Lazio 1972-73

An incredible scudetto lost in the final minutes of the final game in very dubious circumstances.

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Complete player statistics

What happened in Serie A

Squad

Goalkeepers: Giuseppe Avagliano, Andrea Chini, Avelino Moriggi, Felice Pulici

Defenders: Claudio Agnetti (1), Mario Facco, Filippo Lilla, Gigi Martini, Giancarlo Oddi, Sergio Petrelli, Luigi Polentes, Giovanni Sambucco, Giuliano Tinaburri, Mario Valeri (1), Pino Wilson

Midfielders: Sandro Ceccaroni, Vincenzo D'Amico, Domenico Di Maio (1), Mario Frustalupi, Pierpaolo Manservisi, Ferruccio Mazzola, Giambattista Moschino, Franco Nanni, Luciano Re Cecconi, Mauro Rufo (1)

Forwards: Umberto Catarci, Giorgio Chinaglia, Armando Chirra, Francesco Cinquepalmi, Renzo Di Carlo (1), Renzo Garlaschelli, Giacomo La Rosa (3), Giacomo Masiello (1), Massimo SIlva (2)

Manager: Tommaso Maestrelli

Assistant: Bob Lovati

Sports Director: Antonio Sbardella

President: Umberto Lenzini

1) Arrived on loan for the Anglo Italian Cup

2) Left in the Winter Transfer window

3) Arrived in the Winter Transfer window

Jersey

Image Source: SS Lazio Museum

Lazio 1972-73

Serie A: Lazio came third and qualified for the UEFA Cup. The scudetto was won by Juventus.

Coppa Italia: Biancocelesti came 5th in Group 7 and were eliminated. Milan won the cup.

Anglo Italian Cup: Second in Group A, did not proceed to semifinal.

Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals Scored
Serie A	30	16	11	3	33
Coppa Italia	4	-	1	3	1
Anglo Italian Cup	4	-	2	2	4
Total	38	16	14	8	38

Top five appearances

Player	Total	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Anglo Italian Cup
Giorgio Chinaglia	37	30	4	3
Mario Frustalupi	36	30	4	2
Giancarlo Oddi	36	30	4	2
Felice Pulici	36	30	4	2
Pino Wilson	36	30	4	2

Top goal scorers

Player	Total	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Anglo Italian Cup
Giorgio Chinaglia	13	10	1	2
Franco Nanni	7	7	-	-
Renzo Garlaschelli	7	7	-	-
Giacomo La Rosa	3	2	-	1

Serie A Games

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals Scored
1	Sunday, September 24, 1972, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Inter 0-0
2	Sunday, October 1, 1972, Stadio Comunale, Florence	Fiorentina Lazio 0-1	18' Garlaschelli
3	Sunday, October 15, 1972, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Juventus 1-1	14' Chinaglia, 20' Bettega
4	Sunday, October 29, 1972, Stadio Romeo Menti	Vicenza Lazio 1-2	29' Nanni, 51' Speggiorin, 87' Chinaglia
5	Sunday, November 5, 1972, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Ternana 2-1	20' Chinaglia (pen), 37' Frustalupi, 76' Wilson (og)
6	Sunday, November 12, 1972, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Roma Lazio 0-1	34’ Nanni
7	Sunday, November 19, 1972, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Palermo 2-0	14' Chinaglia, 34' La Rosa
8	Sunday, November 26, 1972, Stadio Mario Brumana	Atalanta Lazio 1-1	77' Vernacchia, 85' Garlaschelli
9	Sunday, December 3, 1972, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Cagliari 2-1	14' Pulici (og), 22' Garlaschelli, 90' Chinaglia
10	Sunday, December 10, 1972, Stadio Luigi Ferraris	Sampdoria Lazio 0-0
12	Sunday, December 24, 1972, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Torino 0-0
13	Saturday, December 30, 1972, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Bologna 0-0
14	Sunday, January 7, 1973, Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi	Verona Lazio 1-1	53' Chinaglia, 68' Mascetti (pen)
11	Wednesday, January 17, 1973 (replay of match postponed on December 17 due to fog), Stadio San Siro, Milan	Milan Lazio 3-1	9' Rosato (og), 45' Chiarugi, 48' Bigon, 72' Benetti
15	Sunday, January 21, 1973, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Napoli 3-0	50' Manservisi, 69' Nanni, 87' Chinaglia

16	Sunday, January 28, 1973, Stadio San Siro, Milan	Inter Lazio 1-1	28' Chinaglia (pen), 60' Boninsegna
17	Sunday, February 4, 1973, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Fiorentina 0-0
18	Sunday, February 11, 1973, Stadio Comunale, Turin	Juventus Lazio 1-0	18' Bettega
19	Sunday, February 18, 1973, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Vicenza 1-0	44' Nanni
20	Sunday, March 4, 1973, Stadio Libero Liberati, Terni	Ternana Lazio 0-1	21' Mastropasqua (og)
21	Sunday, March 11, 1973, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Roma 2-0	32' Garlaschelli, 38' Santarini (og)
22	Sunday, March 18, 1973, Stadio La Favorita, Palermo	Palermo Lazio 0-2	56’ Garlaschelli, 68’ Garlaschelli
23	Sunday, March 25, 1973, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Atalanta 2-1	9' La Rosa, 36' Carelli, 66' Re Cecconi
24	Sunday, April 8, 1973, Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari	Cagliari Lazio 0-1	36’ Garlaschelli
25	Sunday, April 15, 1973, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Sampdoria 1-0	19' Nanni
26	Saturday, April 21, 1973, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Milan 2-1	5' Schnellinger (og), 35' Chinaglia, 56' Rivera
27	Sunday, April 29, 1973, Stadio Comunale, Turin	Torino Lazio 0-0
28	Sunday, May 6, 1973, Stadio Comunale, Bologna	Bologna Lazio 1-1	40' Savoldi, 50' Nanni
29	Sunday, May 13, 1973, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Verona 2-1	23' Zigoni, 29' Chinaglia (pen), 43' Nanni
30	Sunday, May 20, 1973, Stadio San Paolo, Naples	Napoli Lazio 1-0	89' Damiani

Coppa Italia

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals Scored
Game 1, Group Stage	Sunday, August 30, 1972, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Napoli 0-1	18' Esposito
Game 2 Group Stage	Sunday, September 3, 1972, Stadio La Favorita, Palermo	Palermo Lazio 0-0
Game 3, Group Stage	Wednesday, September 6, 1972, Stadio Comunale, Taranto	Brindisi Lazio 1-0	72' Renna (pen)
Game 4, Group Stage	Sunday, September 10, 1972, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Taranto 1-2	23' Paina, 70' Chinaglia, 88' Paina

Anglo Italian Cup

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals Scored
Game 1, Group Stage	Wednesday, February 21, 1973, Boothferry Park Stadium, Hull	Hull City Lazio 2-1	14' Knighton, 23' Greenwood, 49' La Rosa
Game 2 Group Stage	Wednesday, March 21, 1973, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Manchester United 0-0
Game 3, Group Stage	Wednesday, April 4, 1973, Selhurst Park, London	Crystal Palace Lazio 3-1	25' Chinaglia, 3' Craven, 54' Craven, 79' Craven (pen)
Game 4, Group Stage	Wednesday, May 2, 1973, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Luton Town 2-2	50’ Chinaglia, 59’ Anderson, 67’ Cinquepalmi, 75’ Ryan