Lazio 1980-81
- Lazio Stories

- Jun 22, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Feb 25
Promotion was lost due to a missed penalty from Stefano Chiodi in the penultimate match.

Squad
Goalkeepers: Fiorenzo DI Benedetto, Dario Marigo, Maurizio Moscatelli, Aldo Nardin
Defenders: Filippo Citterio, Pietro Ghedin, Carlo Perrone, Roberto Piccinini, Dario Pighin, Paolo Pochesci, Claudio Simoni, Arcadio Spinozzi
Midfielders: Alberto Bigon, Riccardo Cenci, Giuseppe Greco, Mauro Manzoni, Giorgio Mastropasqua, Dario Sanguin, Maurizio Scarsella, Fernando Viola
Manager: Ilario Castagner
Assistant: Giancarlo Morrone
General Manager: Luciano Moggi
President: Aldo Lenzini
Lazio 1980-81
Serie B: Lazio came fourth and missed out on promotion.
Coppa Italia: The Biancocelesti reached the quarter finals. The cup was won by Roma.
Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals Scored |
Serie B | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 50 |
Coppa Italia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Total | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 57 |
Top five appearances
Player | Total | Serie B | Coppa Italia |
Filippo Citterio | 43 | 38 | 5 |
Nando Viola | 43 | 37 | 6 |
Giorgio Mastropasqua | 41 | 36 | 5 |
Carlo Perrone | 40 | 34 | 6 |
Giuseppe Greco | 39 | 34 | 5 |
Top five goal scorers
Player | Total | Serie B | Coppa Italia |
Alberto Bigon | 10 | 9 | 1 |
Giuseppe Greco | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Filippo Citterio | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Nando Viola | 7 | 7 | - |
Stefano Chiodi | 6 | 6 | - |
Serie B games
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals Scored |
1 | Sunday, September 14, 1980, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Palermo 1-1 | 60' Lamia Caputo, 67' Mastropasqua (pen) |
2 | Sunday, September 21, 1980, Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona | 3' Greco, 39' Capuzzo | |
3 | Sunday, September 28, 1980, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
4 | Sunday, October 5, 1980, Stadio Adriatico, Pescara | Pescara Lazio 0-0 | |
5 | Sunday, October 12, 1980, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Varese 2-1 | |
6 | Sunday, October 19, 1980, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
7 | Sunday, October 26, 1980, Stadio Pino Zaccheria, Foggia | Foggia Lazio 0-1 | 87' Cenci |
8 | Sunday, November 2, 1980, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Rimini 1-0 | 50' Viola |
9 | Sunday, November 9, 1980, Stadio Comunale, Ferrara | ||
10 | Sunday, November 16, 1980, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 27’ Viola, 48’ Chiodi, 75’ Mastropasqua | |
11 | Sunday, November 23, 1980, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Lecce 2-2 | |
12 | Sunday, November 30, 1980, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | ||
13 | Sunday, December 7, 1980, Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada, Monza | 52' Garlaschelli, 55' Massaro, 80' Chiodi (pen), 90' Acanfora (pen) | |
14 | Sunday, December 14, 1980, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Pisa 2-1 | 33' Garlaschelli, 68' Viola, 73' Cantarutti |
15 | Sunday, December 21, 1980, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | Sampdoria Lazio 1-1 | 42' Sanguin, 61' Galdiolo |
16 | Sunday, January 4, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Milan 0-2 | 54' Antonelli, 57' Antonelli |
17 | Sunday, January 11, 1981, Stadio La Fiorita, Cesena | Cesena Lazio 2-1 | |
18 | Sunday, January 18, 1981, Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza | ||
19 | Sunday, January 25, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 15' Greco, 60' Gori |
20 | Sunday, February 8, 1981, Stadio Comunale, Palermo | ||
21 | Sunday, February 15, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 7' Mastropasqua | |
22 | Sunday, February 22, 1981, Stadio Cibali, Catania | Catania Lazio 2-2 | 4' Morra, 12' Viola, 50' Mastropasqua, 66' Piga |
23 | Sunday, March 1, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Pescara 0-0 | |
24 | Sunday, March 8, 1981, Stadio Franco Ossola, Varese | Varese Lazio 3-2 | |
25 | Sunday, March 15, 1981, Stadio Comunale, Bergamo | 23' De Bernardi, 29' Chiodi | |
26 | Sunday, March 22, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Foggia 0-0 | |
27 | Sunday, March 29, 1981, Stadio Romeo Neri, Rimini | Rimini Lazio 1-3 | |
28 | Sunday, April 5, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 45' Bigon, 47' Bigon | |
29 | Sunday, April 12, 1981, Stadio Comunale, Bari | Bari Lazio 1-0 | 51' Manzoni (og) |
30 | Saturday, April 18, 1981, Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce | Lecce Lazio 0-0 | |
31 | Sunday, April 26, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Genoa 2-2 | 20' Greco, 42' Corti, 64' Russo, 75' Greco |
32 | Sunday, May 10, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Monza 2-0 | |
33 | Sunday, May 17, 1981, Arena Garibaldi, Pisa | 57' A. Bertoni, 85' Citterio | |
34 | Sunday, May 24, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Sampdoria 0-1 | 73' Roselli |
35 | Sunday, May 31, 1981, Stadio San Siro, Milan | Milan Lazio 1-1 | 16' Novellino, 68' Bigon |
36 | Sunday, June 7, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 74' Viola, 79' Mei (og) | |
37 | Sunday, June 14, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
38 | Sunday, June 21, 1981, Stadio Erasmo Jacovone, Taranto | 2' Pavone, 58' Citterio (pen) |
Coppa Italia
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals Scored |
Group Phase, Game 1 | Wednesday, August 20, 1980, Stadio Adriatico, Pescara | 42’ Spinozzi, 80’ Garlaschelli | |
Group Phase, Game 2 | Sunday, August 31, 1980, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Varese 2-1 | |
Group Phase, Game 3 | Wednesday, September 3, 1980, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Verona 3-0 | 58' Gentile (og), 76' Garlaschelli, 82' Greco |
Group Phase, Game 4 | Sunday, September 7, 1980, Stadio Cino e Lillo De Luca, Ascoli | ||
Quarter Finals, First Leg | Wednesday, March 4, 1981, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Bologna 0-2 | 72' Paris (pen), 77' Fiorini |
Quarter Finals, Second Leg | Wednesday, March 25, 1981, Stadio Comunale, Bologna | Bologna Lazio 2-0 | 44' Garritano, 67' Marocchi |




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