Game 38, Serie A
Sunday, July 6, 1947
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Juventus Lazio 3-3
Lazio come back from 3-1 to equalise an exciting match.
At the end of the first half of the season Lazio. After 25 games they were in the relegation zone, but thanks to Enrique Flamini's return they managed to work themselves up. In the last 12 matches they lost just one and won five. They were currently 12th and safe.
Today was the last game of the season against the mighty Juventus who were second only behind the Great Torino.
The match
Since it was the final act of the campionato one might have expected a calm game. It was not.
Juventus opened the scoring in the 10th minute with Pietro Magni, who with a precise shot from outside the box beat Uber Gradella. Lazio surprisingly equalised three minutes later with another shot from outside the area, this time by Enrique Flamini. The Bianconeri at this point put their foot on the accelerator and scored twice before the end of the first 45 minutes. In the 27th, a free kick for Juve, Vittorio Sentimenti crossed, Enrico Candiani deflected it and Gianpiero Boniperti with a spectacular bicycle kick beat the Lazio goalkeeper. Seven minutes later the Juve centre forward got his brace after a Candiani cross.
It took just ten minutes of the second half for Lazio to equalise. In the 47th minute Henglebert Koenig freed himself of Carlo Parola probably with a foul, Lucidio Sentimenti IV stopped, waiting for a referee whistle which never came, and the Biancoceleste forward made it 2-3. In the 55th minute Sentimenti IV punched away a corner cross, ball to Romolo Alzani, 3-3.
The teams then relaxed a little, but both had their chances with Gradella saving on a Cestmir Vycpalek (Zdenek Zeman’s uncle) shot and Sentimenti IV blocking attempts from Salvador Gualtieri and Koenig.
Then in the 87th minute all hell let loose. Magni, disagreeing with a referee decision on a possible foul on Silvio Piola, protested vivaciously with the man in black. Too vivaciously, so Ferruccio Bonivento sent him off. Magni at this point completely lost it and had to be stopped by his teammates as he really would have liked to hurt the ref. To top it all, some Juve supporters also decided to join the arguments on the pitch whereas others contented themselves with pelting the ref with stones and bottles. Bonivento at this point had had enough and called it a day, blowing for full time. There were clashes between fans and police outside the stadium.
A chaotic finish to an otherwise pleasant game.
Who played for Juve
Sentimenti IV, Magni, Varglien II, Cauzzo, Parola, Locatelli, Sentimenti III, Piola, Boniperti, Vycpalek, Candiani
Manager: Cesarini
Who played for Lazio
Gradella, Cassano, Antonazzi, Alzani, Gualtieri, Brunetti, Puccinelli, Magrini, Koenig, Flamini, Ferri
Manager: Cargnelli
Referee: Bonivento
Goals: 10’ Magni, 13’ Flamini, 27’ Boniperti, 34’ Boniperti, 47’ Koenig, 55’ Alzani
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