Lazio go top

Simon Basten
Oct 30, 2023
2 min read

Season 1994-95

Game 8, Serie A

Sunday, October 30, 1994

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Lazio Cremonese 1-0

Thanks to a Casiraghi goal and a great game from Boksic, Lazio managed to break down the Lombard wall and go top of the table.

So far Lazio were doing well. They were 3rd in the company of Juventus just two points away from leaders Parma.

The match

It took a long time for the Biancocelesti to break down a marvellous defensive wall erected by Cremonese. And if Zdenek Zeman had realised in time that it was better to put Alen Boksic on the right wing and Gigi Casiraghi centre-forward, Lazio would probably have scored earlier.

The Croation preached in the desert. He tried to open up the Cremonese defence but when he did, Beppe Signori and Roberto Rambaudi were not up to par. In the 3rd minute the Alien tried a shot but his attempt went wide. The next Lazio chance arrived in the 40th minute when Aron Winter’s shot off a Rambaudi assist was saved by Luigi Turci. On the dusk of the first half, Andrea Tentoni had a chance of a lifetime all alone in front of Luca Marchegiani but his attempted lob was too high.

The way Lazio were playing was exemplified in the 46th minute. Boskic slalomed through the Cremonese defence like Alberto Tomba, but the rest of the team just stood still, one could presume, in admiration.

In the 57th minute Tentoni anticipated Marchegiani but his header went wide. Third opportunity for the Lombards in the 65th minute with Luigi Gualco whose volley off a corner went very close to the target. At this point enter Casiraghi and Lazio started to play football. Signori to Boksic all alone in front of the keeper but when he tried to shoot Turci had been quick enough and managed to parry. The keeper again was called to action on a Cristiano Bergodi header in the 70th minute, but could do nothing four minutes later when Boskic anticipated him on a Diego Fuser cross and managed to give a perfect assist to Casiraghi who made no mistake.

Lazio could have scored again in the 85th minute but a foul in the box on Signori was ignored by the referee. Two minutes later Turci anticipated Fuser as he was about to shoot at goal.

Biancocelesti top of the table with Juventus following Parma’s loss. Season looking very promising indeed.

Who played for Lazio

Marchegiani, Negro, Favalli (23’ Bergodi), Venturin, Cravero, Chamot, Rambaudi (63’ Casiraghi), Fuser, Boksic, Winter, Signori