Lazio 1986-87

Lazio miraculously manage to avoid relegation despite starting with a -9 deficit.

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Complete Player Statistics

Lazio win the Primavera Scudetto

Squad

Goalkeepers: Massimo Bastianelli, Fabio De Angelis, Mario Ielpo, Giuliano Terraneo

Defenders: Luca Brunetti, Antonio Delucca, Daniele Filisetti, Luciano Foschi, Angelo Gregucci, Giorgio Magnocavallo, Raimondo Marino, Edoardo Nobile, Massimo Piscedda, Gabriele Podavini

Midfielders: Antonio Acerbis, Giancarlo Camolese, Domenico Caso, Francesco Dell'Anno (1), Vincenzo Esposito, Massimo Falessi, Francesco Fonte (1), Rodolfo Gentilini, Gabriele Pin, Fabio Poli, Eugenio Sgarbossa (1), Alessandro Valentini

Forwards: Giuliano Fiorini, Paolo Mandelli, Antonio Piconi (1), Antonio Rizzolo, Antonio Schillaci (2)

Manager: Eugenio Fascetti

Assistant: Giancarlo Oddi

Sports Director: Carlo Regalia

President: Gianmarco Calleri

(1) Left in Autumn transfer window

(2) Arrived in Autumn transfer window

Jersey

Image Sources: Football Kit Archive except first jersey (SS Lazio Museum)

Lazio 1986-87

Serie B: Lazio reached 15th place in Serie B, despite a -9 handicap, and was forced to a playoff with Campobasso and Taranto to decide the last team to be relegated. They came second and avoided relegation. Pescara, Pisa and Cesena were promoted.

Coppa Italia: The Biancocelesti lost to Juventus in the Round of 16. The Cup was won by Napoli.

Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals Scored
Serie B	40	15	14	11	36
Coppa Italia	7	2	3	2	8
Total	47	17	17	13	44

Top five appearances

Player	Total	Serie B	Coppa Italia
Domenico Caso	47	40	7
Gabriele Pin	45	40	5
Giuliano Terraneo	45	40	5
Antonio Acerbis	44	39	5
Gabriele Podavini	40	34	6

Top Goal Scorers

Player	Total	Serie B	Coppa Italia
Giuliano Fiorini	9	7	2
Paolo Mandelli	6	6	-
Fabio Poli	6	5	1
Gabriele Podavini	5	3	2

Serie B

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals Scored
1	Sunday, September 14, 1986, Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma	Parma Lazio 0-0
2	Sunday, September 21, 1986, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Messina 0-1	81' Gobbo
3	Sunday, September 28, 1986, Stadio Adriatico, Pescara	Pescara Lazio 1-1	24' Pagano, 64' Mandelli
4	Sunday, October 5, 1986, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Bologna 2-1	60' Magnocavallo, 84' Mandelli, 89' Nicolini (pen)
5	Sunday, October 12, 1986, Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona	Cremonese Lazio 0-0
6	Sunday, October 19, 1986, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Catania 1-1	34' Fiorini, 49' Allievi
7	Sunday, October 26, 1986, Stadio Giovanni Romagnoli, Campobasso	Campobasso Lazio 0-1	86' Podavini (pen)
8	Sunday, November 2, 1986, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Bari 3-0	44' Fiorini, 53' Caso, 79' Poli
9	Sunday, November 9, 1986, Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena	Cesena Lazio 1-1	29' Podavini (pen), 49' Simonini
10	Sunday, November 16, 1986, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Modena 4-2	4' Fiorini, 25' Torrino (og), 40' Acerbis, 71' Gregucci (og), 81' Rabitti, 86' Mandelli
11	Sunday, November 23, 1986, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Taranto 2-1	35' Gregucci, 71' De Vitis (pen), 72' Poli
12	Sunday, November 30, 1986, Stadio Riviera delle Palme, San Benedetto del Tronto	Sambenedettese Lazio 1-0	68' Di Nicola
13	Sunday, December 7, 1986, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Triestina 1-1	25' P.Iachini, 90' Fiorini
14	Sunday, December 14, 1986, Stadio Comunale, Arezzo	Arezzo Lazio 1-1	59' G.Pagliari, 70' Acerbis
15	Sunday, December 21, 1986, Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari	Cagliari Lazio 0-1	67' A.Schillaci
16	Sunday, January 4, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Genoa 3-0	10' Podavini (pen), 74' Caso, 77' Poli
17	Sunday, January 11, 1987, Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce	Lecce Lazio 2-0	67' Barbas (pen), 70' O.Tacchi
18	Sunday, January 18, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Pisa 1-0	12' Mandelli
19	Sunday, January 25, 1987, Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza	Vicenza Lazio 0-0

20	Sunday, February 8, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Parma 1-1	22' Mandelli, 75' Sormani
21	Sunday, Februay 15, 1987, Stadio Giovanni Celeste, Messina	Messina Lazio 2-0	40' S.Schillaci, 80' Mossini
22	Sunday, March 1, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Pescara 3-0	14' Marino, 20' Poli, 59' Mandelli
23	Sunday, March 8, 1987, Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna	Bologna Lazio 1-0	73' Terraneo (og)
24	Sunday, March 15, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Cremonese 2-0	35' Caso, 62' Marino
25	Sunday, March 22, 1987, Stadio Cibali, Catania	Catania Lazio 1-0	3' Garzieri
26	Sunday, March 29, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Campobasso 1-0	34' Marino
27	Sunday, April 5, 1987, Stadio Comunale, Bari	Bari Lazio 1-1	37' Podavini (og), 52' Magnocavallo
28	Sunday, April 12, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Cesena 1-0	65' Fiorini
29	Saturday, April 18, 1987, Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena	Modena Lazio 1-1	47' Pin, 80' M.Ferraris
30	Sunday, April 26, 1987, Stadio Erasmo Iacovone, Taranto	Taranto Lazio 1-1	1' Paolucci, 70' Fiorini
31	Sunday, May 3, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Sambenedettese 0-0
32	Sunday, May 10, 1987, Stadio Pino Grezar, Trieste	Triestina Lazio 1-0	52' De Falco
33	Sunday, May 17, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Arezzo 0-1	85' De Stefanis
34	Sunday, May 24, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Cagliari 1-0	50' Pin
35	Sunday, May 31, 1987, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa	Genoa Lazio 2-0	41' Scanziani, 55' Ambu
36	Sunday, June 7, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Lecce 0-0
37	Sunday, June 14, 1987, Arena Garibaldi, Pisa	Pisa Lazio 3-0	10' Piovanelli, 54' Piovanelli, 85' Cecconi
38	Sunday, June 21, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Vicenza 1-0	82' Fiorini

Relegation Play Offs

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals Scored
Game 1	Saturday, June 27, 1987, Stadio San Paolo, Naples	Taranto Lazio 1-0	65' De Vitis
Game 2	Sunday, July 5, 1987, Stadio San Paolo, Naples	Lazio Campobasso 1-0	53' Poli

Coppa Italia

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals Scored
Group Phase Game 1	Sunday, August 24, 1986, Stadio Romeo Neri	Cesena Lazio 0-0
Group Phase Game 2	Wednesday, August 27, 1986, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Napoli 0-2	26' A.Carnevale, 35' Maradona
Group Phase Game 3	Sunday, August 31, 1986, Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza	Vicenza Lazio 1-1	37' Poli, 68' Rondon
Group Phase Game 4	Wednesday, September 3, 1986, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Spal 2-0	22' Podavini, 35' Podavini (pen)
Group Phase Game 5	Sunday, September 7, 1986, Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Lazio Taranto 5-0	3' Piscedda, 10' Acerbis, 22' Fiorini, 27' Goletti (og), 70' Fiorini
Round of 16, First Leg	Wednesday, February 25, 1987, Stadio Comunale, Turin	Juventus Lazio 0-0
Round of 16, Second Leg	Wednesday, April 8, 1987, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Juventus 0-2	70' Buso, 78' Serena