Lazio 2008-09
- Lazio Stories

- Jun 5, 2023
- 5 min read
Updated: Apr 5
Not a positive season as far as Serie A is concerned, but triumphant in Coppa Italia as Lazio beat Sampdoria on penalties for their fifth national cup.

Squad
Goalkeepers: Juan Pablo Carrizo, Fernando Muslera
Defenders: Manuel Belleri (1), Emilson Cribari, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Modibo Diakité, Davide Faraoni, Aleksandar Kolarov, Stephan Lictsteiner, Stefan Radu, David Rozehnal, Sebastiano Siviglia, Alessandro Tuia
Midfielders: Cristian Brocchi, Antonio Cinelli, Ousmane Dabo, Fabio Firmani (1), Pasquale Foggia, Cristian Ledesma, Francesco Mancini, Christian Manfredini, Francelino Matuzalem, Stefano Mauri, Moraud Meghni, Riccardo Perpetuini
Forwards: Simone Del Nero, Simone Inzaghi, Libor Kozak, Stephen Makinwa (1), Ettore Mendicino, Goran Pandev, Tommaso Rocchi, Mauro Zarate
Manager: Delio Rossi
Assistant: Angelo Crialesi
Sports Director: Igli Tare
President: Claudio Lotito
(1) Left after winter transfer window
Jersey
Image sources: Football Kit Archive except first (SS Lazio Museum)
Lazio 2008-09
Serie A: Lazio came 10th. The scudetto was won by Inter
Coppa Italia: The Biancocelesti won the cup and qualified for Europa League.
Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals scored |
Serie A | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 48 |
Coppa Italia | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 17 |
Total | 45 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 63 |
Top five appearances
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia |
Cristian Ledesma | 41 | 34 | 7 |
Mauro Zarate | 41 | 36 | 5 |
Pasquale Foggia | 40 | 33 | 7 |
Stephan Lictsteiner | 39 | 33 | 6 |
Goran Pandev | 37 | 31 | 6 |
Top goal scorers
Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia |
Mauro Zarate | 16 | 13 | 3 |
Goran Pandev | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Tommaso Rocchi | 11 | 9 | 2 |
Serie A
Game | Date | Fixture | Goals |
1 | Sunday, August 31, 2008, Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari | ||
2 | Sunday, September 14, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Sampdoria 2-0 | |
3 | Sunday, September 21, 2008, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | Milan-Lazio 4-1 | 8' Seedrof, 26' Zarate, 35' Zambrotta, 49' Pato, 60' Kaka |
4 | Wednesday, September 24, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
5 | Sunday, September 28, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Turin | Torino-Lazio 1-3 | |
6 | Saturday, October 4, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Lecce 1-1 | 26' Tiribocchi, 89' Inzaghi |
7 | Sunday, October 19, 2008, Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna | Bologna-Lazio 3-1 | |
8 | Sunday, October 26, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Napoli 0-1 | 61' Siviglia (og) |
9 | Wednesday, October 29, 2008, Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona | Chievo-Lazio 1-2 | 11' Pellissier, 15' Pandev, 82' Mantovani (og) |
10 | Sunday, November 2, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 85’ Foggia | |
11 | Sunday, November 9, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||
12 | Sunday, November 16, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Roma-Lazio 1-0 | 50' Julio Baptista |
13 | Sunday, November 23, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Genoa 1-1 | 69' Milito, 80' Dabo |
14 | Sunday, November 30, 2008, Stadio Atleti azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo | Atalanta-Lazio 2-0 | 54' Valdes, 68' Floccari |
15 | Saturday, December 6, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Inter 0-3 | 2' Samuel, 43+3' Diakité (og), 55' Ibrahimovic |
16 | Sunday, December 14, 2008, Stadio Friuli, Udine | ||
17 | Saturday, December 20, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Palermo 1-0 | 66' Rocchi |
18 | Sunday, January 11, 2009, Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria | ||
19 | Sunday, January 18, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Juventus 1-1 | 25' Ledesma, 30' Mellberg |
20 | Sunday, January 25, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Cagliari 1-4 | |
21 | Wednesday, January 28, 2009, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | Sampdoria Lazio 3-1 | 13' Delvecchio, 29' Rocchi, 51' Cassano, 54' Stankevicius |
22 | Sunday, February 1, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Milan 0-3 | 42' Pato, 47' Ambrosini, 83' Kakà |
23 | Sunday, February 8, 2009, Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | Fiorentina Lazio 1-0 | 89' Gilardino |
24 | Saturday, February 14, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Torino 1-1 | 36' Abate, 75' Siviglia |
25 | Sunday, February 22, 2009, Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce | Lecce Lazio 0-2 | |
26 | Saturday, February 28, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Bologna 2-0 | 35' Zarate, 81' Zarate |
27 | Sunday, March 8, 2009, Stadio San Paolo, Naples | 57' Rocchi, 65' Rocchi | |
28 | Sunday, March 15, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Chievo 0-3 | 27' Bogdani, 29' Pellissier, 87' Pellissier |
29 | Saturday, March 21, 2009, Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania | Catania Lazio 1-0 | 24' Paolucci |
30 | Sunday, April 5, 2009, Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena | Siena Lazio 2-0 | 25' Calaiò, 85' Maccarone |
31 | Saturday, April 11, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 2' Pandev, 4' Zarate, 10' Mexes, 58' Lichtsteiner, 80' De Rossi, 85' Kolarov | |
32 | Saturday, April 18, 2009, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | Genoa Lazio 0-1 | 65' Zarate |
33 | Sunday, April 26, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Atalanta 0-1 | 24' Talamonti |
34 | Saturday, May 2, 2009, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | Inter Lazio 2-0 | 57' Ibrahimovic, 69' Muntari |
35 | Saturday, May 9, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio Udinese 1-3 | 56' Rocchi, 60' Floro Flores, 69' D'Agostino, 86' Quagliarella (pen) |
36 | Sunday, May 17, 2009, Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo | Palermo Lazio 2-0 | 6' Miccoli (pen), 87' Migliaccio |
37 | Wednesday, May 20, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 25’ Zarate | |
38 | Sunday, May 31, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Turin | Juventus Lazio 2-0 | 3' Iaquinta, 59' Iaquinta |
Coppa Italia
Game | Date | Fixture | Goals |
Third Round | Saturday, August 23, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 9' Cattaneo (og), 22' Meghni, 48' Bueno, 54' Manfredini, 57' Pandev, 90' Pandev | |
Fourth Round | Wednesday, October 1, 2008, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Atalanta 2-0 | |
Round of 16 | Wednesday, December 3, 2008, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | 76' Shevchenko, 87' Zarate (pen), 92' Pandev | |
Quarter Final | Thursday, January 22, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Torino 3-1 | |
Semi Final, First Leg | Tuesday, March 3, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Lazio-Juventus 2-1 | |
Semi Final, Second Leg | Wednesday, April 22, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Turin | ||
Final | Wednesday, May 13, 2009, Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 4' Zarate, 31' Pazzini |




















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