1997–98 SS Lazio season

Lazio
1997–98 season
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)
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

SS

During the 1997–98 Italian football season, Società Sportiva Lazio competed in the Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

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 had been the case when he was on the verge to be sold to Parma a few years earlier.

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^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Luca Marchegiani
2	DF	ITA	Paolo Negro
3	DF	ITA	Giovanni Lopez
4	MF	ITA	Dario Marcolin
5	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Favalli
6	DF	ARG	José Chamot
7	MF	ITA	Roberto Rambaudi
9	FW	ITA	Pierluigi Casiraghi
10	FW	ITA	Roberto Mancini
12	GK	ITA	Fernando Orsi
13	DF	ITA	Alessandro Nesta
14	MF	ITA	Diego Fuser
15	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Pancaro


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	AUS	Paul Okon
17	DF	SUI	Guerino Gottardi
18	MF	CZE	Pavel Nedvěd
19	FW	CRO	Alen Bokšić
20	DF	ITA	Alessandro Grandoni
21	MF	SCG	Vladimir Jugović
22	GK	ITA	Marco Ballotta
23	MF	ITA	Giorgio Venturin
25	MF	ARG	Matías Almeyda
26	DF	ITA	Mauro Di Lello
27	MF	ITA	Mirko Laurentini
28	DF	ITA	Maurizio Domizzi

Transfers

In

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	FW	ITA	Roberto Mancini from Sampdoria
19	FW	CRO	Alen Bokšić from Juventus
21	MF	SCG	Vladimir Jugović from Juventus
25	MF	ARG	Matías Almeyda from Sevilla CF
15	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Pancaro from Cagliari Calcio

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	FW	ITA	Renato Buso (on loan to Piacenza)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Signori (on loan to Sampdoria)

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Fiorentina	34	15	12	7	65	36	+29	57^[a]	Qualification to UEFA Cup
6	Parma	34	15	12	7	55	39	+16	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup
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^[b]	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round^[2]
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:

^ 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

16 May 1998 34	Bologna	2–1	Lazio	Bologna
	R. Baggio 40' (pen.), 70'	Report	Fuser 50'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 31,241 Referee: Tarcisio Serena

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

19 November 1997 Second leg	Napoli	3–0	Lazio	Naples
	Protti 30' Giannini 78' Rossitto 87'			Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 6,257 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

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

11 March 1998 Second leg	Lazio	2–2	Juventus	Rome
	Nedvěd 62', 65'		Fonseca 34' Favalli 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

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

29 April 1998 Second leg	Lazio	3–1	Milan	Rome
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gottardi 55' Jugović 58' (pen.) Nesta 65' Fuser 80'		Albertini 46' Desailly 80'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 64,189 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

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

^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/1997-1998/seriea/lazio.htm
^ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup
^ 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.

[table_hth_FIO0.83841665128172-3] Fiorentina finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: FIO 1–1 PAR; PAR 1–2 FIO.

[table_hth_BOL0.83841665128172-4] Bologna finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: BOL 2–2 SAM; SAM 2–3 BOL.

[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/1997-1998/seriea/lazio.htm

[2] With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup

[5] 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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