Game 1, Coppa Italia Group Phase
Wednesday, August 22, 1979
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Lazio Matera 5-0
Lazio destroy Matera in Coppa Italia thanks to a marvellous game from D’Amico
Today was the first official match of the season. Lazio had to play the group phase of the Coppa Italia and were paired with Matera, Brescia, Pistoiese and Udinese.
The match
Lazio had not really shown much in pre-season and it took a while to come to terms with Matera. In the first 25 minutes the team attacked but in a confused manner, making loads of mistakes. It was so bad that a group of fans started chanting for Ciccio Cordova, sold during the summer, who at this point was being desperately missed. But then everything clicked back into place and Lazio demolished the opposition.
In the 26th minute, Renzo Garlaschelli tried a long distance shot that hit Diego Giannatasio. Garla then went for the ball, perhaps a bit energetically, which arrived to Vincenzo D’Amico who tried a shot, Adriano Casiraghi parried but the ball went up in the air. Bruno Giordano beat everybody to it and headed the ball in.
The Biancocelesti reduced the pressure for some minutes and Massimo Cacciatori was forced to make decisive saves in the 34th and 35th minutes. In the 40th Toto Lopez gave a perfect ball to Giordano who beat Leonardo Generoso for speed and scored for the second time.
In the second half, D’Amico took over in spectacular fashion. In the 48th minute he went off on the left, dribbled past a couple of players, and crossed for Zucchini who did not miss the simple chance. In the 60th minute a free kick for Lazio. Giordano dummied a shot and ran forward; D’Amico lobbed the ball over the wall for Garlaschelli who with a marvellous volley made it 4-0.
Nine minutes from the end the D'Amico show reached its peak. He collected the ball in midfield and ran forwards, dribbled one, two, three players and with a clinical left footed shot beat Casiraghi for the fifth time.
A good Lazio performance, but Matera were too weak to put up much of a fight.
Who played for Lazio
Cacciatori, Pighin, Citterio, Wilson, Manfredonia, Zucchini, Garlaschelli, Montesi, Giordano, Lopez, D’Amico (82’ Labonia)
Manager: Lovati
Who played for Matera
Casiraghi, Generoso, De Canio, Giannattasio, Boggia, Bussalino, Picat Re, Sassanelli (48' Santamaria), Gambini, Morello, Florio (87' Antezza).
Substitutes: Troilo, Lotito, Cicchetti
Manager: Di Benedetto
Referee: Paparesta
Goals: 26’ Giordano, 40’ Giordano, 48’ Zucchini, 60’ Garlaschelli, 81’ D’Amico
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