Game 1, Cup of the Alps
Saturday, June 12, 1971
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Lazio Lugano 4-0
Lazio thrash Lugano in the Cup of the Alps in front of new manager Maestrelli.
At the end of the season Lazio had to play the Cup of the Alps.
The formula was a little bit complicated. Four Italian clubs (Lazio, Verona, Sampdoria and Varese), four Swiss (Lugano, Lausanne Sports, Winterthur and FC Basel), divided into two groups. Within the group each team played the two clubs of the other country twice, but did not play compatriots. The best Italian and the best Swiss then played in the final.
Lazio were grouped with Sampdoria, Lugano and Winterthur. First game at home against Lugano. Bob Lovati was the manager for this tournament.
The match
Lazio had something to prove particularly since the new manager was in the stands watching. Lugano however on paper were a good team. They were currently second in the Swiss league with a few players of international level.
It did not take long for the Biancocelesti to start to take over the match and in the 12th minute they scored. Pino Wilson reached the edge of the box and crossed, Giorgio Chinaglia headed the ball towards Pierpaolo Manservisi who beat Mario Prosperi. Despite numerous opportunities to double the score with Chinaglia, Giuseppe Massa and Ferruccio Mazzola II, the first half ended 1-0.
In the 46th minute Giuliano Fortunato tried a shot from outside the box, the goalkeeper parried but Chinaglia scored on the rebound. In the 75th minute Manservisi tried a shot, it deflected off Adriano Coduri and beat Proposeri for the third time. Five minutes later there was a free kick for Lazio. Chinaglia tried a shot, it hit the Lugano wall and went back to the Biancoceleste centre-forward who with a volley made it four.
Good start to the tournament, Tommaso Maestrelli, designated new manager for next season, must have been pleased with what he saw.
Who played for Lazio
Di Vincenzo, Wilson, Legnaro, Nanni, Polentes, Marchesi, Manservisi, Massa (75’ Chinellato), Chinaglia, Mazzola II, Fortunato
Manager: Lovati
Who played for Lugano
Prosperi, Riehn, Berset, Dolmen, Pullica, Coduri, Tippelt, Hansen, Scacchi (57' Roth), Luttrop, Arrigoni.
Manager: Sing
Referee: Gattei
Goals: 12’ Manservisi, 46’ Chinaglia, 75’ Coduri (og), 81’ Chinaglia
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