Lazio crush the champions
- Simon Basten
- Feb 20, 2023
- 2 min read
Game 21, Serie A
Sunday, February 20, 1938
Stadio Littoriale, Bologna
Bologna Lazio 0-2
Impressive away win against scudetto holders thanks to a Busani brace
This season Lazio had started well and after beating Livorno in the ninth fixture they were top of the table with Ambrosiana Inter. But then two consecutive defeats against Ambrosiana Inter and Napoli had brought them down to sixth place. By the end of the first half of the season, they were fifth in the company of Roma, Milan and Torino on 18 points, just one away from second place held by Juventus, Genova and Bologna. Top were Ambrosiana on 23 points. Unfortunately, a couple of defeats, including the derby, meant that Lazio were currently 8th and had lost touch with the top. Today they were facing current champions Bologna who were two points ahead.
The match
The first half was fairly uneventful apart from a few corners and a couple of half chances for the Biancocelesti which petered out due to bad passing.
In the second it was a different story. In the 47th minute Emilio Capri ran off and crossed from the right; Giovanni Riccardi intelligently headed the ball to Umberto Busani who had no problem in making it 1-0.
Silvio Piola dominated the game with passes once to the left and once to the right and Lazio almost made it two in the 70th minute when Capri had an almost perfect shot which Carlo Ceresoli managed to save into corner. In the 84th minute there was a free kick for Bologna cleared by the defence. Busani got the ball, ran towards the goal and beat the keeper for Lazio’s 2-0.
Great game from Lazio against the reigning champions.
Who played for Bologna
Ceresoli, Fiorini, Pagotto, Gasperi, Andreolo, Corsi, Liguera, Biavati, Maini, Fedullo, Reguzzoni
Manager: Weisz
Who played for Lazio
Manager: Viola
Referee: Barlassina
Goals: 47’ Busani, 84’ Busani
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