Lazio bounce back against MATER

Simon Basten
Jun 22, 2023
2 min read

Updated: Jul 12

Season 1943-44

3rd place final, Torneo a Quattro

Thursday, June 22, 1944

Stadio Nazionale, Rome

Lazio MATER 5-3

After losing the semifinal of the Torneo a Quattro, Lazio win the 3rd place final

The “Torneo a quattro di Roma”, was played in June 1944 with the participation of the four top teams of Rome: Lazio, Roma, MATER and Tirrenia. The idea was that each team could also use players from other teams but not all participants agreed. In the end a compromise was reached: four players from the teams not playing could be chosen. All teams took advantage of this rule, except Lazio who were convinced of their superiority. As a consequence, the Biancocelesti lost the semi-final against Tirrenia 4-2.

Today was the 3rd place final with MATER. This was the first football match after the liberation of Rome.

The match

Lazio did not start well and MATER took advantage scoring two goals in the first 15 minutes with Marcello Pieri III. But slowly the Biancocelesti took over the game and equalised with Henglebert Koenig thanks to goals in the 26th and 43rd minutes.

The second half followed the same script as the first and it was MATER who took the lead with Oreste Roccasecca II in the 49th minute. But again Lazio took over and managed first to equalise with Umberto Lombardini in the 63rd minute and then took the lead in the 67th with Giuseppe Mancini. In the 75th minute Mancini scored his brace to settle the score on 5-3.

Who played for Lazio

Rega, Valenti, Manfrè, Risso, Andreolo, Manola, Mancini, Longhi, Lombardini, Koenig, Capponi