Game 14, Serie A
Sunday, December 28, 1969
Stadio Della Vittoria, Bari
Bari Lazio 0-0
Bari and Lazio were too terrified to lose to be able to play out a decent match. The goalless draw was inevitable.
Until the four games prior to today, Lazio had not done too badly. Despite losing the derby 2-1, they had beaten Milan and Fiorentina (5-1!!!) and one could have been reasonably satisfied. However, they then lost four games in a row from the end of November to this match.
Lazio had a desperate need of at least a point in the game with Bari.
The match
Both teams were in a spot of trouble so nobody expected champagne football. The teams were clearly terrified, so nothing much happened at all during the game. Bari had the worst attack of Serie A (just 5 goals scored) but a great defence (10 goals conceded) so most of the game was played at midfield.
In the first half, Bari had a chance with Vittorio Spimi that was saved by Michelangelo Sulfaro and a Ferruccio Mazzola shot was saved by Giuseppe Spalazzi. In the second half the only action to note was a shot by Giovan Battista Vienti that went just over the crossbar. Giancarlo Morrone got sent off with one minute to go and that was it.
Interesting to note is that both the first and last games played by Lazio in the 1960s were against Bari away from home and were both goalless.
Who played for Bari
Spalazzi, Loseto, Galli, Muccini, Spimi, Colautti, Furlanis, Fara (31' Cané), Toffanin, Pienti, D'Addosio
Substitutes: Colombo
Manager: Pugliese
Who played for Lazio
Substitutes: Di Vincenzo, Casisa
Manager: Lorenzo
Referee: Monti
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