1998–99 S.S. Lazio season

Lazio
1998–99 season
Chairman	Sergio Cragnotti
Manager	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Stadium	Stadio Olimpico
Serie A	2nd
Supercoppa Italiana	Winners
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Marcelo Salas (15); All: ; Marcelo Salas (23)

Società Sportiva Lazio finished second in Serie A, and won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and Supercoppa Italiana.

Season review

Lazio kicked off the 1998–99 season by defeating Juventus 2–1 to win the Supercoppa in the pre-season, and then set a searing pace in the league thanks to the lethal striking partnership of world transfer record signing Christian Vieri and Marcelo Salas. The pair of them together netted 27 goals, as Lazio led the way for most of the season. Twenty-year-old Yugoslav starlet Dejan Stanković also impressed by scoring on his league debut.

Milan peaked late during the season, while Lazio had a barren spell, which enabled Milan to make up the deficit. Lazio finally squandered the title lead in the penultimate match of the season, where it had to settle for a draw against Fiorentina away from home.

Following the season, Vieri left the club for Inter, accusing chairman Sergio Cragnotti of lying to him. The money from Vieri's transfer was used to bring Juan Sebastián Verón, Simone Inzaghi and Diego Simeone to Rome, moves that all proved essential when Lazio clinched the title in 2000, where those three found the net in the last game of the season.

Lazio's best moment of the 1998-99 season came when they beat Mallorca 2-1 at Villa Park in Birmingham in the 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, following goals by Vieri and Pavel Nedvěd.

The most prolific players during the season was captain and centre-half Alessandro Nesta, free-kick specialist Siniša Mihajlović, winger Nedvěd, and the striker pairing of Vieri and Salas.

Players

Squad information

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Luca Marchegiani
2	DF	Paolo Negro
3	DF	Stefano Lombardi
5	DF	Giuseppe Favalli
6	MF	Federico Crovari
7	MF	Attilio Lombardo
9	FW	Marcelo Salas
10	FW	Roberto Mancini
11	DF	Siniša Mihajlović
12	GK	Emanuele Concetti
13	DF	Alessandro Nesta
14	MF	Sérgio Conceição
15	DF	Giuseppe Pancaro
16	MF	Paul Okon

No.	Position	Player
17	DF	Guerino Gottardi
18	MF	Pavel Nedvěd
19	FW	Alen Bokšić
20	MF	Dejan Stanković
21	MF	Iván de la Peña
22	GK	Marco Ballotta
24	DF	Fernando Couto
25	MF	Matías Almeyda
26	MF	Roberto Baronio
29	MF	Giampiero Pinzi
31	MF	Valentino Sbaccanti
32	FW	Christian Vieri
33	DF	Stefano Di Fiordo

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
9	FW	Marcelo Salas from River Plate
11	DF	Siniša Mihajlović from Sampdoria
14	MF	Sérgio Conceição from FC Porto
20	MF	Dejan Stanković from Crvena Zvezda
21	MF	Iván de la Peña from FC Barcelona
24	DF	Fernando Couto from FC Barcelona
32	FW	Christian Vieri from Atletico Madrid

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Pierluigi Casiraghi to Chelsea FC
		MF	Vladimir Jugovic to Atletico Madrid
		FW	Giuseppe Signori to Bologna FC

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
4	MF	Dario Marcolin (on loan to Blackburn Rovers)
6	DF	Giovanni Lopez (to Napoli)
7	MF	Roberto Rambaudi (to Genoa)
8	FW	Igor Protti (on loan to Reggiana)

No.	Position	Player
23	MF	Giorgio Venturin (to Atlético Madrid)
27	FW	Alessandro Iannuzzi (to Milan)
28	DF	Maurizio Domizzi (on loan to Livorno)
30	FW	Rosario Aquino (to Livorno)

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	34	20	10	4	59	34	+25	70	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Lazio	34	20	9	5	65	31	+34	69	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Fiorentina	34	16	8	10	55	41	+14	56	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Parma	34	15	10	9	55	36	+19	55	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
5	Roma	34	15	9	10	69	49	+20	54[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[2]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.

Matches

13 September 1998 1	Piacenza	1–1	Lazio	Piacenza
	S. Inzaghi 87'	Report	Stanković 74' Lombardi 86'	Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Stefano Farina

20 September 1998 2	Lazio	0–0	Bari	Rome
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gennaro Borriello

27 September 1998 3	Perugia	2–2	Lazio	Perugia
	Bucchi 4' Nakata 65' Olive 74'	Report	Couto 19' R. Mancini 65' Mihajlović 72'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Stefano Farina

4 October 1998 4	Lazio	2–0	Cagliari	Rome
	Couto 45' Stanković 69'	Report	O'Neill 51'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,826 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

18 October 1998 5	Internazionale	3–5	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Winter 22' Ventola 77', 90+6' Simeone 90+2'	Report	Salas 1' Conceição 36', 53' R. Mancini 40' Nedvěd 72', 72'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

25 October 1998 6	Lazio	1–1	Vicenza	Rome
	R. Mancini 55'	Report	Schenardi 30'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

1 November 1998 7	Salernitana	1–0	Lazio	Salerno
	G. Tedesco 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

8 November 1998 8	Lazio	4–1	Empoli	Rome
	Negro 22', 26' Salas 30' R. Mancini 63'	Report	Carparelli 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 39,378 Referee: Gennaro Borriello

15 November 1998 9	Venezia	2–0	Lazio	Venezia
	Tuta 5' Pedone 38'	Report	Couto 61'	Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

22 November 1998 10	Milan	1–0	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Leonardo 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 45,985 Referee: Stefano Farina

29 November 1998 11	Lazio	3–3	Roma	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	R. Mancini 28', 56' Salas 58' (pen.)	Report	Delvecchio 25' Petruzzi 65' Di Francesco 78' Totti 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Stefano Farina

6 December 1998 12	Juventus	0–1	Lazio	Turin
		Report	Salas 82'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 46,107 Referee: Gennaro Borriello

13 December 1998 13	Lazio	5–2	Sampdoria	Rome
	Mihajlović 29', 45', 52' Stanković 82' Salas 90+3'	Report	Palmieri 37' (pen.), 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 49,676 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

20 December 1998 14	Lazio	3–1	Udinese	Rome
	R. Mancini 17' Salas 55', 90+5'	Report	Locatelli 5'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 41,749 Referee: Daniele Tombolini

6 January 1999 15	Bologna	0–1	Lazio	Bologna
		Report	Vieri 77'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 31,160 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

10 January 1999 16	Lazio	2–0	Fiorentina	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Vieri 66' Mihajlović 90'	Report	Padalino 89'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 55,487 Referee: Livio Bazzoli

17 January 1999 17	Parma	1–3	Lazio	Parma
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Crespo 54'	Report	Salas 51' (pen.) R. Mancini 68' Vieri 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 26,003 Referee: Livio Bazzoli

24 January 1999 18	Lazio	4–1	Piacenza	Rome
	Mihajlović 10' Salas 59' Stanković 78' R. Mancini 81'	Report	Buso 57' Piovani 84'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 46,934 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

31 January 1999 19	Bari	1–3	Lazio	Bari
	Knudsen 73'	Report	Lombardo 21' Vieri 38', 87'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 23,428 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

7 February 1999 20	Lazio	3–0	Perugia	Rome
	Vieri 42' Salas 45+2', 76'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 49,798 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

14 February 1999 21	Cagliari	0–0	Lazio	Cagliari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

21 February 1999 22	Lazio	1–0	Internazionale	Rome
	Conceição 39'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 66,756 Referee: Graziano Cesari

28 February 1999 23	Vicenza	1–2	Lazio	Vicenza
	Cardone 68'	Report	Conceição 48' Salas 74' Stanković 82' Dicara 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

7 March 1999 24	Lazio	6–1	Salernitana	Rome
	Negro 45' Vieri 50' Salas 60', 69' Fresi 82' (o.g.) Nesta 90'	Report	Vannucchi 31'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 52,625 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

14 March 1999 25	Empoli	0–0	Lazio	Empoli
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stefano Braschi

21 March 1999 26	Lazio	2–0	Venezia	Rome
	Conceição 8' Mihajlović 14'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

3 April 1999 27	Lazio	0–0	Milan	Rome
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 63,875 Referee: Graziano Cesari

11 April 1999 28	Roma	3–1	Lazio	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Delvecchio 13', 43' Paulo Sérgio 70' Totti 90'	Report	Mihajlović 70' Vieri 79' Nesta 80'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 75,560 Referee: Gennaro Borriello

17 April 1999 29	Lazio	1–3	Juventus	Rome
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	R. Mancini 56'	Report	Henry 34', 64' Amoruso 45+3'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Livio Bazzoli

25 April 1999 30	Sampdoria	0–1	Lazio	Genoa
	Ortega 72'	Report	Vieri 60' Almeyda 66'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 16,885 Referee: Livio Bazzoli

2 May 1999 31	Udinese	0–3	Lazio	Udine
		Report	Mihajlović 30' (pen.) Vieri 48' R. Mancini 58'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 28,824 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

9 May 1999 32	Lazio	2–0	Bologna	Rome
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Almeyda 50' Vieri 89'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 57,507 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

15 May 1999 33	Fiorentina	1–1	Lazio	Florence
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Batistuta 14' Rui Costa 72'	Report	Vieri 27'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 38,793 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

23 May 1999 34	Lazio	2–1	Parma	Rome
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Salas 27', 76'	Report	Vanoli 54'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 73,967 Referee: Livio Bazzoli

Coppa Italia

Second round

9 September 1998 First leg	Lazio	2–1	Cosenza	Rome
	Salas 69', 80' (pen.)		Riccio 59' Paschetta 64'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Franco Sirotti

23 September 1998 Second leg	Cosenza	0–2	Lazio	Cosenza
			Parisi 15' (o.g.) Stanković 86'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 24,149 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

Round of 16

29 October 1998 First leg	Lazio	3–1	Milan	Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Mihajlović 28' R. Mancini 71', 90+5'		Bierhoff 6' Costacurta 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 22,520 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

11 November 1998 Second leg	Milan	1–1	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Ganz 56'		Salas 42' Conceição 81'	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 22,702 Referee: Stefano Braschi

Quarter-finals

3 December 1998 First leg	Lazio	2–1	Internazionale	Rome
	Salas 12' (pen.), 46'		Djorkaeff 32'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 22,564 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

27 January 1999 Second leg	Internazionale	5–2	Lazio	Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Cauet 13' Djorkaeff 25', 69' Zé Elias 84' Moriero 90+3'		Vieri 10' Lombardo 34' Nesta 87'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 17,007 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

17 September 1998 First leg	Lazio	1–1	Lausanne-Sport	Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stanković 2' Nedvěd 37'	Report	Celestini 3' Douglas 54'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 22,659 Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)

1 October 1998 Second leg	Lausanne-Sport	2–2	Lazio	Lausanne, Switzerland
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Douglas 10' Rehn 84'	Report	Salas 7' Conceição 26'	Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Second round

22 October 1998 First leg	Lazio	0–0	Partizan	Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 24,966 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

5 November 1998 Second leg	Partizan	2–3	Lazio	Belgrade, Serbia
20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Krstajić 18' Iliev 85'	Report	Salas 43' (pen.), 76' Stanković 67'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Quarter-finals

4 March 1999 First leg	Panionios	0–4	Lazio	Athens, Greece
21:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Stanković 3', 60' Salas 14' Nedvěd 63'	Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 10,175 Referee: Graham Poll (England)

18 March 1999 Second leg	Lazio	3–0	Panionios	Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Nedvěd 70' Stanković 77' de la Peña 82'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Semi-finals

8 April 1999 First leg	Lokomotiv Moscow	1–1	Lazio	Moscow, Russia
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Janashia 62'	Report	Bokšić 77'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

22 April 1999 Second leg	Lazio	0–0	Lokomotiv Moscow	Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,016 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Final

19 May 1999	Lazio	2–1	Mallorca	Birmingham, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vieri 7', 39' Mihajlović 23' Nedvěd 81' Marchegiani 90+1'	Report	Dani 11' Siviero 54'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,021 Referee: Günther Benkö (Austria)

Supercoppa Italiana

29 August 1998	Juventus	1–2	Lazio	Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	F. Inzaghi 68' Del Piero 87' (pen.)	(Report)	Nedvěd 37' Conceição 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Roberto Bettin

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/1998-1999/seriea/lazio.htm
Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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[table_hth_ROM0.45242887057943-2] ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.

[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/1998-1999/seriea/lazio.htm

[3] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.