Game 15, Serie A
Sunday January 10, 1937
Stadio PNF, Rome
Lazio Bari 3-1
Lazio beat Bari and top Serie A at the halfway line
There was great optimism for this season and the start was very good. Lazio were leading the Serie A with Bologna. The duo had a one-point lead over Torino.
The match
The previous Sunday Lazio had won a spectacular match 5-3 in Naples so the home fans expected to see much of the same. Unfortunately, the Biancocelesti played a pretty terrible first half. Total lack of football intelligence on behalf of the team. Walter D’Odorico, who was the replacement for Giovanni Costa, missed three easy chances between the 10th and 13th minute. On the first he kicked the ball at the keeper, on the second his shot went out and for the third opportunity he missed the ball completely. In the 19th minute Mario Lovetti and Elio Grolli one-twoed a few times and passed to Alcide Violi who was ready for the whack. The Bari forward instead almost missed the ball, touching it ever so slightly. Giacomo Blason should have had no trouble in picking the ball up but he slipped. The football slowly went into the net.
Lazio attacked. D’Odorico had a chance but was anticipated by Giovanni Braga as he was about to score. Bari were dangerous on the counter attack with a Lovetti shot and then in the 30th minute Francesco Capocasale had a chance after a Lovetti cross but his volley was miraculously saved by Blason. In the 40th minute Alfredo Monza and Raffaele Mancini going for the ball clashed heads and the Lazio player was forced off the field until the beginning of the second half. Mancini, despite coming back on the pitch almost immediately, in the second half was forced to change places with Lovetti.
The Biancocelesti came back for the second 45 minutes a different team and overturned the result. In the 53rd minute there was a free kick for Lazio. Giovanni Riccardi feigned a shot and left the ball to Giuseppe Baldo who with a clinical shot beat Cesare Casirago.
Ball back to the centre of the field. Silvio Piola passed to Umberto Busani who crossed into the box. Casirago came out to catch but was anticipated by Bruno Camolese who headed to D’Odorico on the left. Another header and Lazio went 2-1 up.
In the 59th minute Riccardi hit the woodwork and Bari had a chance with Raffaele Costantino well saved by Blason. The Biancocelesti after a difficult first half were now dominating and in the 72nd minute made it three. Corner for Lazio, the Bari defence cleared, ball to Giuseppe Viani 25 metres from goal, big whack, 3-1 for Lazio.
Game over.
After the match the good news: Bologna had lost to Milan away. Lazio were first with a two-point lead.
Who played for Lazio
Manager: Violak
Who played for Bari
Casirago, Marini, Caldarulo, Braga, Ferraris IV, Mancini, Costantino, Loetti, Violi, Grolli, Capocasale
Manager: Cargnelli
Referee: Bertolio
Goals: 19’ Violi, 53’ Baldo, 54’ D’Odorico, 72’ Viani
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