This Week In Lazio History: April 6-12
This Week In Lazio History: April 6-12 This week we remember important wins in the derby, against Juventus, Inter and Napoli, a Signori hat-trick on freekicks, a spectacular draw with Napoli in the first scudetto season and the passing of Can Bartu. Matches of the Week Date: Sunday, April 7, 2012 Location: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Napoli 3-1 A week after club legend Giorgio Chinaglia’s death Lazio honour him with a spectacular win towards a Champions League place. Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023 Location: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Juventus 2-1 A wonderful back heel pass from Luis Alberto gives Lazio a priceless win Date: Saturday, April 10, 1994 Location: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Atalanta 3-1 Three Signori goals, all on freekicks, in the last 25 minutes give uninspired Lazio decisive European points.
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009 Location: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Roma 4-2 Two goals in the first five minutes stun Roma who attempt a comeback but Lazio resist and then change gear to clinch a tense derby. Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 Location: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Inter 2-1 (Coppa Italia Final, First Leg) On the night Ronaldo suffers a terrible injury the Biancocelesti come from behind to take the advantage in the final. Match In Focus Date: Sunday, April 7, 1974 Location: Stadio San Paolo, Naples Fixture: Napoli Lazio 3-3 Lazio had 32 points and were top of the table with a four-point lead on Juventus and five on Napoli.
The final scudetto rush was on but today Lazio had a tricky game, Napoli away. There was no love lost between these two clubs, even less after the previous year’s game in Naples. On the last day of the season, with Lazio challenging for the Scudetto, Napoli played to the death, celebrating their last gasp win as if they had won the World Cup and basically admitting they had been “incentivised” by the “Old Lady” of Italian football, who won the title using similar methods with their opposition Roma (who probably did not need much encouragement to throw the game anyway).
A huge test today for Lazio. A hostile environment and competitive opposition who had title aspirations of their own. Juventus meanwhile played mid-table Cesena away.
A lovely spring day on the bay of Naples saw a huge 75,000 crowd for this crunch match. Napoli were missing midfielder Salvatore Esposito while Lazio fortunately had their best possible line-up. The first fifteen minutes of the game were cautious by both sides, studying each other’s moves.
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