Fundamental victory
- Simon Basten
- Feb 24, 2023
- 2 min read
Game 23, Serie B
Sunday, February 24, 1963
Stadio M. Rigamonti, Lecco
Lecco Lazio 0-1
Thanks to a Maraschi goal in the second half, Lazio secure a very important victory.
After just four games Lazio had sacked manager Carlo Facchini and called up Juan Carlos Lorenzo for the first of his three stints with the Biancocelesti. The promotion race was very tight with lots of teams involved. At the end of the first half of the season Lazio were 6th just one point off Padova, Foggia and Lecco, third, and two behind Brescia. Messina were leaders.
After three games of the return fixtures, Lazio were still sixth together with Verona and Padova, one point away from third place held by Bari, Foggia and Lecco. Today’s game was against the latter. No need to explain how important this game was.
The match
Lazio started well and in the tenth minute had scored with Giancarlo Morrone, but he was offside. Shortly after Morrone sent a ball to Orlando Rozzoni who fumbled in the wrong moment and the opportunity vanished. In the 18th minute Morrone dribbled past Italo Galbiati and close to the keeper he passed a very inviting ball to Mario Maraschi but the shot went out. Lecco found it hard to create anything since their “regista” Bengt Lindskog was followed all over the pitch by Nello Governato considerably reducing his activity. The only problem Idilio Cei had in the first half was a scrum following a corner kick which needed a good sense of position to defuse.
In the beginning of the second half the locals produced their maximum effort with shots from Vinicio Facca, Romano Bagatti and Riccardo Innocenti, but this sapped their strength and once the storm was over Lazio took control again. In the 59th minute Lecco did their best to score … in their own goal … but Galbiati managed to save a bad pass back from Angelo Caroli to the keeper on the line.
In the 74th minute the well-deserved goal. Gianbattista Moschino passed to Graziano Landoni on the right who went off, dribbled past Lindskog and passed back centrally. Morrone, Maraschi and Caroli all ran for the ball but it was the defender who got there first and attempted to pass the ball back. But Giovanni Sacchi anticipated his keeper and literally passed the ball to Maraschi who was easily able to volley the ball in the goal.
The Biancocelesti could have scored more with Rozzoni, twice with Morrone and Maraschi but there was no need, Lecco were on their knees.
The local fans were certainly not pleased with the result and at the end of the match began to throw stones at the players and referee. The police were forced to intervene.
Fundamental two points for Lazio and a show of strength.
Who played for Lecco
Alfieri, Facca, Caroli, Galbiati, Sacchi, Ferrari, Bagatti, Schiavo, Innocenti, Lindskog, Cappellaro
Manager: Achilli
Who played for Lazio
Manager: Lovati
TD: Lorenzo
Referee: Angelini
Goal: 74’ Maraschi
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