Game 10, Serie A
Sunday, November 17, 1963
Stadio della Vittoria, Bari
Bari Lazio 0-2
Goals by Zanetti and Maraschi give Lazio deserved win
So far Lazio had played eight games and had won 3, drawn 3 and lost 2.
The Biancocelesti and all the Serie A teams had not played for three weeks as the games scheduled for November 3 had been postponed to January 19 to give the national team more training time.
The match
A grey day in the South- East with a crowd of 23,000 hoping to see Bari finally win a game.
Lazio were without injured defender Bruno Mazzia, replaced by Paolo Carosi at full-back while Bari had Angelo Carrano back in midfield.
The game started with a scare for the Biancocelesti as in the first minute of play Bari's Rossi had a one-on-one with Idilio Cei, but the Lazio keeper was superb and stopped what seemed like a certain goal.
After the wobbly approach, however, the Biancocelesti took command of the game. The defence became solid and the midfield quick to put the forwards in action. In the 12th minute one of these rapid moves gave Lazio the lead. Vincenzo Gasperi started it, then Nello Governato to Graziano Landoni whose clever vertical pass cut through the Bari defence and was run onto by Diego Zanetti, the defender reached the edge of the area and blasted a shot into the top hand corner. Bari 0 Lazio 1 and an excellent team goal and individual finish.
At this point the Biancorossi put constant pressure on Lazio but were rarely threatening apart from a couple of scrambles in the area and two long range shots, by Bruno Visentin in the 28th and Bruno Cicogna in the 39th, that Cei easily blocked. Half time Bari 0 Lazio 1. Lazio in control.
The second half started in the same fashion with Bari forward but sterile. Lazio's second goal came in similar timing and mode to the first. In the 55th minute a quick one -two between Landoni and Massimo Giacomini who put through a long pass forward to Mario Maraschi in front of keeper Italo Ghizzardi, the striker took the ball on and from close range doubled Lazio’s lead. Bari 0 Lazio 2.
Bari, already in difficulty before the second goal, became increasingly frustrated resorting to dirty fouls and rough play. Their forward Bruno Siciliano was sent off for a particularly brutal challenge on Carosi and the game was basically over. Lazio could have scored a third but Orlando Rozzoni and Giancarlo Morrone were off target. Final score Bari 0 Lazio 2.
The Galletti went off to whistles from the home fans while the Eagles were applauded off the field.
It had been a good win for Lazio. After the initial lack of concentration, they had been tight in defence, lively and dynamic in midfield and clinical in front of goal.
Who played for Bari
Ghizzardi, Baccari, Panara, Buccione, Mupo, Carrano, Rossi, Catalano, Siciliano, Visentin, Cicogna
Manager: Maestrelli
Who played for Lazio
Manager: Lorenzo
Referee: Lo Bello
Goals: 12' Zanetti, 55' Maraschi
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