1996–97 S.S. Lazio season

Società Sportiva Lazio finished fourth in Serie A, reached the quarter final of the Coppa Italia and the round of 32 in the UEFA Cup.

Lazio

1996–97 season
President	Sergio Cragnotti
Manager	Zdeněk Zeman (until 27 January 1997) Dino Zoff (from 27 January 1997)
Stadium	Stadio Olimpico
Serie A	4th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Giuseppe Signori (15) All: Giuseppe Signori (15)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Goalkeepers

• Luca Marchegiani
• Fernando Orsi
• Carlo Cudicini

Defenders

• Paolo Negro
• Mark Fish
• Giuseppe Favalli
• José Chamot
• Alessandro Nesta
• Guerino Gottardi
• Alessandro Grandoni

Midfielders

• Dario Marcolin
• Renato Buso
• Diego Fuser
• Roberto Baronio
• Paul Okon
• Pavel Nedvěd
• Daniele Franceschini
• Marco Piovanelli
• Giorgio Venturin
• Roberto Rambaudi

Forwards

• Giuseppe Signori
• Pierluigi Casiraghi
• Igor Protti

In

• Mark Fish from Orlando Pirates FC
• Paul Okon from Club Brugge
• Pavel Nedvěd from Sparta Praha
• Giorgio Venturin
• Igor Protti from Bari

Out

• Alen Boksic to Juventus
• Aron Winter to Inter
• Roberto Di Matteo to Chelsea FC

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Parma	34	18	9	7	41	26	+15	63	Qualified to Champions League qualifying round
3	Internazionale	34	15	14	5	51	35	+16	59	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Lazio	34	15	10	9	54	37	+17	55
5	Udinese	34	15	9	10	53	41	+12	54
6	Sampdoria	34	14	11	9	60	46	+14	53

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Lazio	11	17	16	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	10	9	10	7	9	12	12	11	12	12	9	10	9	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

Source: Serie A
  = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round;   = Relegation to 1997–98 Serie B

Matches

7 September 1996 1	Bologna	1–0	Lazio	Bologna
	Fontolan  35'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 31,267 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

15 September 1996 2	Lazio	0–1	Udinese	Rome
		Report	Bia  73' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

21 September 1996 3	Inter	1–1	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Angloma  40'	Report	Signori  33'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

29 September 1996 4	Lazio	2–1	Parma	Rome
	Protti  25' Casiraghi  62'	Report	D. Baggio  66'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

12 October 1996 5	Fiorentina	0–0	Lazio	Florence
	Batistuta 33' Baiano  82'	Report	Grandoni  71'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Domenico Messina

20 October 1996 6	Lazio	2–1	Cagliari	Rome
	Marchegiani  3' Nedvěd  22' Signori  49'	Report	Banchelli  77'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

26 October 1996 7	Atalanta	2–1	Lazio	Bergamo
	Lentini  4' Inzaghi 19',  49'	Report	Negro  75'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 17,022 Referee: Graziano Cesari

3 November 1996 8	Lazio	0–2	Vicenza	Rome
		Report	Murgita  35' Maini  90'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Marcello Nicchi

17 November 1996 9	Piacenza	1–3	Lazio	Piacenza
	Scienza  27'	Report	Signori  5', 40' (pen.), 54'	Stadium: Stadio Galleana Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

24 November 1996 10	Lazio	1–1	Sampdoria	Rome
	Negro  82'	Report	Mancini  6' Pesaresi  79'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

1 December 1996 11	Reggiana	0–2	Lazio	Reggio Emilia
	Beiersdorfer  49'	Report	Nedvěd  84' Casiraghi  90'	Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Gennaro Borriello

8 December 1996 12	Lazio	0–0	Roma	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

15 December 1996 13	Perugia	1–2	Lazio	Perugia
	Giunti 36' Gautieri  79'	Report	Rambaudi  71' Signori  81' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Piero Ceccarini

22 December 1996 14	Napoli	1–0	Lazio	Naples
	André Cruz  90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Marcello Nicchi

5 January 1997 15	Lazio	3–0	Milan	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Signori  22' Casiraghi  45' Grandoni  55'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 38,280 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

12 January 1997 16	Verona	1–1	Lazio	Verona
	Orlandini  61' (pen.)	Report	Fish  23'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 16,106 Referee: Stefano Braschi

19 January 1997 17	Lazio	0–2	Juventus	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Padovano  31', 62'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 58,815 Referee: Domenico Messina

26 January 1997 18	Lazio	1–2	Bologna	Rome
	Casiraghi  46'	Report	K. Andersson  42' Nervo  59'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 31,460 Referee: Livio Bazzoli

2 February 1997 19	Udinese	2–3	Lazio	Udine
	Amoroso  79' (pen.), 90'	Report	Signori  17', 61' Favalli  68' Nedvěd  88'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 12,501 Referee: Stefano Farina

16 February 1997 20	Lazio	2–2	Inter	Rome
	Fuser  24' Signori  72'	Report	Zamorano  60' Djorkaeff  62'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 44,520 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

23 February 1997 21	Parma	2–0	Lazio	Parma
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Stanić  3' Chiesa  26'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 20,690 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

1 March 1997 22	Lazio	1–0	Fiorentina	Rome
	Negro  90'	Report	Amoruso  72'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 34,883 Referee: Gennaro Borriello

9 March 1997 23	Cagliari	0–0	Lazio	Cagliari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 14,698 Referee: Stefano Farina

16 March 1997 24	Lazio	3–2	Atalanta	Rome
	Mirković  36' (o.g.) Sottil  38' (o.g.) Buso  84'	Report	Lentini  53' Morfeo  83'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 33,111 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

23 March 1997 25	Vicenza	0–2	Lazio	Vicenza
	Lopez  81' Di Carlo  90+9'	Report	Nedvěd  19' Fuser  90' Buso  90+9'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 15,513 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

6 April 1997 26	Lazio	2–0	Piacenza	Rome
	Signori  31' (pen.) Rambaudi  73'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 33,535 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

13 April 1997 27	Sampdoria	1–0	Lazio	Genoa
	Montella  67' (pen.) R. Mancini 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,383 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

20 April 1997 28	Lazio	6–1	Reggiana	Rome
	Signori  12' (pen.) Nedvěd  16', 86' Protti  22', 32', 37' Chamot  69'	Report	Simutenkov  42', 69'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,273 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

4 May 1997 29	Roma	1–1	Lazio	Rome
	Balbo  35'	Report	Favalli  76' Protti  90'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 73,409 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

11 May 1997 30	Lazio	4–1	Perugia	Rome
	Signori  7' Rambaudi  45' Casiraghi  48', 51'	Report	Gautieri  72' Pizzi  86'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 34,089 Referee: Roberto Bettin

15 May 1997 31	Lazio	3–2	Napoli	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Casiraghi  24' Nedvěd  31' Fuser  39', 70' Buso  90+2'	Report	Ayala  10',  42' Pecchia  24' Longo  28' Beto  66'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,288 Referee: Stefano Farina

18 May 1997 32	Milan	2–2	Lazio	Milan
	Weah  41', 64'	Report	Boban  56' (o.g.) Fuser  73' Nedvěd  86'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 48,604 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

25 May 1997 33	Lazio	4–1	Verona	Rome
	Signori  4', 35' Protti  23' Rambaudi  74'	Report	Ametrano  30' Maniero  33' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,492 Referee: Marcello Nicchi

1 June 1997 34	Juventus	2–2	Lazio	Turin
	Vieri  31' Amoruso  52'	Report	Casiraghi  73' Protti  85'	Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi Attendance: 38,617 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Coppa Italia

Second round

28 August 1996	Avellino	0–1	Lazio	Avellino
			Casiraghi  26'	Stadium: Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Round of 16

23 October 1996	Verona	1–2	Lazio	Verona
	Orlandini  45'		Rambaudi  8' Nedvěd  23'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 9,136 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Quarter-finals

14 November 1996 First leg	Napoli	1–0	Lazio	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Aglietti  3'			Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 30,352 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

27 November 1996 Second leg	Lazio	1–1	Napoli	Rome
	Casiraghi  8' Nedvěd  86'		Caio  28' Baldini  45' Aglietti  48'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina

UEFA Cup

First round

10 September 1996 First leg	Lens	0–1	Lazio	Lens, France
	Sikora  44'	Report	Favalli  27'  32' Signori  32' Nesta  80' Chamot  85'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 18,174 Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)

24 September 1996 Second leg	Lazio	1–1	Lens	Rome, Italy
	Fuser  44' Signori  74' Chamot  89'	Report	Regis  44' Sikora  63' Šmicer  68'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Second round

15 October 1996 First leg	Lazio	1–0	Tenerife	Rome, Italy
	Favalli  63' Nedvěd  66'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

29 October 1996 Second leg	Tenerife	5–3	Lazio	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
	Nesta  16' (o.g.) Paz  25' Kodro  27' Castaño  39', 62' Jokanović  48' Alexis  57' Llorente  74' Felipe Miñambres  83'	Report	Negro  14' Nedvěd  14',  82' Fuser  31' Casiraghi  47',  61' Signori  52' Marcolin  89'	Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

Statistics

Goalscorers

• Giuseppe Signori 15 (4)
• Pierluigi Casiraghi 8
• Igor Protti 7
• Pavel Nedvěd 7
• Diego Fuser 4

References

1. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.