Lazio 1979-80

The 1979-80 season for Lazio was the annus horribilis. First the assassination of Vincenzo Paparelli, then the arrest of four players for the Totonero scandal, the miraculous avoidance of Serie B only to be unjustly relegated despite the fact the club committed no irregularity.

Source Lazio Wiki

Complete player statistics

Squad

Goalkeepers: Giuseppe Avagliano, Riccardo Budoni, Massimo Cacciatori

Defenders: Filippo Citterio, Lionello Manfredonia, Carlo Perrone, Roberto Piccinini, Dario Pighin, Paolo Pochesci, Mauro Tassotti, Pino Wilson

Midfielders: Riccardo Cenci, Vincenzo D'Amico, Stefano Ferretti, Antonio Labonia, Antonio Lopez, Mauro Manzoni, Maurizio Montesi, Aldo Nicoli, Salvatore Pesce, Maurizio Scarsella, Fernando Viola, Vincenzo Zucchini

Forwards: Salvatore Campilongo, Renzo Garlaschelli, Bruno Giordano, Massimo Palano, Enrico Todesco

Manager: Roberto Lovati

Assistant: Giancarlo Morrone

Sports Director: Franco Janich

President: Umberto Lenzini

Lazio 1979-80

Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals scored
Serie A	30	5	15	10	21
Coppa Italia	6	3	3	-	9
Total	36	8	18	10	30

Top five appearances

Player	Total	Serie A	Coppa Italia
Filippo Citterio	36	30	6
Vincenzo D'Amico	33	28	5
Nando Viola	33	28	5
Mauro Tassotti	32	27	5
Massimo Cacciatori	30	24	6
Vincenzo Zucchini	30	25	5

Top five goal scorers

Player	Total	Serie A	Coppa Italia
Bruno Giordano	12	9	3
Vincenzo D'Amico	5	4	1
Renzo Garlaschelli	5	2	3
Vincenzo Zucchini	4	3	1
Filippo Citterio	1	1	-
Lionello Manfredonia	1	-	1

Serie A

Date	Game	Score	Goals/Match Report
Sunday, September 16, 1979	Avellino Lazio	0-0
Sunday, September 23, 1979	Lazio Fiorentina	2-0	Match Report
Sunday, September 30, 1979	Inter Lazio	2-1	17' Beccalossi, 42' Giordano, 71' Marini
Sunday, October 7, 1979	Lazio Perugia	1-1	Match Report
Sunday, October 14, 1979	Ascoli Lazio	1-1	9' Bellotto, 57' Giordano
Sunday, October 21, 1979	Lazio Cagliari	1-1	Match Report
Sunday, October 28, 1979	Roma Lazio	1-1	Match Report
Sunday, November 4, 1979	Lazio Juventus	1-0	Match Report
Sunday, November 11, 1979	Lazio Pescara	2-0	Match Report
Sunday, November 25, 1979	Catanzaro Lazio	2-1	25' Palanca, 77' Palanca, 84' Zucchini
Sunday, December 2, 1979	Bologna Lazio	1-0	74' Chiarugi
Sunday, December 9, 1979	Lazio Udinese	0-0
Sunday, December 16, 1979	Napoli Lazio	0-0
Sunday, December 30, 1979	Lazio Torino	2-1	Match Report
Sunday, January 6, 1980	Milan Lazio	2-1	4' Chiodi, 39' Chiodi, 90' Giordano

Sunday, January 13, 1980	Lazio Avellino	1-1	Match Report
Sunday, January 20, 1980	Fiorentina Lazio	0-0
Sunday, January 27, 1980	Lazio Inter	0-0
Sunday, February 3, 1980	Perugia Lazio	0-0	Match Report
Sunday, February 10, 1980	Lazio Ascoli	0-1	31' Perico
Sunday, February 24, 1980	Cagliari Lazio	1-1	2' Briaschi, 78' Giordano
Sunday, March 2, 1980	Lazio Roma	1-2	60' Pruzzo, 75' D'Amico, 85' Giovanelli
Sunday March 9, 1980	Juventus Lazio	0-0	Match Report
Sunday, March 23, 1980	Pescara Lazio	2-0	50' Prestanti, 76' Chinellato
Sunday, March 30, 1980	Lazio Catanzaro	2-0	Match Report
Saturday, April 5, 1980	Lazio Bologna	0-1	77' Dossena
Sunday, April 13, 1980	Udinese Lazio	1-1	37' Del Neri (pen), 72' Zucchini
Sunday, April 27, 1980	Lazio Napoli	1-1	Match Report
Sunday, May 4, 1980	Torino Lazio	1-0	65' Pecci
Sunday, May 11, 1980	Lazio Milan	0-2	9' Galluzzo, 80' Carotti

Coppa Italia

Date	Game	Score	Goals Scored/Match Report
Wednesday, August 22, 1979, Group Phase	Lazio Matera	5-0	Match Report
Sunday, August 26, 1979, Group Phase	Brescia Lazio	0-2	71' Manfredonia, 78' Garlaschelli
Sunday, September 2, 1979, Group Phase	Pistoiese Lazio	1-2	58' Giordano (pen), 80' Garlaschelli, 81' Guidolin
Sunday, September 9, 1979, Group Phase	Lazio Udinese	0-0
Wednesday, November 21, 1979, Quarter Finals, First Leg	Torino Lazio	0-0
Wednesday, January 16, 1980, Quarter Finals, Second Leg	Lazio Torino	0-0 (3-4 pens)