Top 100 Players in Lazio History: Positions 91-100

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We have attempted to make a list of the top 100 players in Lazio's history.

It is obviously not an easy task: different eras, roles, quality of squads, amount of time spent at club as well as personal preferences and bias towards our lifetime.

We have taken into account: the general quality and career of the player, performances at Lazio and importance in Lazio history.

We have tried to include players from all eras. We have watched some of the players first hand but many we have obviously not and for these we have based our evaluations on the chronicles of the times.

Since 1900 Lazio have had 993 players who have made at least one official appearance, but here is our top 100 starting with 91 to 100 in reverse order.

For each player we will give a brief history. So here goes...

100) Corrado Corelli, born August 19, 1884, 65 appearances, 21 goals

He played for Lazio between 1907-1914 and 1920-21.

One of the heroes of the famous three wins in a day in Pisa in 1908. Corelli can actually be considered Lazio's first signing from another club as he joined the Biancocelesti from Virtus Roma.

He was a very quick and intelligent forward, one of the best of his era.

99) Giacomo Blason, born March 19, 1914, 162 appearances

He played at Lazio between 1934 -1940.

He helped Lazio achieve 2nd place in Serie A in 1936-37.

He was a reliable goalkeeper, excellent on high balls and with particularly strong legs which allowed him to make acrobatic dives.

One of the more spectacular keepers in Lazio history.

98) Ermes Muccinelli, born July 28, 1927, 93 appearances, 19 goals

He played at Lazio between 1955-58.

He previously played 226 games for Juventus with 69 goals and 2 league titles.

He was a small but extremely quick and skilful winger. He was nicknamed "motorino" (moped) and "freccia d'oro" (golden arrow). An exciting and inventive player.

97) Zeffiro Furiassi, born January 19, 1923, 124 appearances

He played at Lazio between 1949-55.

A strong full-back, an excellent marker with good skills and speed. He was a modern defender able to cover the whole flank with tactical intelligence and combining well with the midfield.

He was a natural athlete, also practicing high jump and middle distance running. He took part in the 1950 World Cup. A true sportsman.

96) Vladimir Jugovic, born August 30, 1969, 42 appearances, 6 goals

He only played for Lazio for one season 1997-98 but made a huge impact. Lazio won 4 derbies in a season, reached the UEFA Cup final and won the Coppa Italia.

He was an excellent and dynamic box to box midfielder, strong, skilful and elegant. He also played for Red Star Belgrade, Sampdoria, Atlético Madrid, Juventus and Inter amongst others. He won 37 caps for Serbia with 2 goals.

A pity he did not stay longer at Lazio.

95) Virgilio Felice Levratto, born October 26, 1904, 53 appearances, 9 goals

He played for Lazio between 1934-36.

He was an incredibly strong left winger with an out of the ordinary powerful left foot.

He was nicknamed "Sfondareti" (Goalbreaker). He also played for Vado, Genova 1893 and Ambrosiana Inter amongst others.

He won 28 caps for Italy with 11 goals. He is possibly one the Lazio players with the hardest shot in their history.

94) Alejandro Demaría, born June 19, 1904, 103 league appearances, 30 goals

He played at Lazio between 1931-35.

He scored an impressive total of 5 goals against Roma and was the first to score a hat-trick in a derby, allowing Lazio to come back from 0-3 down. He was tall (1.90) and a strong forward with a good left foot. He also played for Corinthians.

He won 4 caps for Brazil with 3 goals.

For his hat-trick against the Giallorossi he had to make the 100 cut.

93) Stefan Radu, born October 22, 1986, 427 appearances, 8 goals

He played for Lazio between January 2008-2023. He is Lazio's all-time player with most games. In almost 15 years at the club, he won the Coppa Italia 3 times (including 2013 against Roma) and the Supercoppa 3 times.

He was a defender who could play both as centre-back or as left full-back. At 1.83 and 79 kilos he was a strong defender who could also play the ball. He became a true Lazio fan and still travels to away games with the fans. He also won 14 caps for Romania. A true Laziale.

92) Lionello Manfredonia, born November 27, 1956, 234 appearances, 10 goals

He played for Lazio between 1975-1985.

He was one of the great hopes after the 1974 Scudetto era. He was suspended for two years due to the 1979 match-fixing scandal but returned to help Lazio win promotion in 1983. He started as a central defender but evolved into a box-to-box midfielder.

He was physically strong but with good technical skills. He also then played for Juventus and Roma.... He took part in the 1978 World Cup. He was one of Lazio's "Golden Boys” and could have been higher up in the list but his signing for hated rivals Roma put a black mark on his Lazio days...

91) Fernando Couto, born August 2, 1969, 217 appearances, 12 goals

He played for Lazio between 1998-2005. He was an integral part of the most successful period in Lazio history, winning a Scudetto, the Coppa Italia twice, the Italian Supercoppa twice, a Cup Winners Cup and an European Super Cup. He was a tough defender, excellent in the air but also with decent feet, so much that at Lazio Sven-Goran Eriksson occasionally even played him in midfield. He also won a number of trophies with Porto, Parma and Barcelona. He earned 110 caps for Portugal with 8 goals. A winner.

Next up positions 81-90 on June 30