Lazio 1914-15

Lazio Stories
May 12, 2024
5 min read

Updated: Jun 5

Lazio could have played the National Final but the outbreak of World War I stopped all sport

Squad

Goalkeepers: Remo Forlivesi, Rossi, Gino Rossini, Clemente Serventi

Defenders: Renato Amici, Emilio Cella II, Gino Donati, Mario Levi II, Carlo Maranghi, Attilio Zoppi II

Midfielders: Anselmo De Cupertinis, Vincenzo Di Napoli I, Augusto Faccani, Giuseppe Fioranti, Gaetano Tizzoni, Elios Vernaleone, Angelo Zucchi II

Forwards: Camillo Bona, Alfredo Cella I, Marcello Consiglio I, Amedeo Coraggio, Giuseppe Furia, Renato Grasselli, Mario Raffo, Luigi Riccardi, Fernando Saraceni I, Alessandro Varini

Manager: Guido Baccani

President: Fortunato Ballerini

Jersey

Image Source: Football Kit Archive nad Lazio Style Store (replica)

Lazio 1914-15

First Category: In 1914-15 the Italian football championship was divided into two parts: a northern championship and a central southern one. The Northern championship was divided into six local groups. The first two teams of each group plus the best four that arrived third qualified for the semi-final group. The 16 teams were then divided into four groups of 4, the winners of which would then participate in the final Northern Group. The winner of this group would then meet the winner of the Central South group for the scudetto final. The four teams competing in this final group were Genoa, Inter, Milan and Torino. The central championship was divided into two groups, one for Tuscany and one for Rome. The top two teams would later face each other in another group phase; the winner of which would then meet the team that won the Campania group to determine the finalist for the scudetto. There were six teams in the Rome group and Lazio came second behind Roman. These two teams hence went on to play against Lucca and Sporting Pisa. Lazio won the Central Division and now had to wait to see who they would meet in the Campania group. In the North with one game to go Genoa had 7 points, Torino and Inter 5, Milan 3. The last two games should have been Genoa vs Torino and Milan vs Inter. Everything could still have happened. But then World War I broke out and the Championship was stopped. The title was initially not assigned, but in 1919 the Italian Federation gave the scudetto to Genoa and this apparently was ratified in 1921. But there are serious doubts over this attribution.

Coppa Juventus: This tournament, held one week before the National Championship and organized by Juventus Roma, featured four local teams: Juventus Roma, Lazio, Roman, and Fortitudo. It was won by the Biancocelesti.

Torneo SP Lazio: This tournament, organized by Lazio, featured the city's four leading teams: Lazio, Audace, Roman, and Fortitudo. Another win for the Biancocelesti.

Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals Scored
First Category	16	12	1	3	54
Coppa Juventus	2	2	-	-	7
Torneo SP Lazio	2	2	-	-	8
Total	20	16	1	3	69

Top five appearances

Player	Total	First Category	Coppa Juventus	Torneo SP Lazio
Fernando Saraceni I	20	16	2	2
Auguto Faccani	18	15	2	1
Mario Levi II	17	14	2	1
Angelo Zucchi II	17	13	2	2
Renato Grasselli	16	14	2	-

Top five goal scorers

Player	Total	First Category	Coppa Juventus	Torneo SP Lazio
Marcello Consiglio	13	11	2	-
Renato Grasselli	11	10	1	-
Fernando Saraceni I	11	5	2	4
Camillo Bona	8	7	-	1
Carlo Maranghi	5	5	-	-

First Category: Lazio Group, Southern League

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals
1	Sunday, November 1, 1914, Campo della Rondinella, Rome	Lazio Audace 3-2	30' Consiglio; second half: Coraggio, Marchesano, Cerchia, 87' Consiglio
2	Sunday, November 8, 1914, Campo della Piramide, Rome	Pro Roma Lazio 1-8	11’ Bona, 27’ Monti, 31’ Consiglio, 33’ Furia, 35’ Furia, 62’ Grasselli, 68’ Faccani, 72’ Furia, 75’ Bona
3	Sunday, November 15, 1914, Campo della Rondinella, Rome	Lazio Juventus Roma 5-0	2' Grasselli, 30' Grasselli, 32' Grasselli, 36' Grasselli, 84' Consiglio
4	Sunday, November 22, 1914, Campo della Rondinella, Rome	Lazio Roman 2-5	5’ Tomassina, 6’ Maranghi, 29’ De Giuli, 31’ Donati, 60’ Tomassina, 65’ Tomassina, 89’ Consiglio
5	Sunday, November 29, 1914, Campo dell'Olmo, Rome	Fortitudo Lazio 0-4	36' Maranghi, 50' Grasselli, 77' Zucchi II, Grasselli
7	Sunday, December 13. 1914, Campo della Rondinella, Rome	Lazio Pro Roma 5-2	5' Grasselli, 15' Di Napoli I, 26' Zama (pen), 57' Zama (pen), 70' Saraceni I (pen), 76' Riccardi, 81' Consiglio
8	Sunday, December 20, 1914, Stadio Nazionale, Rome	Juventus Roma Lazio 1-1	70' Consiglio, 75' Guidotti
9	Sunday, January 3, 1915, Campo Due Pini, Rome	Roman Lazio 0-4	2' Saraceni I, 12' Consiglio, 15' Consiglio, 55' Maranghi
6	Sunday, February 28, 1915, Campo della Rondinella (game was postponed for wet pitch twice - original date December 6, then January 31)	Audace Lazio 3-0	36’ Galassi II, 74’ De Martino, 77’ Galassi I
10	Sunday, March 21, 1915, Campo Due Pini, Rome (game postponed twice - original date January 10, then January 17 but no referee)	Lazio Fortitudo 7-0	5' Bona, 10' Grasselli, 29' Bona, 50' Bona, 62' Bona, 65' Saraceni I, 80' Bona

Interregional Semifinal Group

1	Sunday, April 11, 1915, Campo dell'Abetone, Pisa	Sporting Pisa Lazio 4-0	11' Scotti, 24' Pera, 51' Malfatti (pen), 87' Scotti
2	Sunday, April 18, 1915, Campo della Rondinella, Rome	Lazio Roman 2-1	20' Grasselli, 30' Faccani, 87’ Meille
3	Sunday, April 25, 1915, Campo di Sant'Anna, Lucca	Lucca Lazio 1-2	4' Cella I, 66' Zucchi II, 80' Andreani
4	Sunday, May 2, 1915, Campo della Farnesina, Rome	Lazio Sporting Pisa 4-2	9' Fioranti, 22' Scotti, 26' Donati, 31' Saraceni I, 60' Malfatti (pen), 31' Maranghi
5	Sunday, May 9, 1915, Campo Due Pini, Rome	Roman Lazio 1-5	5' Consiglio, 6' Donati, 7' Consiglio, 44' Saraceni I, 47' Zucchi II, 63' Maranghi (pen)
6	Sunday, May 16, 1915, Rome	Lazio Lucca 2-0	Lucca forfeited the game.

Coppa Juventus

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals
Semi Final	Sunday, October 25, 1914, Campo Due Pini, Rome	Lazio Roman 5-1	10' Zoppi II, 27' Consiglio, 29' Coraggio, 54' Grasselli, st Tomassina, 72' Consiglio
Final	Sunday, October 25, 1914, Campo Due Pini, Rome	Lazio Juventus Roma 2-1	first half: Saraceni I; 48' De Giuli II, 85' Saraceni I (pen)

Torneo SP Lazio

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals
Semi Final	Sunday, March 28, 1915, Stadio della Rondinella	Lazio Audace 4-3	12' Cella I, 15' Bona; second half: Marchesano, 70' Michettone, 62' Saraceni I, 77' Saraceni I, Pizzo
Final	Sunday, April 4, 1915, Stadio della Rondinella, Rome	Lazio Fortitudo 4-2 (aet)	first half: unknow Lazio (pen); second half: Saraceni I, unknown Fortitudo, unknown Fortitudo; extra time: Saraceni I, Zucchi II