Game 12, Serie A
Sunday, December 17, 1978
Stadio Comunale, Torino
Torino Lazio 2-2
Bruno-gol scores twice in satisfactory draw
In Serie A Lazio had drawn 2-2 at home with Juventus in their first game. They had then beaten Avellino 3-1 away and drawn 1-1 at home to Atalanta. Since then, the Biancocelesti had won 3 (including Vicenza 4-3 at home), drawn 2 (including derby 0-0) and lost 3. A week before today's clash Lazio had beaten Bologna 1-0 with a Pino Wilson winner. Lazio had 12 points in the table and were in joint 7th place with Napoli and Catanzaro.
In Serie A Toro were currently in 6th place on 13 points. The Granata had won 4, drawn 5 (including derby 1-1) and lost 2 (including the most recent game 0-1 away to Milan).
An interesting game today at the Comunale. Only one point separated the teams in the table.
The match
There was a pale sun out in Turin but the temperature was low. A crowd of about 25,000 were present.
Torino had two important absences in defender Luigi Danova and winger Claudio Sala while Lazio were without full-backs Paolo Ammoniaci and Gigi Martini plus winger Renzo Garlaschelli.
Torino started on the attack while Lazio defended and waited to strike on the counter attack. They did so almost immediately. In the 7th minute Ciccio Cordova dispossessed Giuseppe Greco just outside the Lazio box, he quickly found Andrea Agostinelli who surged forward and set up Bruno Giordano, the Roman striker beat the offside trap, went round Giuliano Terraneo and scored with his left foot from a very difficult angle. Two passes, with the help of Vincenzo D'Amico distracting the hosts' defence, and the Biancocelesti were in front. Torino 0 Lazio 1.
The Granata's reaction was fierce. In the 12th minute Massimo Cacciatori had to palm away a Renato Zaccarelli long range strike that was heading for the top hand corner. Torino then had another good chance but Greco's bicycle kick on a Roberto Salvadori cross was too central and Cacciatori saved again.
Torino were relentless and drew level in the 25th minute. Eraldo Pecci found Greco in a crowded area and the Toro striker chested the ball down and sent a left footed strike which took a slight deflection off Roberto Badiani and went in, to Cacciatori's right. Torino 1 Lazio 1. A deserved equaliser.
Only a minute later Toro almost went in front. Francesco Graziani put in a cross which Paolo Pulici sliced but the ball reached Zaccarelli who looked sure to score but his shot was deflected into corner.
The goal however was coming and it came in the 34th minute. It was Greco again who was the protagonist. He went past Pino Wilson and Badiani with a skilful flick and then coolly beat Cacciatori. Torino 2 Lazio 1.
Pecci was then too hesitant on a defensive blunder and Lazio reached halftime only a goal down, 2-1.
The second half started with Torino still on the front foot. There were several scrambles in the Lazio area and a dangerous shot by Patrizio Sala just over the bar.
Torino however, possibly thinking the game was in the bag or maybe just tiring, started to slow down and give Lazio more space. The Biancocelesti started to threaten more despite not having any shots on target.
In the 65th minute however, a Wilson header was tipped into the corner by Terraneo.
In the 70th minute Lazio threw on former Torino striker Aldo Cantarutti for midfielder Antonio "Totò" Lopez. Cantarutti's height led Torino manager Gigi Radice to change his markers. Roberto Mozzini was moved to control Cantarutti while Salvatore Vullo now followed Giordano.
In the 77th minute Lazio equalised. It was a fantastic goal by Giordano. The Trastevere born striker picked up the ball outside the box from Badiani and went on to beat both Claudio Onofri and Mozzini and place a low left foot inside the post to Terraneo's left. Torino 2 Lazio 2.
Torino pushed for a winner and went close with Greco and a Pulici volley but Lazio held out. Lazio were more than pleased with the away point while Torino showed frustration at the final whistle. Final score Torino 2 Lazio 2.
A good point for Lazio against superior opposition. A defensive game but with Giordano up front Lazio were always dangerous.
Lazio were still joint 7th but now only with Napoli on 13 points while Torino were joint 5th with Juventus on 14.
Who played for Torino
Substitutes: Copparoni, Erba, Iorio
Manager: Radice
Who played for Lazio
Cacciatori, Pighin, Badiani, Wilson, Manfredonia, Cordova, Agostinelli, A. Lopez (70' Cantarutti), Giordano, Nicoli, D'Amico
Manager: Lovati
Referee: Terpin
Goals: 7' Giordano, 25' Badiani (og), 34' Greco, 77' Giordano
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