November 18, 1923: U.S. Romana Lazio 1-7
- Simon Basten
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Filippi scores many
Fillippi scores six, or five depending on the source, taking Lazio to seventh heaven
The season so far
The previous season had been excellent as Lazio had made it to the national final only to lose both away and at home to a very strong Genoa.
For the current one the Biancocelesti had lost Augusto Faccani who had signed for Alba, Ettore Agazzani and Ottavio Regazzoni who had finished their military service and had gone back north. Fortunately, they found a replacement goalkeeper in Ezio Sclavi who became one of Lazio’s best keepers in history.
For the 1923-24 season the First Division was divided into two geographical leagues: north and south. In the former the 24 teams were divided into two groups with the winners playing a final. In the South it was divided by region (Lazio, Campania, Puglia and Sicily). Then the top two teams in Lazio, Campania and Puglia would qualify for the semi-final stage with the Sicilian winner and Anconitana, the sole Marche representative. Two semi-final groups the winners of which would meet for the final.
The winners of both leagues would then clash for the National final.
Lazio so far had played four games, even if todays’ match was fixture seven (one match had been postponed for electoral reasons and another one suspended for a fight that involved players, managers, fans and referees!), winning all four.
The match: Sunday, November 18, 1923, Campo dell’Olmo, Rome
In the first ten minutes it looked like US Romana were on a good day. They attacked like crazy and Ezio Sclavi was called to make some decisive saves. Then in the 11th minute Ugo Dosio cleared the box, Dante Filippi went for the ball and scored Lazio’s first. He then went on to score another two in quick succession. Towards the end of the first half US Romana managed to reduce the deficit with Beniamini III.
In the second half, the way too much freedom given to Fillippi allowed the Lazio forward to score another 3 goals whilst the Biancoceleste seventh was scored by Fulvio Bernardini.
No contest.
Who played for US Romana
Spaziani, Di Chiara, Scaramucci, Evangelisti, Frantini, Ceresi II, Pieristè, D'Aversa, Ceresi I, Beniamini III, Giuli
Who played for Lazio
Sclavi, Saraceni I, Dosio, Nesi, Parboni, Orazi, Fraschetti, Filippi, Bernardini, Maneschi, Saraceni II
Manager: Baccani
Referee: Galassi
Goals: Filippi 6 goals (three per half), Beniamini III (first half), Bernardini (second half)
(NB Lazio Wiki’s list of goal scorers differs from the Il Messaggero’s account. They claim the following: 11’ Filippi, 16’ Filippi, 20’ Filippi, 30’ Filippi, 57’ Filippi, 68’ Bernardini, 77’ Bernardini, 88’ Giuli)
What happened next
The Lazio group saw a massive battle between Lazio, Alba and Fortitudo. Alba topped it by one point and the other two were forced to a playoff which the Biancocelesti won. In the semi-final group Lazio had to play against Savoia, Ideale and Anconitana. After winning the first three games, the Biancocelesti surprisingly lost first to Anconitana and then against Ideale. They needed to beat Savoia at home to reach the final but they drew 2-2.
Bernardini, Dosio, Franschetti, Nesi, Fernando Saraceni and Sclavi had the most appearances (17) while Bernardini and Fillipi were the top scorers with 17 goals.
Let’s talk about Enrico Giammei
Enrico Giammei was born in Rome on February 24 1894. He was a lawyer by profession and a long time sports administrator. He was an athlete of the Società Podistica Lazio, competing in multiple disciplines including running, cycling, rowing and swimming. Later he served in various roles on Lazio’s board until after World War II.
In 1922-23, Giammei served briefly as President of the Lazio football section. Under his presidency Lazio reached the national final of the Prima Divisione (1923) but lost to Genoa (4-1 in the first leg, then 0-2 in Rome). He continued briefly into the 1923–1924 season, after which Giorgio Guglielmi took over the presidency of the football section. Later, on February 10, 1929, by decision of the President of CONI (Turati), Giammei was appointed General President of the multi-sport Lazio (Polisportiva).
Tragically, he died on August 28, 1948 in Rome as a result of a car accident near Orbetello.
In 1952, a football pitch in the Val Melaina district of Rome was named in his honour.
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