Game 7, Serie A
Sunday, December 29, 1940
Stadio della Vittoria, Bari
Bari-Lazio 1-2
Two goals up and missing a penalty Lazio let Bari back into game but survive Cockerels late revival
So far, in Serie A Lazio had played 11 games and were joint 11th with Milano and Napoli on 9 points. The Biancocelesti had won 2 (including the most recent game a 4-1 home win against Venezia), drawn 5 (including Juventus 2-2 at home on debut and derby 1-1) and lost 4. There were two relegation slots and Lazio were only one point above.
Bari were not doing well. The Biancorossi were currently bottom of the table with 6 points. They had won 1 (Triestina 4-2 away), drawn 4 and lost 6. They came from a 0-4 thumping in Florence and had conceded 31 goals in 11 games.
A good opportunity for Lazio to pull themselves up in the league table.
The match: Sunday, December 29, 1940, Stadio della Vittoria, Bari
A perfect day for football, sunny and mild, gathered about 12,000 spectators.
Bari were without midfielder Ivo Isetto while Lazio had first keeper Uber Gradella and defender Giuseppe Baldo missing.
The Romans appeared superior from the start. They took the lead after fifteen minutes with the help of the Bari defence. Italo Romagnoli belted the ball forward and two defenders missed it with one then going for a back pass to the keeper which proved too short, Enrique Flamini sprinted forward, went around the keeper and slotted it in. Bari 0 Lazio 1.
Bari attempted a reaction but it was Lazio who had a colossal chance to double their lead. An Ottavio Rossi handball gave them an opportunity from the spot kick. Otello Zironi stepped up but hit the crossbar, the ball bounced back and Luciano Ramella had a go but Alfonso Ricciardi saved. A few minutes later Luigi Vettraino missed a sitter so at half time it was Bari 0 Lazio 1.
Lazio in control but should have been two up. It was the third penalty out of four they had missed this season.
In the second half Bari piled forward. For the first ten minutes Lazio did not come out of their own half but the Galletti were unable to score.
It was instead Lazio who scored again in the 58th minute. A Silvio Piola pass forward found Umberto "Bomba" Lombardini who surged forward and beat Ricciardi. The Lazio player had seemed offside but the linesman flag stayed down. Bari 0 Lazio 2.
Lazio relaxed and Bari pushed forward again. They managed to pull a goal back in the 80th minute. Corrado Giubilo parried a shot but Ottorino Dugini was the quickest on the rebound and Bari were back in the game, 1-2.
The Biancorossi threw themselves at the Lazio defence but despite constant pressure and a few scrambles in the area the visitors were able to keep the Galletti out. Final score Bari 1 Lazio 2.
Lazio had won with merit but had made it unnecessarily difficult for themselves. With a two goal lead they had let the bottom of the table side back into the game and had to suffer to defend the win.
The main thing however was leaving Puglia with the two points. Lazio were now joint 9th with Milan and Venezia on 11 points, two points above the drop zone. With the win the Biancocelesti had also overtaken city rivals Roma who had lost 1-3 at home to Novara.
Bari meanwhile had seen the distance from survival increase from two points to three (Triestina had surprisingly beaten Inter 2-0 and Genoa drawn 1-1 at Bergamo).
Who played for Bari
Ricciardi, Andrighetto, De Boni, Carlini, Arienti, Rossi, Trevisan, Begnini, Fusco, Dugini, Fabbri
Manager: Albanese
Who played for Lazio
Manager: Molnár
Referee: Galeati
Goals: 15' Flamini, 58' Lombardini, 80' Dugini
Sources
Opmerkingen