Game 7, Serie B
Sunday, October 22, 1961
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Lazio Simmenthal Monza 4-0
Pinti, Governato, Morrone and Carosi annihilate the Lombardy team
In Serie B Lazio had drawn the first three games but then won two in a row and were now top together with Napoli, Alessandria and Genoa.
The match
The fans were worried and angry. In the autumn transfer window Lazio had sold their centre-forward and fan favourite Orlando Rozzoni to Udinese. The supporters were not happy. What are we going to do on heavy Serie B pitches without our big Orlando? All eyes on his substitute Nello Governato.
Governato was obviously not helped by the fact that Monza had decided to park the bus in front of the goal and the Biancocelesti had a lot of difficulty in trying to score. The big chance arrived in the 37th minute when the Lazio new centre forward was fouled in the box by Livio Ghioni and the referee gave the Biancocelesti a penalty. The spot kick was squandered with a terrible attempt by Dimitri Pinti.
The boos heard at the end of the first half got even louder during the interval when the crowd learnt that Rozzoni had scored for Udinese.
But in the second half it was a different Lazio. In the 56th minute Paolo Carosi crossed into the box; Vincenzo Rigamonti cleared but Pinti was there to head the ball into the goal. Lazio ahead and all was forgiven. Monza tried a comeback but 11 minutes later the Biancocelesti doubled. Pinti crossed into the box and Governato with a great volley scored. The third goal arrived in the 83rd minute when Giancarlo Morrone dribbled most of the Monza team and made it three. Four minutes later it was four-zero when Pinti, on his second assist of the day, found the gap for Carosi who did not miss.
A good win for Lazio who maintained the lead with Genoa.
Who played for Lazio
Manager: Todeschini
Who played for Monza
Rigamonti, Ramusani, Adorni, Melonari, Ghioni, Latini, Brugola, Stefanini I, Fantini, Bersellini, Dal Molin.
Manager: Lamanna.
Referee: Angonese
Goals: 56’ Pinti, 77’ Governato, 83’ Morrone, 87’ Carosi
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