1997–98 S.S. Lazio season

Lazio

1997–98 season

Chairman

Manager

7th

Champions

Top goalscorer

Pavel Nedvěd (11)

Home colours

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During the 1997–98 Italian football season, S.S. Lazio competed in the Italian Serie A.

Season summary

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.

First-team squad

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.	Position	Player
1	GK	Luca Marchegiani
2	DF	Paolo Negro
3	DF	Giovanni Lopez
4	MF	Dario Marcolin
5	DF	Giuseppe Favalli
6	DF	José Chamot
7	MF	Roberto Rambaudi
9	FW	Pierluigi Casiraghi
10	FW	Roberto Mancini
12	GK	Fernando Orsi
13	DF	Alessandro Nesta
14	MF	Diego Fuser
15	DF	Giuseppe Pancaro

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

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.		Position	Player
8		FW	Renato Buso (on loan to Piacenza)

No.		Position	Player
11		FW	Giuseppe Signori (on loan to Sampdoria)

Results

Serie A

1	Lazio	2–0	Napoli	Rome, Lazio
	Mancini 68' Pancaro 76'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

2	Milan	1–1	Lazio	Milan, Lombardy
	Ba 17'		Signori 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro

3	Empoli	1–0	Lazio
	Martusciello 11'

4	Lazio	3–2	Bari	Rome, Lazio
	Nedvěd 4', 90+4' Signori 90+1'		Venturin 48' (o.g.) Ripa 61'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

5	Inter	1–1	Lazio	Milan, Lombardy
	Ronaldo 41' (pen.)		Nedvěd 35'	Stadium: San Siro

6	Lazio	0–2	Atalanta	Rome, Lazio
			Sottil 34' Dunđerski 50'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

7	Roma	1–3	Lazio	Rome, Lazio
	Delvecchio 90+1'		Mancini 47' Casiraghi 57' Nedvěd 84'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

8	Lazio	3–0	Sampdoria	Rome, Lazio
	Marcolin 25' Nedvěd 65' Bokšić 87'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

9	Piacenza	0–0	Lazio

10	Lazio	2–3	Udinese	Rome, Lazio
	Fuser 31' Negro 41'		Poggi 32' Cappioli 73' Amoroso 84'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

11	Juventus	2–1	Lazio	Turin
	Del Piero 15', 34' (pen.)		Marcolin 26' (pen.)

12	Lazio	1–0	Brescia	Rome, Lazio
	Bokšić 27'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

13	Lazio	4–0	Vicenza	Rome, Lazio
	Casiraghi 7' Fuser 63' Venturin 70' Bokšić 90+1'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

14	Parma	1–1	Lazio	Parma
	Chiesa 35' (pen.)		Bokšić 19'

15	Lazio	4–0	Lecce	Rome, Lazio
	Rambaudi 55' Fuser 74' Bokšić 83', 90+3'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

16	Fiorentina	1–3	Lazio	Florence
	Cois 19'		Bokšić 31' Rambaudi 78' Nedvěd 84'

17	Lazio	1–0	Bologna	Rome, Lazio
	Nedvěd 43'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

18	Napoli	0–0	Lazio	Naples

19	Lazio	2–1	Milan	Rome, Lazio
	Mancini 6' Bokšić 90+3'		Kluivert 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

20	Lazio	3–1	Empoli	Rome, Lazio
	Nedvěd 17' Negro 55' Gottardi 90+3'		Cappellini 35'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

21	Bari	0–2	Lazio
			Jugović 10' (pen.) Rambaudi 90+1'

22	Lazio	3–0	Inter	Rome, Lazio
	Fuser 25' Bokšić 29' Casiraghi 81'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

23	Atalanta	0–0	Lazio

24	Lazio	2–0	Roma	Rome, Lazio
	Bokšić 50' Nedvěd 62'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

25	Sampdoria	0–4	Lazio
			Jugović 1' Nedvěd 54' Diego Fuser 66', 81'

26	Lazio	0–0	Piacenza	Rome, Lazio
				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

27	Udinese	0–2	Lazio	Udine
			Mancini 33' Fuser 57'

28	Lazio	0–1	Juventus	Rome, Lazio
			Inzaghi 60'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

29	Brescia	1–1	Lazio
	Diana 70'		Rambaudi 10'

30	Vicenza	2–1	Lazio
	Zauli 27' Luiso 54'		Mancini 48'

31	Lazio	1–2	Parma	Rome, Lazio
	Nedvěd 57'		Sensini 71' Stanić 74'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

32	Lecce	1–0	Lazio
	Palmieri 88'

33	Lazio	1–4	Fiorentina	Rome, Lazio
	M. Serena 42' (o.g.)		Oliveira 14' Edmundo 24' Batistuta 41' Rui Costa 84'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

34	Bologna	2–1	Lazio
	R. Baggio 40' (pen.), 70'		Fuser 50'

Top scorers

Serie A

References

↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/1997-1998/seriea/lazio.htm

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