Game 18, Serie B
Sunday, January 12, 1986
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Lazio Catanzaro 1-0
Biancocelesti manage to beat Catanzaro with a bit of luck, but the level of play is still pretty dismal.
In Serie B, despite being one the favourites on paper, the situation was not looking good. At home Lazio did not do too badly (6 wins and 3 draws) but away from home the results were terrible (6 losses and 3 draws). It would take a miracle to get back up to Serie A.
The match
The game opened with a miracle from Fabio Calcaterra in the 9th minute who managed to clear the ball off the line and save the situation. Roberto Borrello had had the opportunity to score thanks to a mistake by the Lazio defence and had lobbed the ball over Astutilio Malgioglio, but Calcaterra had made sure the score remained 0-0.
It did not stay 0-0 for long. In the 13th minute Oliviero Garlini headed the ball into the Catanzaro net following a corner from Francesco Dell’Anno.
At this point, Lazio decided they had to defend the 1-0 so Catanzaro were given the control of the game. The Calabresi did not take advantage of Lazio’s gift in the first half, but they did in the second.
Lazio had terrible trouble in holding off the Catanzaro siege of the second half and were very lucky. The Giallorossi hit the woodwork twice with Antonio Soda and Paolo Benedetti, dominated the game, but were unable to equalise.
A terrible performance from Lazio, booed by their fans at the end of the game, but the two points were vital oxygen.
Who played for Lazio
Malgioglio, Podavini, Calisti, Spinozzi, Calcaterra, Magnocavallo, Dell’Anno (72’ Poli), G. Corti, Fiorini, Caso (77’ Vinazzani), Garlini
Manager: Simoni
Who played for Catanzaro
Ceriello, Logozzo, Cascione (63' Donà), Masi, Benetti, M.Gregori, C.Bagnato, Piccioni (46' Surro), Soda, Iacobelli, Borrello
Substitutes: Di Fusco, Guida, Pala
Manager: Santin
Referee: Greco
Goals: 13’ Garlini
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