Sclavi and solid performance get Lazio desired point

Dag Jenkins
Jan 7, 2023
3 min read

Season 1933-34

Game 13, Serie A

Sunday, January 7, 1934

Stadium, Brescia

Brescia-Lazio 0-0

The Biancocelesti play good first half but then helped by their keeper settle for a point

So far Lazio had played 16 games, winning 6, drawing 5 (including Juventus 2-2 away) and losing 5. They were in joint 7th position with Napoli on 17 points. In their last match Lazio had drawn 3-3 at home to Bologna.

In Serie A so far Brescia were joint 12th, on 14 points with Livorno. The Rondinelle (Swallows) had won 5 (including Roma 1-0 at home on debut), drawn 4 (including most recent 1-1 at home to Ambrosiana Inter) and lost 7 (including Juventus 1-5 away).

Not an easy game today for Lazio. Brescia were only three points behind and had only lost one game at home this season (conceding 6 goals in 8 games).

The match

A big crowd turned up in the Porta Venezia area of Brescia on a cold but sunny day in eastern Lombardy.

Lazio had no real absences.

Brescia were missing attacking midfielders Luigi Giuseppe Giuliani and Erminio Reggiani.

In the first half both sides gave the impression they would not disdain a point each. There was however some goal action.

In the 4th minute "Filò" Guarisi tried a shot from a difficult angle, but Giuseppe Perucchetti had quick reflexes and saved.

In the 10th minute the Brescia keeper missed the catch on a corner, but the defence was ready to clear.

Brescia attacked too and had a series of corners and freekicks just outside the box, but nothing came of them.

In the 38th minute Lazio had a freekick of their own and Guarisi's shot went extremely close to the top hand corner. In the 40th minute Perucchetti blocked a good Leonízio Fantoni III header. Half time 0-0.

A balanced game but Lazio with the better chances so far.

The second half was played at a faster pace and became more physical. Brescia in particular looked more interested in going for the two points.

The Leonessa put pressure on the Lazio defence and forced Ezio Sclavi into a couple of saves. One in particular, in the 58th minute, was superb on a Giovanni Gasparini freekick.

Lazio had a few well-orchestrated counterattacks but were not precise on the last touches.

Sclavi was decisive again in the 70th minute on a powerful Evaristo Frisoni II effort and then safe on the subsequent corner.

The game then slowed down and in the last quarter of an hour both sides settled back into the "a point will do" mode. Final score: Brescia 0 Lazio 0.

A good point for Lazio. The team had battled hard with a standout performance by goalkeeper Sclavi. Brescia had pushed hard for the first 30 minutes of the second half but with more fury than lucidity and they were also penalised by striker Bruno Bianchi's off day.

In the end a decent point for both sides.

Lazio were still 7th, on 18 points now with Pro Vercelli while Brescia were solitary 12th on 15 points.

Who played for Brescia

Peruchetti, Marini, Duo, Gasparini, Valenti, Frisoni I, Dusi, Frisoni II, Bianchi, Braga, Perini

Manager: Hlavay

Who played for Lazio

Sclavi, Bertagni, Serafini, Rizzetti, Tonali, Fantoni II, Guarisi, Fantoni I, Fantoni III, Buscaglia, Demaria