November 13, 1949: Bologna-Lazio 0-0
- Dag Jenkins
- Nov 13
- 7 min read
Updated: Nov 21
Goalless draw in fog
Lazio earn a point with a solid defence
The season so far
Lazio had finished 13th in Serie A the previous season. The manager was first Orlando Tognotti (1-10) and then Mario Sperone. The highlights were beating Bologna 8-2, Genoa, Modena and Palermo all 5-1 and Triestina 4-0. Both derbies ended up in draws. Top scorer was Romano Penzo with 12 league goals.
This season Sperone stayed on as manager and Lazio were active on the transfer market. Arriving were: keeper Lucidio Sentimenti IV (Juventus), defender Zeffiro Furiassi (Fiorentina), midfielders Flavio Cecconi (Atalanta) and Vittorio Sentimenti III (Juventus) plus forward Dionisio Arce (Sporting Luqueño).
Leaving were: keepers Uber Gradella (retiring) and Marco Brandolin (Udinese), midfielders Salvador Gualtieri (Vicenza) and Guido Tavellin (Verona-on loan), Paolo Todeschini (Napoli) plus forward Costantino De Andreis (Napoli).
So far in Serie A Lazio were in 5th place on 12 points with Milan, Atalanta and Como. The Biancocelesti had won 5 (including derby 3-1), drawn 2 (including Milan 0-0 away) and lost 3. The three defeats however had come in the first four matches and Lazio were now unbeaten in the last five games and came from three consecutive wins.
Bologna had finished 5th the previous season under former Lazio manager, Austrian Tony Cargnelli. The Felsinei had lost 2-8 to Lazio in Rome but won 2-0 at home. The top scorer was Hungarian István Mike Mayer with 21 league goals.
This season the manager was still Cargnelli. The main new signings were: Danish defender Ivan Jensen (AB) plus forwards Carlo Matteucci (Padova) and José García (Defensor-Uruguay).
Leaving Bologna were: defender Luigi Spadoni (retiring), Hungarian midfielder Béla Sárosi (Bari) plus Argentine forward Hugo Giorgi (retiring).
The Rossoblu were struggling so far and had only won 1, drawn 4 and lost 5. They however came from a good 2-2 away draw at Como. They were 18th and third bottom on 6 points with Genoa.
Bologna had done well the previous season but were finding it difficult to find form this year. They nevertheless had some good players and it would not be easy for Lazio today.
The match: Sunday, November 13, 1949, Stadio Comunale, Bologna
A foggy, wet and cold day in Emilia brought a crowd of about 15,000 to the Comunale.
Both sides had important absences. Bologna were without forward Gino Cappello and Lazio had both forward Ferenc Nyers II and midfielder Enrique Flamini missing. The opposing forwards had each scored 3 goals this season.
Lazio based their game on their solid defence also due to the above-mentioned absences.
Bologna attacked but were a bit light up front. The Rossoblu had their main chance in the 34th minute but Zeffiro Furiassi cleared off the line.
Lazio were cautious and tried to hit Bologna on the break. The home fans were not impressed with Lazio's game plan and whistled and booed the Romans attitude.
It was however a tough and hard-fought game despite a lack of goal action. Halftime 0-0.
At the beginning of the second half, in the 49th minute, Lazio again had to thank a defender, this time Francesco Antonazzi, who kicked the ball away off the goal line.
In the 58th minute Lazio had a huge chance on the counterattack but Flavio Cecconi saw his shot come back off the post.
Bologna responded in the 61st minute with a double chance of their own. Sauro Taiti let off a cracking shot which Lucidio Sentimenti IV superbly saved and on the rebound Mario Gritti was again denied by the Lazio keeper's reflexes, from Emilia-Romagna himself.
After these events the game quietened down and was played mainly in midfield. The two teams seemed to settle for a point and the game ended 0-0.
Lazio had been rock solid in defence with fantastic performances by Leandro Remondini and Furiassi in particular.
A fair draw in the end. The teams had battled it out for an hour but both lacked the killer instinct, then had tired and been satisfied with the point.
Lazio were now 6th on 13 points with Fiorentina and Torino.
Bologna were still 18th on 7 points, now with Pro Patria so not much had changed for them.
Who played for Bologna
Vanz, Giovannini, Ballacci, Bernicchi, Mezzadri, Marchi, Visconti, Garcia, Mike, Gritti, Taiti
Manager: Cargnelli
Who played for Lazio
Sentimenti IV, Antonazzi, Furiassi, Alzani, Remondini, Montanari, Magrini, Sentimenti III, Höfling, Cecconi, Puccinelli
Manager: Sperone
Referee: Tassini
What happened next
Lazio had a good season and finished 4th, on 46 points. In the remaining games Lazio won 13 (including Bologna, Inter and Milan all 3-2 at home, Juventus 2-1 away), drew 7 (including derby 0-0) and lost 7. The top scorer was Norberto Höfling with 13 league goals.
Bologna survived and finished 15th on 32 points with Lucchese (three above the drop zone). In December Cargnelli was replaced by Englishman Edmund Crawford (with Bologna languishing 19th on 9 points). After that they won 6 (including Fiorentina and Roma 2-1, Torino 5-2 all at home), drew 11 and lost 6. The top scorer was Mike with 14 league goals.
With Juventus Champions for the 8th time at the opposite end Bari and Venezia slumped down to Serie B.
Let's talk about Tony Cargnelli
Anton Cargnelli was born in Vienna, on 1 February, 1889. His father was Italian and his mother Austrian.
He had a career as a player; Vienna Cricketer, Germany Schwechat and Wiener AF and then Schwechat again. He won the Austrian league with Wiener in 1914. He also won one cap for Austria, in a 1-1 draw against Hungary. It is as a coach however that he is better known.
In 1925-26 he coached VfB Mühlburg, from Karlsruhe in Germany while in 1926-27 he was in charge of Timişoara, in Romania.
In 1927 he arrived in Italy at Torino. He immediately won the Scudetto with "Toro". The Granata won 22 (including Lazio 3-0 and 2-0, Reggiana 14-0 and Brescia 11-0) drew 5 and lost 7. Top scorer was Julio Libonatti with 35.
The following season Torino won the National A group but lost the Scudetto Final to Bologna in the third decisive game 0-1 (first two 1-3 and 1-0).
In 1930 Cargnelli moved to Sicily and joined Palermo in Serie B. The Rosanero finished 3rd (W18, D8, L8) and missed out on promotion.
The following season he stayed on but was replaced by Hungarian Feldmann after 6 games.
In 1932 he joined Foggia in Serie C and got the "Satanelli" promoted to Serie B.
In 1933-34 he moved slightly down the coast to Bari in Serie B. The "Galletti" went extremely close to promotion, losing a playoff 0-1 to Sampierdarenese.
In 1935 he returned to Torino in Serie A and narrowly avoided relegation. The following season was better with a 3rd place and Torino won the Coppa Italia beating Alessandria 5-1 in Genoa.
In 1936 he went back to Bari in Serie A for two seasons. He kept the Biancorossi up both seasons.
In 1938 Cargnelli joined Ambrosiana-Inter. In 1939 the Nerazzurri won the Coppa Italia (Novara 2-1) and in 1940 the Scudetto.
In 1940 he returned to Torino for the third time. In his first season Toro came 7th and reached the Coppa Italia semi-final (Roma 0-1 in replay) while in his second he was replaced in March by Andreas Kutik and the Torinesi finished 2nd.
In 1942-43 he joined Liguria but came bottom and then the Second World War interrupted all sporting activities.
After the war Cargnelli joined Lazio for the 1946-47 season. The squad included Uber Gradella, Francesco Antonazzi, Romolo Alzani, Enrique Flamini, Salvador Gualtieri (captain), Costantino De Andreis, Luciano Ramella, Engelbert Koenig and Aldo Puccinelli. The Biancocelesti finished 10th, after 12 wins, 12 draws and 14 defeats. Top scorers were Puccinelli with 13 and Koenig with 12.
In 1947-48 he stayed at Lazio. In February however he was replaced by Orlando Tognotti. In his 21 games Cargnelli won 5 (including Inter) drew 7 (including Juventus away) and lost 9 (including a derby 0-1). Lazio ended up 10th again.
In April 1948 he took over at Lucchese in Serie A. He lost the first game but then managed to help "Le Pantere" avoid relegation with 4 wins (including Lazio 2-1, Milan 2-1 away), 4 draws (including Roma 2-2) and 4 defeats.
In the summer of 1948 he joined Bologna in Serie A. His first season was good with a 5th place, despite losing 2-8 to Lazio. The Rossoblu won 12, drew 17 and lost 9. The top scorer was a certain Mike from Hungary with 21 league goals.
The following season Cargnelli stayed but was first joined by technical director Pietro Genovesi and then replaced by Englishman Edward Crawford after 15 games. In this period the "Felsinei" had only won 2 games, drawn 5 (including Lazio 0-0) and lost 8.
His last job was with Alessandria in Serie C in the 1950-51 season. The "Orso Grigio" however missed out on promotion, finishing 4th.
Cargnelli won a league title in Austria as a player and then as a manager in Italy won 2 Scudetti, 2 Italian Cups and a promotion to Serie B with Foggia. A coach to be remembered. He was a very strict coach and extremely competent. His other big passion was cycling.
At Lazio he spent one and a half seasons. He was manager for a total of 79 matches with 23 wins, 24 draws and 32 defeats.
Tony Cargnelli died of kidney failure in Albenga (Savona), on 27 June, 1974 at 85.
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