Mitropa Cup. Among the couple of highlights was beating Inter 1-0 at home.With Lazio in Serie B, Bartu returned to Turkey and Fenerbahçe. He played 3 more seasons for the Sari Kanaryalar (Yellow Canaries), winning 2 more league titles. He played 36 league games with 8 goals.In 1970, at 34, he retired.He won 26 caps for Turkey, scoring 6 times. He is one of the few sportspersons to have played for his country in 2 various sports.On retiring he ended up being a highly regarded sports journalist.As a player Bartu was a midfielder typically used as a winger. He was a skilful, fast and agile player, frequently setting up goals. He was typically called the”Sivori of Istanbul”. One weak point nevertheless was his disparity as he might be fantastic one week and bad the next. He played 101 games in Serie A with 14 goals
while in his homeland he won four league titles and scored 62 league goals.At Lazio he played 50 games with 4 goals. They were tough years however specifically in the second he played regularly. At Lazio together with Şükrü Gülesin (1951-52)he is THE Turkish connection. One memory the Romans have of him was his fondness for luxury products. He apparently came from a rich family of”Istanbullus” and declared he played football simply for the fun of it, choosing to spend his wages in boutiques.Bartu died on April 11, 2019. Birthdays This Week Martin Caceres, 7-4-1987, defender
, Uruguay, 18 appearances, 1 goal(2018-19)Marco Piovanelli, 7-4-1974, midfielder, Italy, 37 looks (1995-97 )Edson Braafheid, 8/4/1983, protector, Netherlands, 23 looks(2014-16)Paolo Carosi, 8/4/1938, midfielder, Italy, 202 appearances, 3 goals (1958-1968, manager 1983-84) Romano Penzo I, 8/4/1920, forward, Italy, 92 looks, 36 goals (1947-50)Elio Rinero, 8/4/1947, midfielder, Italy, 21 looks 3 goals(1968-69 )Thomas Doll, 9/4/1986, midfielder, Germany, 73 looks, 12 objectives(1991-95 )Luciano Ramella, 10/4/1914, midfielder, Italy, 154 appearances, 5 goals (1938-44, 1947-48) Camillo Fenili, 11-4-1904, forward, Italy, 22 looks, 1 goal(1927-28 )Giorgio Magnocavallo, 11/4/1957, defender/midfielder, Italy, 61 appearances, 3 objectives(1985-87) Sigvard Löfgren, 12/4/1928, midfielder, Sweden, 62 appearances, 10 objectives( 1951-55)Carlo Soldo, 13/4/1942, protector, Italy, 80 looks, 5 goals(1967-69)Nelson Gutiérrez, 13/4/1962, defender, Uruguay, 25 looks, 1 objective(1988-89 )This Short Article Was Written by Dag Jenkins & Simon Basten from Lazio Stories
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