June 20, 1939: Ludwigshafen Lazio 0-5
- Simon Basten
- Jun 20
- 2 min read
Lazio impress in Germany
Biancocelesti demolish Ludwigshafen in their German post season tour
The season so far
At the end of the current season Lazio arrived 10th, a comfortable four points above the relegation zone. Perhaps a little more had been expected, but worse was also feared. Silvio Piola was top scorer with only 9 goals, but he had suffered a lot of injuries. Alfredo Monza topped the appearances with 32 games.
Post season the Biancocelesti went on a four-game tour of Germany. They had already played one match winning in Karlsruhe. Today they faced Ludwigshafen who had arrived seventh in the Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen.
The match: Tuesday, June 20, 1939, Adolf Hitler Stadion, Ludwigshafen
Lazio started well and went ahead in the 10th minute. Silvestro Pisa sent a great ball over the German midfield to Umberto Busani who gave the ball a big whack which was deflected by a defender and ended up in the net. At this point the Biancocelesti took over play and scored another four goals in the first half. Ten minutes later it was 2-0. The three attacking players lightened up by a Bruno Camolese pass, went into attacking mode and Enrique Flamini scored his first. Four minutes later a similar play allowed Evaristo Barrera to pass to Pisa whose volley made it three.
Ludwigshafen at this point tried a comeback but the Lazio defence was a solid wall and the Romans soon scored again. In the 27th minute Pisa dribbled past three players and in front of the keeper faked to shoot one way and then placed it in the other corner making it 4-0. In the 32nd minute another spectacular play: Busani crossed inside the box, Barerra headed the ball to Flamini who volleyed it in.
Lazio controlled the match in the second half and went close a few times to a sixth with Luigi Vettraino but in general did not push too much. A fantastic win and demonstration of superiority and excellent news on the three new players Flamini, Barrera and Pisa.
Who played for Ludwigshafen
Team unknown
Who played for Lazio
Blason, Zacconi (Faotto), Monza, Pastorino, Camolese, Milano, Busani, Pisa, Barrera (Vettraino), Flamini, Capri (Costa)
Manager: Kertesz
Goals: 10’ own goal, 20' Flamini, 24' Pisa, 27' Pisa, 32' Flamini
What happened next
Lazio went on to play two more games on their tour. They beat a Wiesbaden Representative team 2-1 and Kaiserslautern 4-1, making it four out of four. A very impressive result.
Lazio jersey 1938-39
Image Sources: Football Kit Archive
For the third time in their history Lazio had an Argentinian type jersey with a V neck, similar to the one used in 1931-32 only the vertical lines were thicker. There were two variants of the V Neck, one white and one light blue. Something similar would again be used by Lazio in 1999-00 for the Champions League and in 2017-18 for the Europa League.
They also used the previous season's jersey, light blue with a white V neck.
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