Lazio 2007-08
- Lazio Stories
- May 19, 2024
- 6 min read
A season filled with high expectations ultimately fell short, as a disappointing summer transfer window prevented Lazio from finishing any higher than 12th place.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Marco Ballotta, Tommaso Berni, Fernando Muslera
Defenders: Ivan Artipoli, Manuel Belleri, Emilson Cribari, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Modibo Diakité, Davide Faraoni, Aleksandar Kolarov, Stefan Radu, David Rozehnal, Lionel Scaloni, Sebastiano Siviglia, Guglielmo Stendardo, Luciano Zauri
Midfielders: Roberto Baronio, Valon Behrami, Fabio Casini, Antonio Cinelli, Alessandro Corvesi, Ousmane Dabo, Fabio Firmani, Cristian Ledesma, Christian Manfredini, Stefano Mauri, Mourad Meghni, Gaby Mudingayi, Massimo Mutarelli, Fabio Vignaroli
Forwards: Rolando Bianchi, Simone Del Nero, Stephen Makinwa, Goran Pandev, Tommaso Rocchi, Igli Tare
Manager: Delio Rossi
Assistant: Fedele Limone
President: Claudio Lotito
Lazio 2007-08
Serie A: Lazio can 12th. The scudetto was won by Inter.
Coppa Italia: The Biancocelesti reached the semifinals. The cup was won by Roma.
Champions League: 4th in Group C.
Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals Scored |
Serie A | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 |
Coppa Italia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Champions League | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Total | 52 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 66 |
Top five appearances
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Champions League |
Tommaso Rocchi | 48 | 36 | 4 | 8 |
Goran Pandev | 44 | 32 | 5 | 7 |
Cristian Ledesma | 43 | 32 | 4 | 7 |
Emilson Cribari | 42 | 31 | 5 | 6 |
Marco Ballotta | 39 | 29 | 2 | 8 |
Top Goal Scorers
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Champions League |
Tommaso Rocchi | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
Goran Pandev | 19 | 14 | - | 5 |
Rolando Bianchi | 4 | 4 | - | - |
Selected Pre Season Friendlies
Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals Scored |
Saturday, July 14, 2007, Kapfenberg | ||
Tuesday, July 17, 2007, Franz Fekete Stadion, Kapfenberg | 8' Mauri, 26' Farnerud | |
Saturday, July 21, 2007, Lebring | ||
Saturday, July 28, 2007, St Mary's Stadium, Southampton | ||
Wednesday, August 8, 2007, Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 24' Pandev, 30' N'Doye, 77' Pandev |
Serie A
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals Scored |
1 | Saturday, August 25, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
2 | Sunday, September 2, 2007, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | Sampdoria Lazio 0-0 | |
3 | Saturday, September 15, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Empoli 0-0 | |
4 | Sunday, September 23, 2007, Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo | Atalanta Lazio 2-1 | 43' Langella, 69' Mutarelli, 93' Zampagna |
5 | Wednesday, September 26, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Cagliari 3-1 | |
6 | Sunday, September 30, 2007, Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria | Reggina Lazio 1-1 | 8' Cozza, 73' Kolarov |
7 | Sunday, October 7, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Milan 1-5 | 16' Ambrosini, 23' Mauri, 33' Kakà (pen), 52' Kakà, 70' Gilardino, 79' Gilardino |
8 | Sunday, October 21, 2007, Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno | 49' Pandev | |
9 | Sunday, October 28, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Udinese 0-1 | 77' Asamoah |
10 | Wednesday, October 31, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Roma Lazio 3-2 | |
11 | Saturday, November 3, 2007 Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Fiorentina 0-1 | 19' Pazzini |
13 | Sunday, November 25, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 90' Firmani | |
14 | Sunday, December 2, 2007, Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena | Siena Lazio 1-1 | 23' Pandev, 32' Maccarone |
12 | Wednesday, December 5, 2007, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan (originally planned for November 11 but postponed following killing of Gabriele Sandri) | Inter Lazio 3-0 | 22' Ibrahimovic (pen), 33' Maicon, 55' Suazo |
15 | Saturday, December 8, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Catania 2-0 | |
16 | Saturday, December 15, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Juventus 2-3 | |
17 | Sunday, December 23, 2007, Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo | ||
18 | Sunday, January 13, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Genoa 1-2 | 23' Mauri, 51' Borriello, 55' Borriello |
19 | Sunday, January 20, 2008, Stadio San Paolo, Naples | Napoli Lazio 2-2 |
20 | Sunday, January 27, Stadio Olimpico, Turin | Torino Lazio 0-0 | |
21 | Sunday, February 3, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
22 | Sunday, February 10, 2008, Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli | Empoli Lazio 1-0 | 7' Vannucchi |
23 | Sunday, February 17, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
24 | Sunday, February 24, 2008, Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari | Cagliari Lazio 1-0 | 89' Matri |
25 | Wednesday, February 27, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 45' Bianchi (pen) | |
26 | Saturday, March 1, 2008, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | Milan Lazio 1-1 | |
27 | Sunday, March 9, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Livorno 2-0 | |
28 | Saturday, March 15, 2008, Stadio Friuli, Udine | Udinese Lazio 2-2 | |
29 | Wednesday, March 19, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
30 | Saturday, March 22, 2008, Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | Fiorentina Lazio 1-0 | 77' Pazzini |
31 | Saturday, March 29, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Inter 1-1 | |
32 | Sunday, April 6, 2008, Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma | Parma Lazio 2-2 | |
33 | Sunday, April 13, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Siena 1-1 | 46' Mutarelli, 88' Loria |
34 | Sunday, April 20, 2008, Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania | Catania Lazio 1-0 | 34' Spinesi (pen) |
35 | Sunday, April 27, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Turin | Juventus Lazio 5-2 | |
36 | Sunday, May 4, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Palermo 1-2 | 25' Pandev (pen), 82' Amauri, 92' Amauri |
37 | Sunday, May 11, 2008, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | ||
38 | Sunday, May 18, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Napoli 2-1 |
Champions League
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals Scored |
3rd Preliminary Round, First Leg | Tuesday, August 14, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 22' Danciulescu, 53' Mutarelli | |
3rd Preliminary Round, Second Leg | Tuesday, August 28, 2007, Stadionul Național, Bucharest | ||
Group Phase, Game 1 | Tuesday, Spetember 18, 2007, Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | Olympiacos Lazio 1-1 | 55' Galletti, 77' Zauri |
Group Phase, Game 2 | Wednesday, October 3, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 8' Van Nistelrooy, 32' Pandev, 61' Van Nistelrooy, 75' Pandev | |
Group Phase, Game 3 | Wednesday, October 24, 2007, Weserstadion, Bremen | Werder Bremen Lazio 2-1 | 28' Sanogo, 54' Almeida, 82' Manfredini |
Group Phase, Game 4 | Tuesday, November 6, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Werder Bremen 2-1 | 57' Rocchi (pen), 68' Rocchi, 88' Diego (pen) |
Group Phase, Game 5 | Wednesday, November 28, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Olympiacos 1-2 | |
Group Phase, Game 6 | Tuesday, December 11, 2007, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | Real Madrid Lazio 3-1 | 13' Julio Baptista, 15' Raul, 36' Robinho, 80' Pandev |
Coppa Italia
Game | Date & Venue | Fixture | Goals Scored |
Round of 16, First Leg | Wednesday, December 19, 2007, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Napoli 2-1 | 28' Dalla Bona, 66' De Silvestri, 71' Baronio |
Round of 16, Second Leg | Thursday, January 17, 2008, Stadio San Paolo, Naples | Napoli Lazio 1-1 | |
Quarter Final, First Leg | Thursday, January 24, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Fiorentina 2-1 | |
Quarter Final, Second Leg | Wednesday, January 30, 2008, Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | Fiorentina Lazio 1-2 | |
Semi Final, First Leg | Wednesday, April 16, 2008, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | Inter Lazio 0-0 | |
Semi Final Second Leg | Wednesday, May 7, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Inter 0-2 | 52' Pelé, 85' Cruz |
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