Lazio 1997-98
- Lazio Stories
- Jun 2, 2023
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A season to remember as Lazio fought for the scudetto, reached the UEFA Cup final and won the Coppa Italia
Squad
Goalkeepers: Marco Ballotta, Luca Marchegiani
Defence: José Chamot, Mauro Di Lello, Maurizio Domizzi, Giuseppe Favalli, Guerino Gottardi, Alessandro Grandoni, Giovanni Lopez, Paolo Negro, Alessandro Nesta, Giuseppe Pancaro
Midfield: Matias Almeyda, Diego Fuser, Vladimir Jugovic, Mirko Laurentini, Dario Marcolin, Pavel Nedved, Giorgio Venturin
Attack: Alen Boksic, Renato Buso (1), Pierluigi Casiraghi, Roberto Mancini, Roberto Rambaudi, Giuseppe Signori (1)
Manager: Sven-Goran Eriksson
Assistant: Luciano Spinosi
Sports Director: Nello Governato
President: Dino Zoff
Owner: Sergio Cragnotti
(1) Left in the winter transfer window
Jersey
Image Sources: Football Kit Archive except third jersey (SS Lazio Museum)
Lazio 1997-98
Serie A: Lazio arrived seventh. The scudetto was won by Juventus.
Coppa Italia: The Biancocelesti won the cup beating Milan in the final. Thanks to this they qualified for the Cup Winners Cup.
UEFA Cup: Lazio reached the final but lost to Inter.
Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals scored |
Serie A | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 |
Coppa Italia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
UEFA Cup | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Total | 55 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 91 |
Top five appearances
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA Cup |
Roberto Mancini | 52 | 34 | 8 | 10 |
Diego Fuser | 51 | 32 | 9 | 10 |
Luca Marchegiani | 51 | 33 | 8 | 10 |
Alessandro Nesta | 49 | 30 | 9 | 10 |
Paolo Negro | 47 | 28 | 10 | 9 |
Top five goal scorers
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA Cup |
Pavel Nedved | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Alen Boksic | 15 | 10 | 5 | - |
Diego Fuser | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Beppe Signori | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Roberto Mancini | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Selected Pre Season Games
Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals |
Saturday, July 26, 1997, Stadio Comunale, Moena | ||
Saturday, August 2, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
Saturday, August 9, 1997, De Kuip Stadium, Rotterdam | ||
Tuesday, August 12, 1997, Stadio Da Luz, Lisbon | 43' Mancini |
Serie A
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals |
1 | Sunday, August 31, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
2 | Saturday, September 13, 1997, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | Milan-Lazio 1-1 | 37' Ba, 90+4' Signori (pen) |
3 | Sunday, September 21, 1997, Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli | Empoli-Lazio 1-0 | 11' Martusciello |
4 | Saturday, September 27, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
5 | Sunday, October 5, 1997, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | Inter-Lazio 1-1 | |
6 | Saturday, October 18, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Atalanta 0-2 | 34' Sottil, 45+5' Dunderski |
7 | Saturday, November 1, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
8 | Sunday, November 9, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Sampdoria 3-0 | |
9 | Saturday, November 22, 1997, Stadio Galleana, Piacenza | Piacenza-Lazio 0-0 | |
10 | Sunday, November 30, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Udinese 2-3 | |
11 | Saturday, December 6, 1997, Stadio delle Alpi, Turin | Juventus-Lazio 2-1 | 15' Del Piero, 26' Marcolin (pen), 34' Del Piero (pen) |
12 | Sunday, December 14, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Brescia 1-0 | 27' Boksic |
13 | Sunday, December 21, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
14 | Sunday, January 4, 1998, Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma | Parma-Lazio 1-1 | |
15 | Sunday, January 11, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
16 | Sunday, January 18, 1998, Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | ||
17 | Sunday, January 25, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Bologna 1-0 | 43' Nedved |
18 | Sunday, February 1, 1998, Stadio San Paolo, Naples | | |
19 | Sunday, February 8, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Milan 2-1 | |
20 | Wednesday, February 11, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Empoli 3-1 | |
21 | Sunday, February 15, 1998, Stadio San Nicola, Bari | ||
22 | Sunday, February 22, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
23 | Saturday, February 28, 1998, Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo | Atalanta-Lazio 0-0 | |
24 | Sunday, March 8, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
25 | Saturday, March 14, 1998, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | Sampdoria-Lazio 0-4 | |
26 | Sunday, March 22, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Piacenza 0-0 | |
27 | Sunday, March 28, 1998, Stadio Friuli, Udine | ||
28 | Sunday, April 5, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Juventus 0-1 | 60' F.Inzaghi |
29 | Saturday, April 11, 1998, Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia | Brescia-Lazio 1-1 | 10' Rambaudi, 70' Diana |
30 | Sunday, April 19, 1998, Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza | Vicenza-Lazio 2-1 | 27' Zauli, 48' Mancini, 54' Luiso |
31 | Sunday, April 26, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Parma 1-2 | |
32 | Saturday, May 2, 1998, Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce | Lecce-Lazio 1-0 | 43' F. Palmieri |
33 | Sunday, May 10, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Fiorentina 1-4 | 13' Oliveira, 24' Edmundo, 41' Batistuta, 42' Serena (og), 84' Rui Costa |
34 | Saturday, May 16, 1998, Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna | Bologna-Lazio 2-1 |
UEFA Cup
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals |
Round of 64, First Leg | Tuesday, September 16, 1997, Estádio Municipal de Guimarães, Guimarães | Vitória Guimarães-Lazio 0-4 | |
Round of 64, Second Leg | Tuesday, September 30, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Vitória Guimarães 2-1 | |
Round of 32, First Leg | Tuesday, October 21, 1997, Central Stadium, Volograd | FC Rotor Volgograd - Lazio 0-0 | |
Round of 32, Second Leg | Tuesday, November 4, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-FC Rotor Volgograd 3-0 | |
Round of 16, First Leg | Tuesday, November 25, 1997, Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna | SK Rapid Wien-Lazio 0-2 | |
Round of 16, Second Leg | Tuesday, December 9, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 86' Venturin | |
Quarter Final, First Leg | Tuesday, March 3, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 63' Casiraghi | |
Quarter Final, Second Leg | Tuesday, March 17, 1998, Stade Abbé des Champs, Auxerre | Auxerre-Lazio 2-2 | |
Semi Final, First Leg | Tuesday, March 31, 1998, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid | 33' Jugovic | |
Semi Final, Second Leg | Tuesday, April 14, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Atlético Madrid 0-0 | |
Final | Wednesday, May 6, 1998, Stade Parc des Princes, Paris | Lazio-Inter 0-3 |
Coppa Italia
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals |
Round of 32, First Leg | Wednesday, September 3, 1997, Stadio degli UIlivi, Andria | Fidelis Andria-Lazio 0-3 | 21' Recchi (og), 48' Signori, 78' Signori (pen) |
Round of 32, Second Leg | Wednesday, September 24, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Fidelis Andria 3-2 | |
Round of 16, First Leg | Tuesday, October 14, 1997, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Napoli 4-0 | |
Round of 16, Second Leg | Wednesday, November 19, 1997, Stadio San Paolo, Naples | Napoli-Lazio 3-0 | 33' Protti, 79' Giannini, 88' Rossitto |
Quarter Final, First Leg | Tuesday, January 6, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
Quarter Final, Second Leg | Wednesday, January 21, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
Semi Final, First Leg | Thursday, February 19, 1998, Stadio delle Alpi, Turin | 22' Boksic | |
Semi Final, Second Leg | Wednesday, March 11, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Juventus 2-2 | |
Final, First Leg | Wednesday, April 8, 1998, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | Milan-Lazio 1-0 | 89' Weah |
Final, Second Leg | Wednesday, April 29, 1998, Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
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