Lazio 1961-62

Lazio were denied promotion by a refereeing scandal in Lazio Napoli when a free kick had gone into the goal only to come out of a hole in the net. The goal was not given and Lazio had to stay an extra year in Serie B.

Source Lazio Wiki

Complete player statistics

Squad

Goalkeepers: Idilio Cei, Franco Pezzullo

Defenders: Adelmo Eufemi, Vincenzo Gasperi, Alfredo Napoleoni, Gilberto Noletti, Gianni Seghedoni, Diego Zanetti

Midfielders: Paolo Carosi, Nello Governato, Guido Gratton (1), Graziano Landoni, Guglielmo Mecozzi

Forwards: Claudio Bizzarri, Paolo Ferrario, Angelo Longoni, Mario Maraschi, Giancarlo Morrone, Dimitri Pinti, Maurilio Prini, Orlando Rozzoni (2)

Manager: Paolo Todeschini (1-21), Bob Lovati (22-27), Carlo Facchini (28-38)

Technical Director: Alfonso Ricciardi (22-27)

Commissioner: Massimo Giovannini

(1) Arrived in the Autumn Transfer Window

(2) Left in the Autumn Transfer Window

Jersey

Source Football Kit Archive

Lazio 1961-62

Serie B: Lazio arrived fourth and missed out on promotion by one point. The refereeing scandal of Lazio Napoli proved to be decisive. Genoa, Napoli and Modena were promoted.

Coppa Italia: Lazio reached the Round of 16 but lost on penalties. The cup was won by Napoli.

Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals Scored
Serie B	38	14	14	10	50
Coppa Italia	3	2	1	-	4
Total	41	16	15	10	54

Top five appearances

Player	Total	Serie B	Coppa Italia
Idilio Cei	41	38	3
Diego Zanetti	37	35	2
Gianni Seghedoni	36	33	3
Giancarlo Morrone	35	33	2
Vincenzo Gasperi	32	29	3
Graziano Landoni	32	30	2

Top Five Goal Scorers

Player	Total	Serie B	Coppa Italia
Giancarlo Morrone	15	14	1
Claudio Bizzarri	11	10	1
Angelo Longoni	9	9	-
Dimitri Pinti	5	4	1
Mario Maraschi	3	3	-

Serie B

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals
1	Sunday, September 3, 1961, Stadio Emilio Morrone, Cosenza	Cosenza Lazio 2-2	32' Costa, 44' Morrone, 57' Ardit, 82' Longoni
2	Sunday, September 10, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Lucchese 1-1	20' Pinti, 54' Francescon
3	Sunday, September 17, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Brescia 0-0
4	Sunday, September 24, 1961, Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena	Modena Lazio 0-1	37' Bizzarri
5	Sunday, October 1, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Sambenedettese 3-0	20' Bizzarri, 38' Morrone, 81' Pinti
6	Sunday, October 8, 1961, Stadio San Paolo, Naples	Napoli Lazio 0-2	28' Morrone, 30' Landoni
7	Sunday, October 22, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Monza 4-0	56' Pinti, 77' Governato, 83' Morrone, 87' Carosi
8	Sunday, October 29, 1961, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa	Genoa Lazio 2-0	30' Firmani, 76' Giacomini
9	Sunday, November 5, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Como 1-1	21' Morrone, 55' Govoni
10	Sunday, November 19, 1961, Stadio Mirabello, Reggio Emilia	Reggiana Lazio 0-0
11	Sunday, November 26, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Bari 5-0	27' Longoni (pen), 31' Morrone, 48' Longoni (pen), 50' Bizzarri, 86' Bizzarri
12	Sunday, December 3, 1961, Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma	Parma Lazio 0-0
13	Sunday, December 10, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Pro Patria 0-2	76' Rovatti, 85' Muzzio
14	Sunday, December 17, 1961, Stadio Giovanni Celeste, Messina	Messina Lazio 1-2	15' Lazzotti, 40' Gasperi, 52' Ferrario
15	Tuesday, December 26, 1961, Stadio Militare, Catanzaro	Catanzaro Lazio 1-1	47' Seghedoni (og), 87' Longoni
16	Sunday, December 31, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Novara 1-1	11' Morrone, 27' Zeno (pen)
17	Sunday, January 7, 1962, Stadio di Via Firenze, Prato	Prato Lazio 0-0
18	Sunday, January 14, 1962, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Verona 1-1	16' Maioli, 31' Morrone
19	Sunday, January 21, 1962, Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria	Alessandria Lazio 2-0	15' Oldani, 52' Oldani

20	Sunday, January 28, 1962, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Cosenza 3-0	12' Gratton, 77' Prini (pen), 86' Bizzarri
21	Sunday, February 4, 1962, Stadio Porta Elisa, Lucca	Lucchese Lazio 1-0	33' Mannucci
22	Sunday, February 11, 1962, Stadio Comunale, Brescia	Brescia Lazio 1-0	26' Lojodice
23	Sunday, February 18, 1962, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Modena 1-0	44' Longoni
24	Sunday, February 25, 1962, Stadio Fratelli Ballarin, San Benedetto del Tronto	Sambenedettese Lazio 1-0	45' Sestili
25	Sunday, March 4, 1962, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Napoli 0-0
26	Sunday, March 11, 1962, Stadio Città di Monza, Monza	Monza Lazio 2-1	46' Governato, 79' Traspedini, 82' Bersellini (pen)
27	Sunday, March 18, 1962, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Genoa 0-0
28	Sunday, March 25, 1962, Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como	Como Lazio 0-0
29	Sunday, April 1, 1962, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Reggiana 1-0	18' Morrone
30	Sunday, April 8, 1962, Stadio della Vittoria, Bari	Bari Lazio 0-0
31	Sunday, April 15, 1962, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Parma 3-0	3' Bizzarri, 8' Maraschi, 18' Bizzarri
32	Sunday, April 22, 1962, Stadio Comunale, Busto Arsizio	Pro Patria Lazio 4-1	9' Carosi (og), 44' Rovatti, 48' Bizzarri, 83' Rovatti, 85' Pagani
33	Sunday, April 29, 1962, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Messina 4-1	26' Bizzarri (pen), 30' Fascetti, 35' Bizzarri, 51' Morrone, 69' Maraschi
34	Sunday, Mary 6, 1062, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Catanzaro 1-0	73' Morrone
35	Sunday, May 13, 1962, Stadio Comunale, Novara	Novara Lazio 1-0	21' Macchi
36	Sunday, May 20, 1962, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Prato 4-0	15' Landoni, 17' Longoni, 33' Longoni, 65' Gasperi
37	Sunday, May 27, 1962, Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona	Verona Lazio 1-0	53' Postiglione
38	Sunday, June 3, 1962, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Alessandria 7-2	15' Morrone, 16' Morrone, 21' Pinti, 25' Longoni, 37' Longoni, 51' Maraschi, 57' Morrone, 70’ Cappellaro, 81’ Cappellaro

Coppa Italia

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals
First Round	Sunday, August 27, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Genoa 3-1	9' Pinti, 11' Bizzarri, 14' Morrone, 44' Giacomini
Second Round	Sunday, October 15, 1961, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Palermo 1-0	35' Prini
Round of 16	Wednesday, April 25, 1962, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Roma Lazio 0-0 (6-4 pens)