Game 6, Serie A
Sunday, November 15, 1970
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Lazio-Roma 1-1
A controversial late Roma equaliser denied Lazio their first win of the season.
In the first five matches Lazio drew three times and lost two. The derby could have been a turning point for the season.
The match
Lazio desperately needed a win but in the first half basically nothing happened, apart from a Roma effort by Walter Franzot saved by Pino Wilson, and a weak header from Giuliano Fortunato. The teams were too scared to lose to effectively try to win.
The change came in the second half when Juan Carlos Lorenzo substituted Nello Governato with Arrigo Dolso in the 65th minute. Four minutes later Giorgio Chinaglia tried to spearhead the Roma defence but was forced to move to the right wing. The subsequent cross was headed in by Dolso to make it 1-0. The Lazio midfielder tried again a few minutes later but his shot was easily saved.
The game appeared to be in Lazio’s hands, but with four minutes to spare, Ciccio Cordova, unopposed, cut through the entire Lazio midfield and defence and handed Sergio Petrelli an easy equaliser. Luigi Polentes could have salvaged the situation but Gianfranco Zigoni clearly and unfairly held him back. The referee however was the only one present in the Olimpico not to see the foul. Roma almost won the match in injury time but a good save from Michelangelo Sulfaro avoided defeat.
Who played for Lazio
Sulfaro, Wilson, Facco, Governato (65’ Dolso), Polentes, Marchesi, Manservisi, Massa, Chinaglia, Mazzola II, Fortunato
Substitute: Di Vincenzo
Manager: Lorenzo
Who played for Roma
Ginulfi, Scaratti, Petrelli, Franzot (70' La Rosa), Bet, Santarini, Salvori, Del Sol, Zigoni, Cordova, Amarildo.
Substitute: De Min
Manager: Helenio Herrera
Referee: Toselli
Goals: 69' Dolso, 86' Petrelli
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