Lazio 1959-60
- Lazio Stories

- Jun 29, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Apr 3
A disappointing season as Lazio finished 12th but managed to reach the semifinal of the Coppa Italia

Squad
Goalkeepers: Massimo Bellagamba, Idilio Cei, Roberto Lovati, Franco Pezzullo
Defenders: Giacomo Del Gratta, Adelmo Eufemi, Franco Janich, Nicola Lo Buono, Giovanni Molino
Midfielders: Paolo Carosi, Franco Carradori, Bruno Franzini, Egidio Fumagalli, Roberto Moroni, Pierluigi Pagni, Ugo Pozzan, Mario Vignoli
Forwards: Claudio Bizzarri, Paolo Ferrario, Sandro Joan, Amos Mariani, Clemente Mattei, Maurilio Prini, Ettore Recagni, Orlando Rozzoni, Humberto Tozzi, Oliviero Visentin
Manager: Fulvio Bernardini
Asisstants: Mario Caciagli
President: Leonardo Siliato (up to July 29), Andrea Ercoli (from July 29)
Jersey

Lazio 1959-60
Serie A: Lazio reached 12th place. The scudetto was won by Juventus.
Coppa Italia: The Biancocelesti were eliminated in the semifinal by Juventus who then went on to win the cup.
Italo French Friendship Cup: This was a tournament organised by the Italian and French football associations and took place in June 1960. Sixteen clubs from both nations met, home and away, the country with the most wins were awarded the cup. Lazio met, and beat, Sedan.
Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals Scored |
Serie A | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 32 |
Coppa Italia | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 7 |
Italo French Friendship Cup | 2 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
Total | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 46 |
Top five appearances
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Italo French Friendship Cup |
Franco Janich | 39 | 33 | 4 | 2 |
Bruno Franzini | 34 | 33 | 1 | - |
Franco Carradori | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
Nicola Lo Buono | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
Giovanni Molino | 28 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Maurilio Prini | 28 | 27 | 1 | - |
Top five goal scorers
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Italo French Friendship Cup |
Orlando Rozzoni | 14 | 13 | 1 | - |
Oliviero Visentin | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
Claudio Bizzarri | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
Franco Carradori | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Clemente Mattei | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Serie A
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals Scored |
1 | Sunday, September 20, 1959, Stadio Comunale, Bologna | 5' Campana, 41' Mailach (og) | |
2 | Sunday, September 27, 1959, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | Lazio Udinese 2-1 | |
3 | Sunday, October 4, 1959, Stadio San Siro, Milan | Inter Lazio 1-1 | 7' Bizzarri, 19' Firmani |
4 | Sunday, October 11, 1959, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 56' Rozzoni, 79' Rozzoni, 87' Traverso | |
5 | Sunday, October 18, 1959, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Roma Lazio 3-0 | 2' Manfredini, 42' Manfredini, 86' Selmosson |
6 | Sunday, October 25, 1959, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Juventus 0-2 | 3' Nicolè, 80' Stacchini |
7 | Sunday, November 8, 1959, Stadio Vomero, Naples | Napoli Lazio 0-0 | |
8 | Sunday, November 15, 1959, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | ||
9 | Sunday, November 22, 1959, Stadio La Favorita, Palermo | Palermo Lazio 0-0 | |
10 | Sunday, December 6, 1959, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | Lazio Sampdoria 3-1 | |
11 | Sunday, December 13, 1959, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Fiorentina 0-5 | |
12 | Sunday, December 20, 1959, Stadio Comunale, Ferrara | 52' Tozzi, 63' Massei | |
13 | Sunday, December 27, 1959, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Milan 0-1 | 8' Bean |
14 | Sunday, January 10, 1959, Stadio della Vittoria, Bari | Bari Lazio 0-0 | |
16 | Sunday, January 24, 1960, Stadio Silvio Appiani, Padua | Padova Lazio 2-0 | 31' Brighenti, 73' Rosa |
17 | Sunday, January 31, 1960, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | Lazio Alessandria 2-0 | |
15 | Sunday, February 3, 1960 Stadio Flaminio, Rome (game initially planned for January 17 but postponed for wet pitch) | Lazio Genoa 0-0 |
18 | Sunday, February 7, 1960, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | Lazio Bologna 1-3 | 16' Cervellati, 55' Mailich (og), 62' Renna, 70' Renna |
19 | Sunday, February 14, 1960 Stadio Moretti, Udine | Udinese Lazio 1-0 | 30' Bettini |
20 | Sunday, February 21, 1960, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Inter 0-2 | 24' Lindskog, 83' Angelillo |
21 | Sunday, February 28, 1960, Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza | Vicenza Lazio 3-2 | |
22 | Sunday, March 6, 1960, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Roma 0-1 | 32' Janich (og) |
23 | Sunday, March 20, 1960, Stadio Comunale, Turin | Juventus Lazio 2-0 | 3' Nicolè, 38' Charles |
24 | Sunday, March 27, 1960, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
25 | Sunday, April 3, 1960, Stadio Mario Brumana, Bergamo | Atalanta Lazio 0-0 | |
26 | Sunday, April 10, 1960, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | ||
27 | Sunday, April 17, 1960, Stadio Luigi Ferraris | Sampdoria Lazio 4-0 | 7' Ocwirk, 28', Vicini, 32' Cucchiaroni, 56' Toschi |
28 | Sunday, April 24, 1960, Stadio Comunale, Florence | Fiorentina Lazio 2-2 | |
29 | Saturday, April 30, 1960, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | ||
30 | Sunday, May 8, 1960, Stadio San Siro, Milan | Milan Lazio 1-0 | 89' Bean |
31 | Sunday, May 15, 1960 Stadio Flaminio, Rome | Lazio Bari 1-1 | 40' Pozzan, 59' Erba |
32 | Sunday, May 22, 1960, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | Genoa Lazio 3-4 | |
33 | Sunday, May 29,, 1960, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 26' Rozzoni, 78' Rozzoni | |
34 | Sunday, June 5, 1960, Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria | Alessandria Lazio 0-0 |
Coppa Italia
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals Scored |
Round of 16 | Wednesday, November 4, 1959, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Palermo 2-1 (aet) | |
Quarter Final | Wednesday, June 8, 1960, Stadio Comunale, Bologna | Bologna Lazio 2-3 (aet) | |
Semifinal | Saturday, June 18, 1960, Stadio Comunale, Turin | Juventus Lazio 3-0 | 44' Cervato, Moroni (og), 55' Charles |
Italo French Friendship Cup
Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals Scored |
Sunday, June 12, 1960, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | ||
Sunday, June 26, 1960, Stade Émile-Albeau, Sedan |




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