1998–99 S.S. Lazio season

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Luca Marchegiani
2 DF  ITA Paolo Negro
3 DF  ITA Stefano Lombardi
5 DF  ITA Giuseppe Favalli
6 MF  ITA Federico Crovari
7 MF  ITA Attilio Lombardo
9 FW  CHI Marcelo Salas
10 FW  ITA Roberto Mancini
11 DF  YUG Siniša Mihajlović
12 GK  ITA Emanuele Concetti
13 DF  ITA Alessandro Nesta
14 MF  POR Sérgio Conceição
15 DF  ITA Giuseppe Pancaro
16 MF  AUS Paul Okon
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   SUI Guerino Gottardi
18 MF  CZE Pavel Nedvěd
19 FW  CRO Alen Bokšić
20 MF  YUG Dejan Stanković
21 MF  ESP Iván de la Peña
22 GK  ITA Marco Ballotta
24 DF  POR Fernando Couto
25 MF  ARG Matías Almeyda
26 MF  ITA Roberto Baronio
29 MF  ITA Giampiero Pinzi
31 MF  ITA Valentino Sbaccanti
32 FW  ITA Christian Vieri
33 DF  ITA Stefano Di Fiordo

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW  CHI Marcelo Salas from River Plate
11 DF  YUG Siniša Mihajlović from Sampdoria
14 MF  POR Sérgio Conceição from FC Porto
20 MF  YUG Dejan Stanković from Crvena Zvezda
21 MF  ESP Iván de la Peña from FC Barcelona
24 DF  POR Fernando Couto from FC Barcelona
32 FW  ITA 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. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ITA Pierluigi Casiraghi to Chelsea FC
— MF  YUG Vladimir Jugovic to Atletico Madrid
— FW  ITA 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. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF  ITA Dario Marcolin (on loan to Blackburn Rovers)
6 DF  ITA Giovanni Lopez (to Napoli)
7 MF  ITA Roberto Rambaudi (to Genoa)
8 FW  ITA Igor Protti (on loan to Reggiana)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  ITA Giorgio Venturin (to Atlético Madrid)
27 FW  ITA Alessandro Iannuzzi (to Milan)
28 DF  ITA Maurizio Domizzi (on loan to Livorno)
30 FW  ITA Rosario Aquino (to Livorno)

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 1998–99 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
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
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:
  1. 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
Main article: 1998–99 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
Main article: 1998–99 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
Main article: 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 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
Main article: 1998 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
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/1998-1999/seriea/lazio.htm
  2. 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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