Lazio Roma 2-1

Season 1957-58

Game 25, Serie A

Sunday, March 16, 1958

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Lazio Roma 2-1

Lazio win the derby with two goals in 120 seconds in the last ten minutes

At the end of the first half of the season Lazio were 13th, just three points above the relegation zone (two teams would go down to Serie B). Milovan Ciric was sacked in February and the team was handed to Dino Canestri, technical director, and Alfredo Monza, manager. Things started to improve and the Biancocelesti were currently ninth with a comfortable six-point cushion on the relegation zone. They had even beaten Inter a month earlier. But today was the derby.

The match

A great match between the two teams, very exciting with the ball moving from one side of the pitch to the other.

Lazio started well and had a couple of chances but Luciano Panetti made some excellent saves in the 4th and 19th minutes. In between in the 11th minute an Ermes Muccinelli shot shaved the post. Roma reacted and a miracle from Bob Lovati was needed on the half hour on a Giuseppe Secchi whack. After a half hour of total domination by the Biancocelesti, Roma took hold of the match but did not create anything worth noting.

In the second half, Arne Selmosson hit the woodwork in the 60th minute. The fireworks began in the last quarter of an hour. In the 78th minute Alcide Ghigga raced down the right wing and went into the box. He passed to Dino Da Costa who needed time to move the ball from one foot to the other. This gave Lovati the opportunity to race out and the Roma forward’s shot was wide. Ball back to Umberto Pinardi who passed to Selmosson, big whack, excellent save from the Roma keeper. In the 81st minute Lazio scored. Muccinelli to Selmosson who dribbled past Giulio Corsini, got into the box and beat Panetti.

Two minutes later it was 2-0. Corsini in an attempt to clear on Pasquale Vivolo instead passed to Renzo Burini who had a freeway in front of him. He advanced, dribbled past the keeper and slotted the ball in.

With one minute left, Adelmo Eufemi lost the ball to Da Costa who advanced, dribbled past Pinardi and once on the limit of the penalty area released a missile which this time Lovati could not stop. But there was no more time and Lazio won the derby!!!!

Who played for Lazio

Lovati, Molino, Lo Buono, Eufemi, Pinardi, Moltrasio, Muccinelli, Burini, Vivolo, Pozzan, Selmosson