In per week with incredible wins towards , and , we additionally keep in mind Lanna’s derby, a draw with Actual Madrid and the good Arne Selmosson.
Matches of the Week
Date: Sunday, February 18, 1996Venue: Stadio Olimpico, RomeFixture: Lazio Roma 1-0A mindless handball by Lanna offers Lazio an important win
Date: Sunday, February 18, 1979Venue: Stadio Olimpico, RomeFixture: Lazio Fiorentina 4-0Best Lazio of the season to this point annihilate Fiorentina because of Giordano and D’Amico
Date: Sunday, February 19, 1995Venue: Stadio Olimpico, RomeFixture: Lazio Milan 4-0After a 17-year wait Lazio beat Milan at dwelling and do it in type with medical attacking duo Signori-Casiraghi.
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2001Venue: Stadio Olimpico, RomeFixture: Lazio-Actual Madrid 2-2, Champions League, Second Group PhaseLazio denied win towards mighty Blancos by two crossbars and two defensive errors
Date: Sunday, February 22, 1998Venue: Stadio Olimpico, RomeFixture: Lazio Inter 3-0The Biancocelesti thrash 2nd positioned Inter 3-0 with objectives by Fuser, Boksic and Casiraghi.
Match In Focus
Date: Sunday, February 17, 1974Venue: Stadio Olimpico, RomeFixture: Lazio Juventus 3-1
Right now was a large sport. Lazio had 25 factors and have been high of the desk. The scudetto race was approaching the decisive moments, their important rivals appeared to be Juventus (because the earlier 12 months) two factors behind and Napoli (as a substitute of Milan) three factors behind. The Biancocelesti might make a press release, win and go 4 factors away from their most harmful rivals or Juventus might go joint high and present they’d no intention of abdicating.
A gray, wet day however a packed stadium with a crowd of 76,000. The gates opened at 10 o’clock for a 2.30 kick-off.
Lazio made it clear from the beginning that they have been decided to win this match. They attacked furiously from the phrase go.
Within the fifth minute they have been already within the lead. Giorgio Chinaglia tried a shot but it surely was blocked by defender Francesco Morini, the ball reached Franco Nanni who had a go himself however once more the ball was blocked and ricocheted out on the suitable aspect of the world the place Renzo Garlaschelli, third time fortunate, beat Dino Zoff with a cross objective strike. Lazio 1 Juventus 0.
A dream begin by the Biancocelesti who have been rampant and continued attacking.
Within the fifteenth minute Lazio have been denied a transparent penalty when Chinaglia, teed up by Vincenzo D’Amico was fouled by Morini however not in keeping with the referee.
Within the twentieth minute after a one-two between Sergio Petrelli and Nanni, the fullback shaved the publish with a low strike.
Within the twenty eighth minute Lazio scored once more. A blistering Chinaglia low free kick gave Zoff no likelihood. Lazio 2 Juventus 0.
The guests at this level tried to react but it surely was not till simply earlier than halftime that they really had a shot in direction of objective. A Pietro Anastasi effort hit the aspect netting.
Then it was Lazio once more however D’Amico was too altruistic and as a substitute of capturing from a very good place he tried to seek out Chinaglia and the possibility was wasted.
Two nil on the break and Lazio went off to enthusiastic applause from their supporters.
For the second half Juventus took off a worse for put on Giuseppe Furino and placed on a extra attacking midfielder, Fernando Viola.
The sport restarted with a right away potential sport changer. Petrelli mishit a move and gave the ball away to Claudio Gentile, the Libyan born defender was then fouled by Giuseppe Wilson simply earlier than getting into the world however then falling inside it. The referee nevertheless extremely pointed to the penalty spot amid protests by the Lazio gamers. Antonello Cuccureddu hit a central spot kick, hoping Felice Pulici would dive by hook or by crook, however Felix stayed put and saved into nook along with his knee after which, realising the ball was not behind the online, celebrated wildly.
Within the 51st minute Chinaglia acquired previous Morini and shot on the far publish however Zoff was secure.
Within the fifty fifth minute the referee Panzino determined to be a protagonist once more. He blew up for a penalty to Juventus for Petrelli flippantly tugging José Altafini’s arm. One Lazio fan was so offended he invaded the pitch however was promptly “taken care of” by the Carabinieri. This time Anastasi stepped up and positioned a very good, medium top shot to Pulici’s left. Lazio 2 Juventus 1.
Lazio reacted as if they’d suffered an enormous injustice and attacked head down. Chinaglia beat Zoff with a low shot however Sandro Salvadore cleared on the road after which Zoff conquered the ball.
Within the sixty fifth minute it was Lazio who have been awarded a barely beneficiant penalty. Chinaglia was challenged by Morini and went down, the referee judged it a foul and pointed to the 11-metre spot. It was clearly “Lengthy John” who took the ball and he then positioned a low, central shot previous Zoff. Lazio 3 Juventus 1.
The sport remained vigorous and hard-fought regardless of there not being actual objective scoring alternatives.
Within the 72nd minute Petrelli limped off injured and was changed by Luigi Polentes.
Juventus attacked however Lazio defended properly. The one threat was within the eighty fifth minute when Giancarlo Oddi saved brilliantly on the road from an Anastasi effort. Remaining rating Lazio 3 Juventus 1.
A large win for Lazio. There have been nonetheless many video games to go however the Biancocelesti had proven they have been superior to the “Outdated Woman”, not less than as we speak. That they had dominated the primary half and within the second had managed Juventus’ comeback properly. The defence had been virtually excellent, led by a superlative Pino Wilson.
On the finish of the sport each managers agreed it was nonetheless 50-50 for the title however Lazio now had a four-point benefit and the information they have been nearly as good if not higher than the Zebras. The Biancocelesti nonetheless needed to watch Napoli too who have been solely three factors behind.
In Reminiscence: Arne Selmosson
Arne Selmosson was born in Götene, Sweden, on March 29, 1931.
His first membership was Jönköpings Södra in his homeland. He performed 80 league video games over three seasons and scored 33 objectives. On this interval, he served his compulsory navy service within the Fireplace Brigade and he remained keen on the power ceaselessly extra.
He arrived in Italy in 1954, introduced by Udinese for 150 million lire. The Friulani’s supervisor was former Lazio Giuseppe Bigogno they usually had a fantastic season on the pitch ending 2nd behind Milan. The Zebrette went unbeaten from December 12 till the tip of the season. Selmosson performed 34 league video games and scored 14 objectives. His attacking accomplice was future Lazio Lorenzo Bettini. Udinese’s second place was nevertheless ruined by the emergence of some unlawful match fixing by gamers and administrators courting again to the 1952-53 season. Udinese have been punished with relegation to Serie B.
Selmosson nevertheless stayed in Serie A becoming a member of Lazio whereas Alberto Fontanesi and Norwegian Per Bredesen went as much as Udine. The supervisor was Luigi Ferrero for the primary 14 video games after which Englishman Jesse Carver. The Biancocelesti had a very good season ending third. The highlights have been beating Inter 3-2 and Milan 3-1 each away, Juventus 2-0 at dwelling and the derby 1-0 (the opposite was 0-0). Selmosson performed 34 league video games with 10 objectives plus 2 video games within the President of the Republic Cup with 1 objective.
In 1956-57 Carver stayed on and Lazio completed third once more. Selmosson scored his first objective in a neighborhood derby, the equaliser in a 2-2 draw. He performed 34 league video games with 12 objectives and 1 sport within the President of the Republic Cup.
The 1957-58 could be his final with Lazio. The Biancocelesti began with Milovan Ćirić for twenty video games after which completed with Alfredo Monza. Lazio completed twelfth and Selmosson performed 33 league video games with 9 objectives. He scored within the 2-1 victory towards Roma in March however sadly the Giallorossi could be his subsequent workforce.
Lazio have been in monetary issue and needed to promote their star striker to the best bidder, who turned out to be bitter rivals Roma, for 135 million lire. Selmosson himself was not too happy however had no alternative. It was a vastly controversial occasion in Rome and such was the Swedes recognition that some folks even modified allegiance simply so they may watch “Raggio di Luna” (Moonbeam) as he was nicknamed. One such defector was future Prime Minister Massimo D’Alema, it’s most likely truthful to say lots of the fickle workforce swappers have been of non-Roman origins.
So Selmosson joined Roma and missed out on being a part of the Lazio workforce that lifted the membership’s first historic silverware, in September 1958 underneath Fulvio Bernardini. He had performed 101 league video games and scored 31 objectives for Lazio.
Selmosson stayed three seasons on the opposite aspect of the Tiber and in equity did fairly properly. He performed 87 league video games and scored 30 objectives (3 towards Lazio…). He turned the primary participant to have scored for each Lazio and Roma in native derbies (since emulated by Aleksandar Kolarov and Pedro). Roma completed sixth, ninth and fifth and received the Gala’s Cup in 1961. His managers for the “Lupi” have been fellow countryman Gunnar Nordahl for the primary season and Alfredo Foni for the subsequent two seasons (one other former Lazio participant, 1929-31). In his third season he performed much less and solely scored 1 objective and determined to go away.
In 1961 he returned to Udine for 3 extra seasons. Within the first the Bianconeri have been relegated underneath Luigi Bonizzoni, then Sergio Manente and at last Alfredo Foni once more. Selmosson performed 23 league video games and scored 6 objectives. One in every of his teammates was a younger keeper known as Dino Zoff.
He stayed in Udine in Serie B and the Zebrette completed 14th underneath Alberto Eliani. Selmosson performed 21 league video games and scored 7 objectives.
Selmosson’s final 12 months of soccer led to one other relegation. In 1963-64, underneath Eliani after which Armando Segato, Udinese have been relegated to C1. Selmosson performed 29 league video games with 5 objectives.
He then retired at 33. He returned to Sweden and continued taking part in at novice stage for Skoevde AIK after which coached minor leagues. He then settled in Götene and, like many gamers of his era, he opened a sports activities store. In 2009 a monument in his honour was put up in his hometown.
At worldwide stage he received 4 caps for Sweden with 1 objective. He performed within the 1958 World Cup in Sweden profitable a silver medal (shedding to 17-year-old Pelè’s Brazil 2-5).
Selmosson was a ahead and is taken into account top-of-the-line Scandinavian gamers ever. He was 1.78 and 73 kilos. He was exceptionally fast but in addition very skilful. He normally performed on the left aspect of assault from the place he began his well-known dribbling actions ending with a shot or an help for his attacking companions. He was additionally glorious within the air with excellent timing. He was well-known for being a mannequin sportsman and after scoring for Roma a derby towards Lazio he refused to have fun however as a substitute walked again head down, incomes the respect of each units of followers (that is commonplace now however was unprecedented on the time). He was a placid, laid again and shy character and this led to possibly his solely weak point in that within the bodily and typically soiled video games within the provinces he was often a bit out of the sport.
As talked about, he was nicknamed “Raggio di Luna”, Moonbeam, for the color of his hair and pallor of his pores and skin. It was first coined in Udine but it surely caught in Sweden too as “Månsträlen”. His footballing expertise and his “defection” to Roma have entered into Italian well-liked tradition. Well-known playwrights Giovannini and Guarinei wrote a play about him and Nils Liedholm who turned a revered wine producer named a spumante after him. In Udine he has had a road entitled to him.
He was immensely well-liked at Lazio. His sale to Roma was a trauma for a lot of. He said he needed to stick with the Biancocelesti however had no alternative. Some Lazio administrators needed to resign and a few couldn’t depart their homes for some time. Followers threatened to not renew their season tickets and a few took to the streets in protest and there have been scuffles with the police. The worst hit nevertheless have been the youngsters, many already had one of many first color posters of their idol Selmosson in mild blue and white, distributed by a neighborhood sport weekly solely per week earlier than his sale. He had been particularly good with the Lazio youth children, typically showing at their coaching classes at Acqua Acetosa.
These fan protest scenes have been seen once more 30 years later when Sergio Cragnotti tried to promote Beppe Signori to Parma however this time the followers’ protests have been profitable.
He is among the few gamers who, after taking part in for each golf equipment, is revered on each side of the Tiber, one other being Fulvio Bernardini.
Arne Selmosson died on February 22, 2002.
Birthdays This Week
Spartaco Orazi I, 17/2/1902, midfielder, Italy, 85 appearances, (1919-24)
Giuseppe Signori, 17/2/1968, ahead, Italy, 195 appearances, 127 objectives (1992-97)
Leonzino Fantoni III, 18/2/1912, ahead, Brazil, 25 appearances, 9 objectives (1932-35)
Luca Luzardi, 18/2/1970, defender, Italy, 48 appearances, 2 objectives (1992-94)
Mario Malatesta, 19/2/1908, midfielder, Italy, 72 appearances, 16 objectives (1929-32)
Ciro Motionless, 20/2/1990, ahead, Italy, 340 appearances, 207 objectives (2016-24)
Sinisa Mihajlovic 20/2/1969, defender, Serbia, 193 appearances, 33 objectives (1998-04)
Mario Levi II, 20/2/1893, defender, Italy, 79 appearances, 2 objectives (1910-15)
Alen Boksic, 21/1/1979, ahead, Croatia, 157 appearances, 43 objectives (1993-00)
Maurizio Neri, 21/2/1965, ahead, Italy, 24 appearances 1 objective (1991-93)
Italo Romagnoli II, 21/2/1916, midfielder, Italy, 82 appearances, 12 objectives (1940-43)
Luigi Fuin, 22/2/1928, midfielder, Italy, 147 appearances, 3 objectives (1951-58)
Luca Marchegiani, 22/2/1966, goalkeeper, Italy, 339 appearances (1993-02)
Vincenzo Provera, 22/2/1912, goalkeeper, Italy, 20 appearances (1937-40)
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