1973–74 SS Lazio season

Societa Sportiva Lazio
1973-74 season
ChairmanUmberto Lenzini
ManagerTommaso Maestrelli
StadiumStadio Olimpico
Serie A1st[1]
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Chinaglia (24)
All: Chinaglia (34)
Average home league attendance49,833
← 1972-73
1974-75 →

During the 1973–74 season SS Lazio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

Summary

Back to Serie A in 1973, Lazio immediately emerged as surprise challengers for the Scudetto to Milan and Juventus previous season, only losing out on the final day of the season, with a team comprising captain Giuseppe Wilson, as well as midfielders Luciano Re Cecconi and Mario Frustalupi, striker Giorgio Chinaglia who led the top Italian league in scoring with 24 goals, and head coach Tommaso Maestrelli.[2] Lazio improved such successes this season, ensuring its first title in 74 years.[3][4][5] [6] [7] [8]

In UEFA Cup the team advanced to the second round. Then they faced English squad Ipswich Town in a bizarre series they never forget. Lazio came to Portman Road for the first leg. Coach Tommaso Maestrelli made changes to tighten his defence. They backfired. Ipswich established a 4–0 lead with Trevor Whymark scoring all four goals. The fourth was hotly disputed by the angry Italians who claimed that Whymark had handled the ball. It was a rugged match.

Sightseeing in Rome went smoothly for the return leg. It was when Ipswich had their first training session in Rome that the flames of Lazio fury were ignited. A delegation from the AC Roma supporters, Lazio's big rivals, arrived to make a presentation with Press photographers present. Pietro Magliocchetti, their president, handed Whymark a trophy with the following inscription. "To Whymark in recognition of Ipswich v Lazio 4-0. Il Roma Club FC 12" Giallorossa, with affection and gratitude. There was an atmosphere of intimidation in the Olympic Stadium. Whymark took a blow to the head early on and Bryan Hamilton later admitted that he was "genuinely scared" by Lazio's physical and violent approach.

Lazio opened the scoring in 43 seconds and added another in nine minutes. A third goal after 26 minutes brought the Italians back into the game. They were pegged back after 73 minutes when Dutch referee Leo van der Kroft awarded what Lazio felt was a soft penalty after Clive Woods had been tripped. Colin Viljoen calmly converted the spot kick. Whymark went to congratulate him and was chased back into his own goalmouth by enraged Lazio players.

Giorgio Chinaglia, the Lazio captain and super star, scored a penalty in the 82nd minute to set up a tense finish although the Italians had to score two more because of the away-goal rule. Johnson was on the bench. He was spat on by an Italian which made him determined to play his part on the field despite his injury which had not fully healed.

In injury-time Johnson scored for Ipswich to clinch a 6-4 overall success.

The Lazio fans got onto the pitch despite a metal fence and a moat. They threw full beer cans and lighted rockets at the Police who used tear gas in a forlorn effort to maintain control. The Italian Press had a heading "Thugs of the Olimpico" and "Madness at Stadio Olimpico."

The riot proved ever so costly for Lazio. That season they went on to win the Scudetto but were banned by UEFA from playing in the European Cup.[9]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Italy ITA Giuseppe Avagliano
GK Italy ITA Avelino Moriggi
GK Italy ITA Felice Pulici
DF Italy ITA Mario Facco
DF Italy ITA Domenico Labrocca
DF Italy ITA Luigi Martini
DF Italy ITA Giancarlo Oddi
DF Italy ITA Giustino Paris
DF Italy ITA Sergio Petrelli
DF Italy ITA Luigi Polentes
DF Italy ITA Giuliano Tinaburri
DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Wilson
MF Italy ITA Sergio Borgo
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Vincenzo D'Amico
MF Italy ITA Mario Frustalupi
MF Italy ITA Fausto Inselvini
MF Italy ITA Pierpaolo Manservisi
MF Italy ITA Ferruccio Mazzola
MF Italy ITA Franco Nanni
MF Italy ITA Luciano Re Cecconi
MF Italy ITA Franco Tripodi
FW Italy ITA Vito Chimenti[10]
FW Italy ITA Giorgio Chinaglia
FW Italy ITA Paolo Franzoni[11]
FW Italy ITA Renzo Garlaschelli

Competitions

Serie A

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWWLDDDWWWWWWLWWWLWDWLWWDWDWLWD
Position111245431111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader;   = 1974–75 UEFA Cup;   = 1974–75 Serie B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lazio (C) 30 18 7 5 45 23 +22 43 Not admitted to Europe
2 Juventus 30 16 9 5 50 26 +24 41 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Napoli 30 12 12 6 35 28 +7 36
4 Internazionale 30 12 11 7 47 33 +14 35
5 Torino 30 10 14 6 27 24 +3 34
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

7 October 1973 1 Lanerossi 0-3 Lazio Vicenza
15:00 UTC+2 Report 7' Chinaglia
62' Re Cecconi
86' Garlaschelli
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Michelotti
14 October 1973 2 Lazio 1-0 Sampdoria Roma
15:00 UTC+2 Wilson 83' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Casarin
28 October 1973 3 Juventus 3-1 Lazio Torino
15:00 UTC+2 Altafini 50'
Bettega 62'
Cuccureddu 86'
Report 45' Chinaglia Stadium: Comunale
Referee: C. Lo Bello
4 November 1973 4 Lazio 0-0 Fiorentina Roma
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Gonella
18 November 1973 5 Cesena 0-0 Lazio Cesena
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadio La Fiorita
Referee: Branzoni
25 November 1973 6 Lazio 1-1 Inter Roma
15:00 UTC+2 Chinaglia 28' Report 75' Bedin Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Panzino
2 December 1973 7 Cagliari 0-1 Lazio Cagliari
15:00 UTC+1 Report 21' Chinaglia Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Giunti
9 December 1973 8 Lazio 2-1 Roma Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Franzoni 46'
Chinaglia 68'
Report 34' Negrisolo Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: C. Lo Bello
16 December 1973 9 Lazio 1-0 Napoli Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Chinaglia 76' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Michelotti
23 December 1973 10 Hellas Verona 0-1 Lazio Verona
15:00 UTC+1 Report 36' Garlaschelli Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Gonella
30 December 1973 11 Lazio 1-0 Milan Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Re Cecconi 90' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Ciacci
6 January 1974 12 Genoa 1-2 Lazio Genova
15:00 UTC+1 S. Corradi 52' (pen.) Report 18', 70' Garlaschelli Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Motta
13 January 1974 13 Lazio 0-1 Torino Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Report 55' F. Graziani Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Giunti
20 January 1974 14 Foggia 0-1 Lazio Foggia
15:00 UTC+1 Report 86' Chinaglia Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Referee: Torelli
27 January 1974 15 Lazio 4-0 Bologna Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Garlaschelli 4'
D'Amico 60'
Chinaglia 75', 89'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Mascali
3 February 1974 16 Lazio 3-0 Lanerossi Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Garlaschelli 10'
F. Berni 69' (aut.)
Chinaglia 80'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Branzoni
10 February 1974 17 Sampdoria 1-0 Lazio Genova
15:00 UTC+2 Maraschi 72' Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Gialluisi
17 February 1974 18 Lazio 3-1 Juventus Roma
15:00 UTC+2 Garlaschelli 5'
Chinaglia 27', 66' (pen.)
Report 55' (pen.) Anastasi Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Panzino
3 March 1974 19 Fiorentina 1-1 Lazio Firenze
15:00 UTC+2 Desolati 41' Report 64' (pen.) Chinaglia Stadium: Comunale
Referee: C. Lo Bello
10 March 1974 20 Lazio 2-0 Cesena Roma
15:00 UTC+2 Chinaglia 35'
Nanni 40'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Agnolin
17 March 1974 21 Inter 3-1 Lazio Milan
15:00 UTC+2 Fedele 5'
Oriali 32'
G. Mariani 69'
Report 51' Garlaschelli Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Michelotti
24 March 1974 22 Lazio 2-0 Cagliari Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Chinaglia 24', 80' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Torelli
31 March 1974 23 Roma 1-2 Lazio Roma
15:00 UTC+1 F. Pulici 5' (o.g.) Report 47' D'Amico
50' Chinaglia
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Gonella
7 April 1974 24 Napoli 3-3 Lazio Napoli
15:00 UTC+1 Clerici 18', 53' (pen.)
Juliano 25'
Report 23', 41', 63' (pen.) Chinaglia Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Ciacci
14 April 1974 25 Lazio 4-2 Hellas Verona Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Bet 8' (aut.)
Garlaschelli 49'
Nanni 76'
Chinaglia 78'
Report 25' Zigoni
43' (o.g.) Oddi
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Giunti
21 April 1974 26 Milan 0-0 Lazio Milan
15:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Picasso
28 April 1974 27 Lazio 1-0 Genoa Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Garlaschelli 43' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Bernardis
5 May 1974 28 Torino 2-1 Lazio Torino
15:00 UTC+1 P. Pulici 13', 43' Report 32' Chinaglia Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Gussoni
12 May 1974 29 Lazio 1-0 Foggia Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Chinaglia 60' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Panzino
19 May 1974 30 Bologna 2-2 Lazio Bologna
15:00 UTC+1 G. Savoldi 19'
Pecci 45'
Report 7' Petrelli
48' Chinaglia
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Paolo Toselli

Coppa Italia

First round

Group 2
Team Pt
1. Lazio[12] 5
2. Brescia 5
3. Varese 4
4. Roma 4
5. Novara 2
29 August 1973 1 Lazio 1-0 Varese Roma
21:00 UTC+1 Facco 32' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Levrero
2 September 1973 2 Brescia 2-0 Lazio Brescia
19:00 UTC+1 Bellotto 46', 53' Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Referee: Toselli
9 September 1973 3 Roma 0-0 Lazio Roma
21:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Gussoni
23 September 1973 5 Lazio 6-0 Novara Roma
21:00 UTC+1 Chinaglia 40', 51'
Garlaschelli 54', 81'
Martini 44'
F. Mazzola 88'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Panzino

Second round

Group B
Team Pt
1. Palermo 8
2. Juventus 7
3. Cesena 5
4. Lazio 4
12 December 1973 1 Cesena 2-1 Lazio Cesena
21:00 UTC+1 Scungio 1'
Zaniboni 83'
62' Chinaglia Stadium: Stadio La Fiorita
Referee: Picasso
23 January 1974 2 Lazio 0-0 Juventus Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Bernadis
6 February 1974 3 Lazio 1-0 Palermo Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Viganò 14' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Reggiani
20 February 1974 4 Lazio 1-1 Cesena Roma
15:00 UTC+1 Chinaglia 88' (pen.) 3' Tombolato Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Cantelli
27 March 1974 5 Juventus 3-0 Lazio Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Bettega 1', 55'
Causio 75'
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Lazzaroni
1 May 1974 6 Palermo 2-0 Lazio Palermo
15:00 UTC+1 Vanello 43'
S. Magistrelli 49'
Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Referee: Lenardon

UEFA Cup

First round

19 September 1973 Lazio 3-0 SwitzerlandSion Roma
21:00 UTC+1 Chinaglia 2', 22' (pen.), 25' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Malta
3 October 1973 Sion 3-1 Lazio Sion
21:00 UTC+1 Isoz 14', 90'
Barberis 57'
10' Garlaschelli Stadium: Stade Tourbillon
Referee: Germany

Second round

24 October 1973 EnglandIpswich Town 4-0 Lazio Ipswich
21:00 UTC+1 Whymark 16', 42', 47', 56' Stadium: Portman Road
Referee: Sweden
7 November 1973 Lazio 4-2 EnglandIpswich Town Roma
21:00 UTC+1 Garlaschelli 1'
Chinaglia 26', 83' (pen.), 86'
70' (pen.) Viljoen
90' D. Johnson
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Netherlands

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total 1973-74 Serie A
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Italy ITA Pulici 30 -23 30 -23
DF Italy ITA Martini 28 0 28 0
DF Italy ITA Oddi 30 0 30 0
DF Italy ITA Wilson 30 1 30 1
DF Italy ITA Petrelli 22 1 22 1
MF Italy ITA Re Cecconi 23 2 23 2
MF Italy ITA Frustalupi 30 0 30 0
MF Italy ITA Nanni 30 2 30 2
FW Italy ITA D'Amico 27 2 22+5 2
FW Italy ITA Chinaglia 30 24 30 24
FW Italy ITA Garlaschelli 29 10 29 10
GK Italy ITA Moriggi 0 0 0 0
DF Italy ITA Facco 6 0 6 0
DF Italy ITA Polentes 9 0 5+4 0
MF Italy ITA Borgo 1 0 0+1 0
MF Italy ITA Inselvini 11 0 9+2 0
FW Italy ITA Manservisi 4 0 4 0
FW Italy ITA Franzoni[13] 10 1 2+8 1
MF Italy ITA Tripodi 1 0 0+1 0
MF Italy ITA Mazzola 0 0 0 0
GK Italy ITA Avagliano 0 0 0 0
DF Italy ITA Labrocca
DF Italy ITA Paris
DF Italy ITA Tinaburri
FW Italy ITA Chimenti[14]

References

  1. ^ Disqualified to the 1974-75 European Cup by the UEFA, due to a corruption case where Lazio was involved and it was proved when they already played round of 16 in 1973-74 UEFA Cup against Ipswich Town.
  2. ^ "La Lazio di Re Cecconi". vecchiasignora.com. Retrieved 15 June 2008.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "I banditi e i Campioni – Lazio '73–'74 – Uno scudetto "contro" tutto e tutti". postadelgufo.it. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Italy 1973/74". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
  5. ^ Franco Melli and Marco Melli, La storia della Lazio, L'Airone Editrice, 2003, =Roma, p. 20-27, ISBN 88-7944-594-4
  6. ^ Giovanni Arpino (18 February 1974). "Una giornata nera per le due torinesi". Europa - La Stampa. p. 1.
  7. ^ Bruno Bernardi (25 March 1974). "Lazio a fatica sul Cagliari sprecone". Europa - La Stampa. p. 9.
  8. ^ Mario Bianchini (8 April 1974). "Lo scudetto a questo punto non dovrebbe più sfuggirci". Europa - La Stampa. p. 9.
  9. ^ Tony Garnett (17 November 2019). "Ipswich Town in Europe". eadt.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  10. ^ Loan out during winter.
  11. ^ Transferred in during autumn.
  12. ^ Best goal-average.
  13. ^ Transferred in during autumn.
  14. ^ Loan out during winter.