Lazio 1996-97
- Lazio Stories
- Jun 3, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: May 28
A complicated season, but once Zoff took over from Zeman, things improved and Lazio managed to reach 4th place.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Andrea Cana, Carlo Cudicini, Luca Marchegiani, Nando Orsi
Defenders: José Antonio Chamot, Mauro Di Lello, Beppe Favalli, Mark Fish, Alessandro Grandoni, Paolo Negro, Alessandro Nesta
Midfielders: Roberto Baronio, Stefano Bellè, Daniele Francheschini, Diego Fuser, Guerino Gottardi, Dario Marcolin, Pavel Nedved, Paul Okon, Marco Piovanelli, Giorgio Venturin
Forwards: Renato Buso, Gigi Casiraghi, Daniele Federici, Giacomo Paniccia, Igor Protti, Roberto Rambaudi, Beppe Signori
Managers: Zdenek Zeman (1-18), Dino Zoff (19-34)
Assistants: Vincenzo Cangelosi (1-18), Corrado Corradini (19-34)
Sports Director: Nello Governato
President: Dino Zoff
Jersey
Images Sources: Football Kit Archive
Lazio 1996-97
Serie A: Lazio reached fourth place and qualified for the UEFA Cup. The scudetto was won by Juventus.
Coppa Italia: The Biancocelesti were eliminated in the quarte final. The cup was won by Vicenza.
UEFA Cup: Eliminated in the Round of 32
Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals Scored |
Serie A | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 |
Coppa Italia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Total | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 64 |
Top five appearances
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA Cup |
Luca Marchegiani | 40 | 32 | 4 | 4 |
Beppe Signori | 39 | 32 | 4 | 3 |
Diego Fuser | 38 | 31 | 3 | 4 |
Pavel Nedved | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 |
Roberto Rambaudi | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 |
Top five goal scorers
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA Cup |
Beppe Signori | 15 | 15 | - | - |
Gigi Casiraghi | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Pavel Nedved | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Igor Protti | 7 | 7 | - | - |
Diego Fuser | 6 | 4 | - | 2 |
Serie A
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals |
1 | Saturday, September 7, 1996, Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna | Bologna Lazio 1-0 | 35' Fontolan |
2 | Sunday, September 15, 1996, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Udinese 0-1 | 73' Bia (pen) |
3 | Saturday, September 21, 1996, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | 33' Signori, 40' Angloma | |
4 | Sunday, September 29, 1996, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Parma 2-1 | |
5 | Saturday, October 12, 1996, Stadio Artemio Grnachi, Florence | Fiorentina Lazio 0-0 | |
6 | Sunday, October 20, 1996, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
7 | Saturday, October 26, 1996, Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo | Atalanta Lazio 2-1 | 4' Lentini, 49' F.Inzaghi, 75' Negro |
8 | Sunday, November 3, 1996, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Vicenza 0-2 | 35' Murgita, 90' Maini |
9 | Sunday, November 17, 1996, Stadio Galleana, Piacenza | 5' Signori, 27' Scienza, 40' Signori (pen), 54' Signori | |
10 | Sunday, November 24, 1996, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Sampdoria 1-1 | |
11 | Sunday, December 1, 1996, Stadio Giglio, Reggio Emilia | Reggiana Lazio 0-2 | |
12 | Sunday, December 8, 1996, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Roma 0-0 | |
13 | Sunday, December 15, 1996, Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia | ||
14 | Sunday, December 22, 1996, Stadio San Paolo, Naples | Napoli Lazio 1-0 | 90' Cruz |
15 | Sunday, January 5, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
16 | Sunday, January 12, 1997, Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona | 33’ Fish, 61’ Orlandini (pen) | |
17 | Sunday, January 19, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Juventus 0-2 | 31' Padovano, 62' Padovano |
18 | Sunday, January 26, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Bologna 1-2 | |
19 | Sunday, February 2, 1997, Stadio Friuli, Udine | Udinese Lazio 2-3 | |
20 | Sunday, February 16, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
21 | Sunday, February 23, 1997, Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma | Parma Lazio 2-0 | 3' Stanic, 26' Chiesa |
22 | Saturday, March 1, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 91' Negro | |
23 | Sunday, March 9, 1997, Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari | Cagliari Lazio 0-0 | |
24 | Sunday, March 16, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 36' Mirkovic (og), 38' Sottil (og), 53' Lentini, 83' Morfeo, 84' Buso | |
25 | Sunday, March 23, 1997, Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza | ||
26 | Sunday, April 6, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Piacenza 2-0 | |
27 | Sunday, April 13, 1997, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | Sampdoria Lazio 1-0 | 67' Montella (pen) |
28 | Sunday, April 20, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
29 | Sunday, May 4, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 35' Balbo, 90' Protti | |
30 | Sunday, May 11, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
31 | Thursday, May 15, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
32 | Sunday, May 18, 1997, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | 41' Weah, 56' Boban (og), 64' Weah, 86' Nedved | |
33 | Sunday, May 25, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
34 | Sunday, June 1, 1997, Stadio delle Alpi, Turin |
UEFA Cup
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals |
Round of 64, First Leg | Tuesday, September 10, 1996, Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens | Lens Lazio 0-1 | 84' Chamot |
Round of 64, Second Leg | Tuesday, September 24, 1996, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Lens 1-1 | 44' Fuser, 68' Smicer |
Round of 32, First Leg | Tuesday, October 15, 1996, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Tenerife 1-0 | 66' Nedved |
Round of 32, Second Leg | Tuesday, October 29, 1996, Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Tenerife Lazio 5-3 |
Coppa Italia
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals |
Round of 32 | Wednesday, August 28, 1996, Stadio Partenio, Avellino | Avellino Lazio 0-1 | 26' Casiraghi |
Round of 16 | Wednesday, October 23, 1996, Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona | Verona Lazio 1-2 | |
Quarter Final, First Leg | Thursday, November 14, 1996, Stadio San Paolo, Naples | Napoli Lazio 1-0 | 2' Aglietti |
Quarter Final, Second Leg | Wednesday, November 27, 1996, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Napoli 1-1 | 21' Casiraghi, 28' Caio |
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