Game 37, Serie B
Sunday June 8, 1986
Stadio Comunale, Catanzaro
Catanzaro Lazio 2-3
Thanks to the first away win of the season, Lazio leave any possibility of relegation behind them
At the end of the first half of the season Lazio were 10th, three points away from the promotion zone. The last boat for Serie A was against Vicenza at home on March 2. They went two goals up, then 3-2 but lost due to a mistake by Astutilio Malgioglio. The goalkeeper, who had not played a good season, after the umpteenth insult from fans, took off his jersey and spat on it. Not a good idea. He was sacked.
In the ten games after the match against Vicenza, Lazio won just one and had not scored a goal in the last four matches. They were 14th together with Pescara, Perugia and Palermo, one point ahead of Sambenedettese and two above Catanzaro.
The situation was desperate. The next game was against Catanzaro who needed to win to keep their hopes alive. Lazio desperately needed to wake up.
The match
In the first minute of play Catanzaro had the chance to open the score but Antonio Soda’s header was too lame. In the 2nd minute Lazio scored. Oliviero Garlini was just a fraction too late on a suicidal pass back to the Catanzaro goalkeeper. Play continued, ball to Fabio Poli who crossed, Raffaele Di Fusco punched the ball directly at Viviano Guida, 1-0 for Lazio.
A minute later Catanzaro equalised. Carmelo Bagnato crossed from the left, Vittorio Cozzella jumped higher than Fabio Calcaterra and Mario Ielpo could not do anything to stop the ball going in.
Corner for Lazio in the 13th minute, Poli crossed, Massimo Piscedda and Garlini jumped for the ball but it became a pass to Domenico Caso, shot in the left hand corner and Lazio back in front.
Catanzaro attacked but unconvincingly. In the 27th minute Caso passed to Gabriele Podavini who flew down the right and once inside the box beat Di Fusco for Lazio’s third. At the end of the first half Garlini had a chance to make it four but missed from a favourable position.
Catanzaro had more possession in the second half too but sterile and Lazio controlled the game easily until the 66th minute. Usual cross from Bagnato and this time it was Ezio Panero to score.
Catanzaro attacked, Lazio had a couple of wasted chances again with Garlini but managed to bring home the two points without too much panic. Lazio were safe. It was the first win away from home since March 6 1983, 1-0 at Cremona.
Who played for Catanzaro
Di Fusco, Guida, Cascione, Masi, Iacobelli (31' Costantino), Panero, C.Bagnato, Borrello, Soda, Brondi, Cozzella (46' Surro)
Substitutes: Ceriello, Imbrogia, Conà
Manager: Lionetti
Who played for Lazio
Ielpo, Podavini, Calcaterra, Galbiati, Filisetti, Piscedda, Torrisi (84’ Vinazzani), Fonte (13’ G. Carillo), Poli, Caso, Garlini
Substitutes: Carlini, Toti, G. Damiani
Manager: Simoni
Referee: Lanese
Goals: 2’ Guida (og), 5’ Cozzella, 18’ Caso, 27’ Podavini, 66’ Panero
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