Lazio 1960-61
- Lazio Stories

- Jul 4, 2024
- 5 min read
Updated: 7 days ago
A terrible season as Lazio came 18th and were relegated. A good run in Coppa Italia but they lost the final.

Squad
Goalkeepers: Idilio Cei, Roberto Lovati, Franco Pezzullo, Giuseppe Rossi
Defenders: Giacomo Del Gratta, Adelmo Eufemi, Franco Janich, Nicola Lo Buono, Giovanni Molino, Alfredo Napoleoni, Pierluigi Pagni
Midfielders: Paolo Carosi, Franco Carradori, Bruno Franzini, Egidio Fumagalli, Guglielmo Mecozzi (1), Ugo Pozzan
Forwards: Claudio Bizzarri, Gianni Bui, Paolo Ferrario, Homero Guaglianone (2), Sandro Joan (3), Angelo Longoni, Mario Maraschi, Amos Mariani, Clemente Mattei, Antonio Mattioli, Giancarlo Morrone (4), Maurilio Prini, Orlando Rozzoni, Oliviero Visentin
Manager: Fulvio Bernardini (1-10), Enrique Flamini (11-34), Paolo Todeschini (for Cup of the Alps)
Assistant: Mario Caciagli
Technical Director: Jesse Carver (from January)
President: Andrea Ercoli (until November), Costantino Tessarolo (from November to February, first Commissioner, then President from December), Massimo Giovannini (Commisioner, from February)
(1) Arrived in summer of 1961 and played in the Alps Cup
(2) Left during the course of the season
(3) Left in autumn transfer window
(4) Arrived in the winter
Jersey
Image Sources: Football Kit Archive (jersey), Wikipedia (white), Lazio Wiki
Lazio 1960-61
Serie A: Lazio finished 18th and were relegated. The scudetto was won by Juventus.
Coppa Italia 1959-60: Biancocelesti won the third place final. The cup was won by Juventus.
Coppa Italia: 1960-61: Lazio was beaten in final by Fiorentina.
Cup of the Alps: Second edition, eight Italian teams faced eight Swiss teams. Lazio got three points against Grasshoppers Zürich, Italy won the Cup.
Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals Scored |
Serie A | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 30 |
Coppa Italia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Cup of the Alps | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
Total | 40 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 46 |
Top Five Appearances
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Cup of the Alps |
Franco Carradori | 37 | 32 | 4 | 1 |
Orlando Rozzoni | 34 | 30 | 4 | - |
Adelmo Eufemi | 33 | 28 | 3 | 2 |
Franco Janich | 33 | 28 | 3 | 2 |
Giovanni Molino | 29 | 26 | 3 | - |
Top Five Goal Scorers
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Cup of the Alps |
Orlando Rozzoni | 15 | 11 | 4 | - |
Giancarlo Morrone | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Franco Carradori | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
Bruno Franzini | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
Claudio Bizzarri | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
Maurilio Prini | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
Serie A
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals |
1 | Sunday, September 25, 1960, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Bologna 1-3 | 6' Mattei, 10' Campana, 50' Bulgarelli, 75' Campana |
2 | Sunday, October 2, 1960, Stadio Comunale, Turin | Juventus Lazio 3-1 | |
3 | Sunday, October 9. 1960, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 85' Rozzoni, 86' Tacchi | |
4 | Sunday, October 16, 1960, Stadio della Birra Moretti, Udine | Udinese Lazio 2-0 | 37' Meroi, 72' Tinazzi (pen) |
5 | Sunday, October 23, 1960, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Inter 0-0 | |
6 | Sunday, November 6, 1960, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | Sampdoria Lazio 1-0 | 47' Brighenti (pen) |
7 | Sunday, November 13, 1960, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Roma 0-4 | 21' Manfredini, 23' Manfredini, 37' Manfredini, 82' Orlando |
8 | Sunday, November 20, 1960, Stadio Comunale, Florence | Fiorentina Lazio 4-0 | 5' Milan, 57' Hamrin, 61' Hamrin, 86' Hamrin |
9 | Sunday, November 27, 1960, Stadio Silvio Appiani, Padua | Padova Lazio 2-1 | 1' Barbolini, 79' Blason (og), 85' Rosa |
10 | Sunday, December 4, 1960, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
11 | Sunday, December 18, 1960, Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza | Vicenza Lazio 0-0 | |
12 | Saturday, December 24, 1960, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Catania 2-2 | |
13 | Sunday, January 1, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Atalanta 1-2 | |
15 | Sunday, January 15, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Torino 1-0 | 20' F.Ferrario (og) |
16 | Sunday, January 22, 1961, Stadio della Vittoria, Bari | Bari Lazio 0-0 | |
14 | Wednesday, January 25, 1961, Stadio San Siro, Milan (game initially planned for January 8 but suspended due to fog) | Milan Lazio 5-1 | |
17 | Sunday, January 29, 1961, Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Lecco | Lecco Lazio 2-1 |
18 | Sunday, February 5, 1961, Stadio Comunale, Bologna | 23' Bonafin, 61' Franzini | |
19 | Sunday, February 12, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Juventus 1-4 | |
20 | Sunday, February 19, 1961, Stadio San Paolo, Naples | ||
21 | Sunday, February 26, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Udinese 0-1 | 9' Bettini |
22 | Sunday, March 5, 1961, Stadio San Siro, Milan | Inter Lazio 7-0 | 43' Firmani, 62' Gatti, 65' Firmani, 66' Firmani, 70' Angelillo, 78' Morbello, 85' Firmani |
23 | Sunday, March 12, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Sampdoria 0-1 | 41' Recagno |
24 | Sunday, March 19, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 16' Giuliano, 22' Rozzoni, 26' Rozzoni | |
25 | Sunday, March 26, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Fiorentina 1-2 | |
26 | Sunday, April 2, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Padova 1-2 | |
27 | Sunday, April 9, 1961, Stadio Comunale, Ferrara | Spal Lazio 3-2 | |
28 | Sunday, April 16, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Vicenza 1-1 | 82' Conti, 90' Morrone |
29 | Sunday, April 30, 1961, Stadio Cibali, Catania | Catania Lazio 0-1 | 83' Morrone |
30 | Sunday, May 7, 1961, Stadio Mario Brumana, Bergamo | Atalanta Lazio 0-0 | |
31 | Sunday, May 14, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Milan 0-1 | 76' Vernazza |
32 | Sunday, May 21, 1961, Stadio Comunale, Turin | Torino Lazio 4-1 | 20' Franzini, 38' Lancioni, 48' Ferrini, 58' Crippa, 76' Mazzero |
33 | Sunday, May 30, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Bari 0-1 | 33' Rossano |
34 | Sunday, June 4, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Lecco 0-1 | 22' Savioni |
Coppa Italia 1959-60
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals |
Third place final | Sunday, September 18, 1960, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | Lazio Torino 2-1 | 18' Rozzoni, 25' Rozzoni, 86' Mazzero |
Coppa Italia 1960-61
Round of 16 | Wednesday, March 15, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | Lazio Como 4-0 | |
Quarter Final | Wednesday, April 5, 1961, Stadio San Siro, Milan | 4' Morrone | |
Semi Final | Wednesday, May 10, 1961, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Torino 1-1 (6-5 pens) | |
Final | Sunday, June 11, 1961, Stadio Comunale, Florence | Fiorentina Lazio 2-0 | 4' Petris, 80' Milan |
Cup of the Alps
Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals |
Sunday, June 25, 1961, Hardturm Stadion, Zürich | Grasshoppers Zürich Lazio 0-5 | |
Sunday, July 2, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome |










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