1997–98 S.S. Lazio season
During the 1997–98 Italian football season, Società Sportiva Lazio competed in the Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.
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| 1997–98 season | ||||
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| President | Sergio Cragnotti | |||
| Manager | Sven-Göran Eriksson | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Olimpico | |||
| Serie A | 7th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Winners | |||
| UEFA Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Pavel Nedvěd (11) All: Alen Bokšić, Pavel Nedvěd (15) | |||
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Season review
Lazio appointed a new coach in Sven-Göran Eriksson, snatching the Swede from an almost readied contract with Blackburn Rovers. Ex-Sampdoria man Eriksson brought playmaking secondary striker Roberto Mancini with him. In addition, he signed Vladimir Jugović and Alen Bokšić from Juventus, with Bokšić embarking on a second tenure at Lazio. Matias Almeyda also arrived at the club from Spanish side Sevilla, while wing-back Giuseppe Pancaro, signed from Cagliari, also proved to be a key player.
The new players managed to form an effective unit that was involved in the battle for the title until the 28th round, when they lost 1-0 at home to Juventus in a game that completely turned the tide for Lazio. The loss to Juventus had a detrimental effect on the team's form and led to a poor run of one point in six matches, dropping the team down to seventh. It was the club's worst league position for more than five years, but Eriksson was saved by the fact that the team had been seriously in the hunt for the scudetto for the first time, plus it reached the finals of both the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup. Lazio won the Coppa Italia, but stood no chance against Inter and on-song Ronaldo in the UEFA Cup final, eventually losing 3-0.
The 1997-98 season also saw the departure of club legend Giuseppe Signori, who failed to get on with Eriksson and was duly sold to Sampdoria as a long-overdue replacement for Mancini. Given the team's strong form at the time, his departure did not cause the same riots as happened when he was on the verge of being sold to Parma in 1995.[1]
Lazio's best player during the season was arguably Pavel Nedvěd, the Czech winger scoring eleven goals and revelling in the confidence he got from Eriksson.
Players
Squad information
- Squad at end of season[2]
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Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 5 | Fiorentina | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 57[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 57 | |
| 7 | Lazio | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 56 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 8 | Bologna | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 48[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 9 | Sampdoria | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
Source: 1997–98 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).[3]
Notes:
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).[3]
Notes:
- Fiorentina finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: FIO 1–1 PAR; PAR 1–2 FIO.
- Bologna finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: BOL 2–2 SAM; SAM 2–3 BOL.
Matches
| 31 August 1997 1 | Lazio | 2–0 | Napoli | Rome |
Casiraghi  45'R. Mancini  68'Pancaro 76' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 55,739 Referee: Stefano Braschi |
| 13 September 1997 2 | Milan | 1–1 | Lazio | Milan |
| Ba 37' |
Report | Signori 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 67,151 Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 21 September 1997 3 | Empoli | 1–0 | Lazio | Empoli |
| Martusciello 11' |
Report | Jugović  49'Signori 79' |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 12,799 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
| 27 September 1997 4 | Lazio | 3–2 | Bari | Rome |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Nedvěd 5', 90+4' Signori 90+1' |
Report | Venturin 45+3' (o.g.) Ripa 61'Masinga 69' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 41,528 Referee: Angelo Bonfrisco |
| 5 October 1997 5 | Internazionale | 1–1 | Lazio | Milan |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ronaldo 41' (pen.) |
Report | Nedvěd 35' |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 65,656 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 18 October 1997 6 | Lazio | 0–2 | Atalanta | Rome |
| Report | Sottil 34' Dunđerski 50'Foglio 59' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,006 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 1 November 1997 7 | Roma | 1–3 | Lazio | Rome |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Di Biagio 90' Delvecchio 90+1' |
Report | Favalli 7' R. Mancini 47'Casiraghi 57'Nedvěd 84' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 73,121 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 9 November 1997 8 | Lazio | 3–0 | Sampdoria | Rome |
| Marcolin 25' (pen.) Nedvěd 65'Bokšić 87' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,514 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 22 November 1997 9 | Piacenza | 0–0 | Lazio | Piacenza |
| Tramezzani 17' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Galleana Attendance: 10,265 Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 30 November 1997 10 | Lazio | 2–3 | Udinese | Rome |
| Fuser 31' Negro 41' |
Report | Poggi 32' Cappioli 73'Amoroso 84' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 38,249 Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 6 December 1997 11 | Juventus | 2–1 | Lazio | Turin |
| Del Piero 15', 34' (pen.) |
Report | Marcolin 26' (pen.) Chamot 61' |
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 14 December 1997 12 | Lazio | 1–0 | Brescia | Rome |
| Bokšić 27' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,064 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 21 December 1997 13 | Lazio | 4–0 | Vicenza | Rome |
| Casiraghi 7' Fuser 63'Venturin 70'Bokšić 90+1' |
Report | Stovini 45+1' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 37,201 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
| 4 January 1998 14 | Parma | 1–1 | Lazio | Parma |
| Chiesa 55' (pen.) |
Report | Bokšić 19' Favalli 46' |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 21,783 Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 11 January 1998 15 | Lazio | 4–0 | Lecce | Rome |
| Rambaudi 55' Fuser 74'Bokšić 83', 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 38,424 Referee: Tarcisio Serena |
| 18 January 1998 16 | Fiorentina | 1–3 | Lazio | Florence |
| Cois 19' Schwarz 48' |
Report | Bokšić 31' Rambaudi 78'Nedvěd 84' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 36,601 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 25 January 1998 17 | Lazio | 1–0 | Bologna | Rome |
| Nedvěd 43' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,698 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 1 February 1998 18 | Napoli | 0–0 | Lazio | Naples |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 41,543 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 8 February 1998 19 | Lazio | 2–1 | Milan | Rome |
| R. Mancini 6' Bokšić 90+3' |
Report | Leonardo 29' Kluivert 90+4' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 52,215 Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 11 February 1998 20 | Lazio | 3–1 | Empoli | Rome |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Nedvěd 17' Negro 55'Gottardi 90+3' |
Report | Cappellini 35' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 38,751 Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 15 February 1998 21 | Bari | 0–2 | Lazio | Bari |
| Report | Jugović 10' (pen.) Rambaudi 90+1' |
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Stefano Braschi |
| 22 February 1998 22 | Lazio | 3–0 | Internazionale | Rome |
| Fuser 25' Bokšić 29'Casiraghi 81' |
Report | Milanese 90+2' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 66,025 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 28 February 1998 23 | Atalanta | 0–0 | Lazio | Bergamo |
| Report | Lopez 59' |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 19,379 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 8 March 1998 24 | Lazio | 2–0 | Roma | Rome |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Bokšić 50' Nedvěd 62' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 69,450 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 14 March 1998 25 | Sampdoria | 0–4 | Lazio | Genoa |
| Balleri 24' Montella 73' |
Report | Jugović 1' Nedvěd 54'Fuser 66', 81' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 26,311 Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 22 March 1998 26 | Lazio | 0–0 | Piacenza | Rome |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 44,181 Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 28 March 1998 27 | Udinese | 0–2 | Lazio | Udine |
| Report | Jugović 18' R. Mancini 33'Fuser 57' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 14,635 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 5 April 1998 28 | Lazio | 0–1 | Juventus | Rome |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Nedvěd 76' |
Report | Inzaghi 60' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 70,136 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 11 April 1998 29 | Brescia | 1–1 | Lazio | Brescia |
| Diana 70' |
Report | Rambaudi 10' |
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 10,831 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 19 April 1998 30 | Vicenza | 2–1 | Lazio | Vicenza |
| Zauli 27' Luiso 54' |
Report | R. Mancini 48' |
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 17,754 Referee: Stefano Braschi |
| 26 April 1998 31 | Lazio | 1–2 | Parma | Rome |
| Nedvěd 57' |
Report | Sensini 71' Stanić 74' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 2 May 1998 32 | Lecce | 1–0 | Lazio | Lecce |
| Annoni 86' Palmieri 88'Cyprien 90+2' |
Report | Marcolin 90+3' |
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 8,498 Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 10 May 1998 33 | Lazio | 1–4 | Fiorentina | Rome |
| M. Serena 42' (o.g.) Casiraghi 68' |
Report | Oliveira 14' Edmundo 24'Batistuta 41'Rui Costa 84' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 39,929 Referee: Stefano Farina |
Coppa Italia
Second round
| 3 September 1997 First leg | Fidelis Andria | 0–3 | Lazio | Andria |
| Recchi 20' (o.g.) Signori 48', 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Degli Ulivi Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 24 September 1997 Second leg | Lazio | 3–2 | Fidelis Andria | Rome |
| Signori 18', 73' Bokšić 23' |
Biagioni 34' Cappellacci 65' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Gilberto Dagnello |
Round of 16
| 14 October 1997 First leg | Lazio | 4–0 | Napoli | Rome |
| Bokšić 3', 30' Signori 16' (pen.), 20' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 10,799 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
Quarter-finals
| 6 January 1998 First leg | Lazio | 4–1 | Roma | Rome |
| Bokšić 2' Jugović 31' (pen.)R. Mancini 75'Fuser 80' |
Balbo 38' (pen.), 83' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 49,260 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 21 January 1998 Second leg | Roma | 1–2 | Lazio | Rome |
| Paulo Sérgio 54' Di Biagio 72' |
Jugović 45' (pen.) Gottardi 90+4' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 46,583 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
Semi-finals
| 19 February 1998 First leg | Juventus | 0–1 | Lazio | Turin |
| Bokšić 22' |
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 5,247 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
Final
| 8 April 1998 First leg | Milan | 1–0 | Lazio | Milan |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Weah 89' |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 63,564 Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
UEFA Cup
First round
| 16 September 1997 First leg | Vitória Guimarães  | 0–4 |  Lazio | Guimarães, Portugal |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Chamot  38'Nesta 38', 80'Marchegiani 44'Casiraghi 48'Fuser 64'Nedvěd 70' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands) |
| 30 September 1997 Second leg | Lazio | 2–1 | Vitória Guimarães | Rome, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Signori 40', 57' Nedvěd 74' |
Report | Paas 1' Alexandre 39'Fangueiro 56'  83' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
Second round
| 21 October 1997 First leg | Rotor Volgograd  | 0–0 | Lazio | Volgograd, Russia |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Berketov 78' |
Report | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Juan Antonio Fernández Martín (Spain) |
| 4 November 1997 Second leg | Lazio | 3–0 | Rotor Volgograd | Rome, Italy |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Casiraghi 5' R. Mancini 34'Signori 89' |
Report | Zakharchuk 26' Krivov 51' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
Third round
| 25 November 1997 First leg | Rapid Wien  | 0–2 | Lazio | Wien, Austria |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Freund 41' 56' Schöttel 65'Ipoua 68' |
Report | R. Mancini 36' 63', 61' Casiraghi 38' |
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Vitor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| 9 December 1997 Second leg | Lazio | 1–0 | Rapid Wien | Rome, Italy |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Negro 62' Venturin 85' |
Report | Hiden 77' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
Quarter-finals
| 3 March 1998 First leg | Lazio | 1–0 |  Auxerre | Rome, Italy |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Jugović 56' 66' Casiraghi 63'Bokšić 71' |
Report | Diomède 41' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 29,444 Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium) |
| 17 March 1998 Second leg | Auxerre | 2–2 | Lazio | Auxerre, France |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Guivarc’h 39', 85' |
Report | R. Mancini 7' (pen.) Gottardi 13'Nesta 15'Nedvěd 43'Marcolin 74' |
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain) |
Semi-finals
| 31 March 1998 First leg | Atlético Madrid  | 0–1 | Lazio | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Caminero 30' Frascarelli 74'Santi 81' |
Report | Jugović 9', 33' Grandoni 73'Favalli 83' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) |
| 14 April 1998 Second leg | Lazio | 0–0 | Atlético Madrid | Rome, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Aguilera 62' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 37,000 Referee: László Vágner (Hungary) |
Final
| 6 May 1998 | Lazio | 0–3 | Internazionale | Paris, France |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jugović 59' Almeyda 63' 88'Negro 70' |
Report | Zamorano 5' Fresi 18'J. Zanetti 60', 63'Ronaldo 70', 74'West 82' |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,412 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain) |
Statistics
Goalscorers
References
- (In Italian) "Signori to Parma". But the riot blocked the deal
- http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/1997-1998/seriea/lazio.htm
- 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.
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