Lazio 1937-38

Lazio Stories
Apr 25, 2023
4 min read

As disappointing season as Lazio arrived 8th and was beaten in the final of the Mitropa Cup

Squad

Goalkeepers: Giacomo Blason, Vincenzo Provera

Defenders: Italo Cobelli, Ferdinando Dal Pont, Maximiliano Faotto, Alfredo Monza, Benedicto Zacconi

Midfielders: Giuseppe Baldo, Bruno Camolese, Armando Gasperotto, Libero Marchini, Luigi Milano, Benedetto Stella, Giuseppe Viani

Forwards: Umberto Busani, Emilio Capri, Giovanni Costa, Anfilogino Guarisi, Silvio Piola, Giovanni Riccardi

Manager: Jozsef Violak

Presidents: Erberto Vaselli (to end of January), Olindo Bitetti (ad interim, from end of January to April), Remo Zenobi (from April 28)

Lazio 1937-38

Serie A: Lazio reached 8th place. The scudetto was won by Ambrosiana Inter.

Coppa Italia: The Biancocelesti were eliminated in the Round of 32.

Mitropa Cup: Lost the final to Ferencvaros.

Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals Scored
Serie A	30	11	10	9	48
Coppa Italia	1	-	-	1	-
Mitropa Cup	2	-	-	2	6
Total	33	11	10	12	54

Top five appearances

Players	Total	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Mitropa Cup
Umberto Busani	33	30	1	2
Alfredo Monza	33	30	1	2
Giuseppe Viani	33	30	1	2
Silvio Piola	30	28	-	2
Bruno Camolese	29	26	1	2
Luigi Milano	29	26	1	2

Top goal scorers

Players	Total	Serie A	Mitropa Cup
Silvio Piola	18	15	3
Umberto Busani	13	12	1
Bruno Camolese	7	6	1
Libero Marchini	5	5	-

Mitropa Cup

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals scored
Mitropa Cup Final, First Leg	Sunday, September 12, 1937, Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest	Ferencvaros Lazio 4-2	20' Toldi, 26' Busani, 53' Sárosi, 59' Sárosi (pen), 63' Piola, 72' Sárosi (pen)
Mitropa Cup Final, Second Leg	Sunday, October 24, 1937, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Ferencvaros 4-5	4' Costa, 5' Sárosi (pen), 8' Sárosi, 18' Piola, 23' Piola, 35' Camolese, 37' Toldi, 71' Lazar, 80' Sárosi

Serie A

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals scored
1	Sunday, September 5, 1937, Stadio Littorio, Trieste	Triestina Lazio 0-0
2	Sunday, September 19, 1937, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Genova 1893 2-1	36' Arcari III, 38' Camolese, 80' Camolese
3	Sunday, September 26, 1937, Stadio Porta Elisa, Lucca	Lucchese Lazio 0-0
4	Sunday, October 3, 1937, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Roma 1-1	66' Piola, 88' Frisoni II
5	Sunday, October 10, 1937, Stadio San Siro, Milan	Milan Lazio 2-2	3' Stella, 55' Gabardo, 80' Moretti, 84' Perversi (og)
6	Sunday, October 17, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Bologna 2-0	13' Piola, 17' Busani
7	Thursday, October 28, 1937, Stadio PNF, Rome (postponed from October 24 for Mitropa Cup final)	Lazio Bari 3-1	4' Camolese, 31' Riccardi, 66' Riccardi, 87' Baldo (og)
8	Sunday, November 7, 1937, Stadio Benito Mussolini, Turin	Juventus Lazio 1-1	26' Piola (pen), 74' Gabetto
9	Sunday, November 14, 1937, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Livorno 3-0	38' Piola, 77' Busani, 84' Riccardi
10	Sunday, November 21, 1937, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Ambrosiana Inter 1-3	5' Ferraris II, 50' Meazza, 56' Busani (pen), 81' Cobelli (og)
11	Sunday, November 28, 1937, Stadio Partenopeo, Naples	Napoli Lazio 1-0	71' Venditto
12	Sunday, December 12, 1937, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Torino 6-0	1' Marchini, 8' Busani, 12' Piola, 22' Marchini, 66' Costa, 76' Piola
13	Sunday, December 19, 1937, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Atalanta 4-0	47' Marchini, 53' Piola, 57' Piola, 83' Costa
14	Sunday, January 2, 1938, Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence	Fiorentina Lazio 1-1	26' Negro, 73' Busani
15	Sunday, January 9, 1938, Stadio del Littorio, Genoa	Liguria Lazio 2-1	1' Bollano, 22' Bollano, 83' Piola

16	Sunday, January 16, 1938, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Triestina 2-1	22' Piola, 36' Trevisan, 74' Busani
17	Sunday, January 23, 1938, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa	Genova 1893 Lazio 2-1	1' Barsanti, 5' Marchionneschi, 33' Piola
18	Sunday, January 30, 1938, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Lucchese 3-0	17' Camolese, 55' Busani, 82' Piola
19	Sunday, February 6, 1938, Stadio PNF, Rome	Roma Lazio 2-1	7' Michelini, 19' Camolese, 88' Borsetti
20	Sunday, February 13, 1938, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Milan 1-1	16' Capri, 33' Moretti
21	Sunday, February 20, 1938, Stadio Littoriale, Bologna	Bologna Lazio 0-2	47' Busani, 84' Busani
22	Sunday, February 27, 1938, Stadio della Vittoria, Bari	Bari Lazio 5-1	14' Busani, 26' Grolli, 46' Capocasale, 65' Cason, 70' Grolli, 90' Grossi
23	Sunday, March 6, 1938, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Juventus 1-1	78' Gabetto, 89' Milano
24	Sunday, March 13, 1938, Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini, Livorno	Livorno Lazio 1-0	65' Lombatti
25	Sunday, March 20, 1938, Arena Civica, Milan	Ambrosiana Inter Lazio 3-1	9' Frossi, 41' Meazza, 44' Ferrari (pen), 81' Busani
26	Sunday, March 27, 1938, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Napoli 0-0
27	Sunday, April 3, 1938, Stadio Filadelfia, Turin	Torino Lazio 1-0
28	Sunday, April 10, 1938, Stadio Mario Brumana, Bergamo	Atalanta Lazio 0-0
29	Sunday, April 17, 1938, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Fiorentina 5-0	8' Capri, 12' Piola, 18' Piola, 55' Marchini, 61' Piola
30	Sunday, April 24, 1938, Stadio PNF, Rome	Lazio Liguria 3-0	2' Busani, 44' Camolese, 77' Marchini