Lazio 1978-79

Lazio reach eighth place but Bruno Giordano is top Serie A scorer.

Source Lazio Wiki

Complete player statistics

Squad

Goalkeepers: Massimo Cacciatori, Bruno Fantini

Defenders: Paolo Ammoniaci, Pietro Ghedin, Lionello Manfredonia, Luigi Martini, Carlo Perrone, Dario Pighin, Mauro Tassotti, Pino Wilson

Midfielders: Andrea Agostinelli, Roberto Badiani, Franco Cordova, Vincenzo D'Amico, Massimo De Stefanis, Stefano Ferretti, Antonio Labonia, Antonio Lopez, Aldo Nicoli, Fernando Viola

Forwards: Aldo Cantarutti, Renzo Garlaschelli, Bruno Giordano

Manager: Bob Lovati

Assistant: Giancarlo Morrone

Sports Director: Franco Janich

President: Umberto Lenzini

Lazio 1978-79

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

Coppa Italia: The Biancoclesti were eliminated in the quarter finals. The Cup was won by Juventus

Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals Scored
Serie A	30	9	11	10	35
Coppa Italia	6	2	4	-	3
Total	36	11	15	10	38

Top five appearances

Player	Total	Serie A	Coppa Italia
Massimo Cacciatori	36	30	6
Bruno Giordano	36	30	6
Franco Cordova	34	28	6
Lionello Manfredonia	34	28	6
Pino Wilson	33	29	4

Top goal scorers

Player	Total	Serie A	Coppa Italia
Bruno Giordano	21	19	2
Renzo Garlaschelli	5	5	-
Pino Wilson	2	2	-
Vincenzo D'Amico	2	2	-

Serie A Games

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals Scored
1	Sunday, October 1, 1978, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Juventus 2-2	2' Bettega, 24' Giordano (pen), 49' Garlaschelli, 51' Bettega
2	Sunday, October 8, 1978, Stadio San Paolo, Naples	Avellino Lazio 1-3	13’ Giordano (pen), 16’ Manfredonia (og), 80’ Garlaschelli, 89’ Giordano
3	Sunday, October 15, 1978, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Atalanta 1-1	8' Garlaschelli, 53' Garritano
4	Sunday, October 22, 1978, Stadio Comunale, Florence	Fiorentina Lazio 3-0	12' Amenta, 53' Sella, 85' Sella
5	Sunday, October 29, 1978, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Vicenza 4-3	3' Giordano, 18' P.Rossi (pen), 21' Giordano, 40' Guidetti, 41' P.Rossi, 47' Garlaschelli, 87' Giordano (pen)
6	Sunday, November 5, 1978, Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli	Ascoli Lazio 0-0
7	Sunday, November 12, 1978, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Roma 0-0
8	Sunday, November 19, 1978, Stadio San Siro, Milan	Inter Lazio 4-0	2' Beccalossi, 50' Baresi, 53' Serena, 67' Oriali
9	Sunday, November 26, 1978, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Verona 1-0	9’ Giordano (pen)
10	Sunday, December 3, 1978, Stadio Comunale, Catanzaro	Catanzaro Lazio 3-1	16' Palanca, 79' R.Rossi, 83' Wilson, 87' Palanca
11	Sunday, December 10, 1978, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Bologna 1-0	77’ Wilson
12	Sunday, December 17, 1978, Stadio Comunale, Turin	Torino Lazio 2-2	7' Giordano, 25' Badiani (og), 34' Greco, 77' Giordano
13	Sunday, January 7, 1979, Stadio San Paolo, Naples	Napoli Lazio 1-1 (02 awarded by Sports Judge)	13' Nicoli, 17' Savoldi
14	Sunday, January 14, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Perugia 0-0
15	Sunday, January 21, 1979, Stadio San Siro, Milan	Milan Lazio 2-0	16' Maldera, 65' Bigon

16	Sunday, January 28, 1979, Stadio Comunale, Turin	Juventus Lazio 2-1	44' Martini (og), 59' Giordano, 87' Pighin (og)
17	Sunday, February 4, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Avellino 0-0
18	Sunday, February 11, 1979, Stadio Comunale, Bergamo	Atalanta Lazio 0-0
19	Sunday, February 18, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Fiorentina 4-0	55’ Giordano, 60’ Giordano, 70’ Galbiati (og), 83’ D’Amico
20	Sunday, March 4, 1979, Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza	Vicenza Lazio 4-1	5' Rosi, 28' Giordano, 75' P.Rossi (pen), 84' P.Rossi, 90' Rosi
21	Sunday, March 11, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Ascoli 3-1	25' Quadri, 42' Ammoniaci, 56' Giordano, 62' Giordano
22	Sunday, March 18, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Roma Lazio 1-2	17’ Cordova (og), 58’ De Sisti (og), 88’ Nicoli
23	Sunday, March 25, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Inter 1-1	31' Cantarutti, 34' Altobelli
24	Sunday, April 1, 1979, Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona	Verona Lazio 2-0	85' Antoniazzi, 89' Musiello
25	Sunday, April 8, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Catanzaro 3-1	40’ D’Amico, 47’ Palanca, 49’ Giordano, 85’ Garlaschelli
26	Saturday, April 14, 1979, Stadio Comunale, Bologna	Bologna Lazio 2-1	45' Paris (pen), 70' Bordon, 87' Giordano (pen)
27	Sunday, April 22, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Torino 0-0
28	Sunday, April 22, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Napoli 1-2	15' Caso, 22' Giordano, 88' Pellegrini
29	Sunday, May 6, 1979, Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia	Perugia Lazio 2-0	15' Bagni, 27' Bagni
30	Sunday, May 13, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Milan 1-1	8' Bigon, 32' Giordano

Coppa Italia

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals Scored
Group Phase, Game 1	Sunday, August 27, 1978, Stadio della Vittoria, Bari	Bari Lazio 0-1	59' Giordano
Group Phase, Game 2	Wednesday, August 30, 1978, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Pistoiese 0-0
Group Phase, Game 3	Sunday, September 10, 1978, Stadio Comunale, Bologna	Bologna Lazio 1-1	34' Bordon, 55' Giordano
Group Phase, Game 4	Sunday, September 17, 1978, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Vicenza 1-0	87' Manfredonia
Quarter Final, First Leg	Wednesday, April 4, 1979, Stadio La Favorita, Palermo	Palermo Lazio 0-0
Quarter Final, Second Leg	Wednesday, May 9, 1979, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Palermo 0-0 (4-5 pens)