1995–96 S.S. Lazio season

Lazio

1995–96 season
Chairman	Sergio Cragnotti
Owner	Sergio Cragnotti
Manager	Zdeněk Zeman
Serie A	3rd
Coppa Italia	Quarter Finals
UEFA Cup	Last 32
Top goalscorer	Giuseppe Signori (24)
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← 1994–95 1996–97 →

S.S. Lazio fell back one step from its 1994-95 season, but still managed to finish third in the Serie A, with Giuseppe Signori clinching his third top-scoring title. However, half of his 24 goals came from the penalty spot, somewhat devaluing his achievement. Pierluigi Casiraghi was able to score 14 goals, despite taking one solitary penalty, and their striking partnership saved Lazio when the defensive line sometimes failed to stand up to their task. Despite the many goals conceded, the season saw the breakthrough of Alessandro Nesta, who was to become defensive general for years to come.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Luca Marchegiani
• Fernando Orsi
• Francesco Mancini

Defenders

• Paolo Negro
• Alessandro Romano
• Giuseppe Favalli
• José Chamot
• Alessandro Nesta
• Guerino Gottardi
• Roberto Cravero
• Cristiano Bergodi
• Alessandro Grandoni

Midfielders

• Dario Marcolin
• Aron Winter
• Diego Fuser
• Massimiliano Esposito
• Roberto Di Matteo
• Marco Piovanelli
• Daniele Franceschini
• Ivano Della Morte

Attackers

• Roberto Rambaudi
• Alen Bokšić
• Pierluigi Casiraghi
• Giuseppe Signori
• Marco Di Vaio

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1995–96 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	34	21	10	3	60	24	+36	73	1996–97 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Juventus	34	19	8	7	58	35	+23	0651
3	Lazio	34	17	8	9	66	38	+28	59	1996–97 UEFA Cup First round
4	Fiorentina	34	17	8	9	53	41	+12	59	1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round
5	Roma	34	16	10	8	51	34	+17	58	1996–97 UEFA Cup First round
6	Parma	34	16	10	8	44	31	+13	58
7	Internazionale	34	15	9	10	51	30	+21	54
8	Sampdoria	34	14	10	10	59	47	+12	52
9	Vicenza	34	13	10	11	36	37	−1	49
10	Cagliari	34	11	8	15	34	47	−13	41
11	Udinese	34	11	8	15	41	49	−8	41
12	Napoli	34	10	11	13	28	41	−13	41
13	Atalanta	34	11	6	17	38	50	−12	39
14	Piacenza	34	9	10	15	31	48	−17	37
15	Bari (R)	34	8	8	18	49	71	−22	32	Relegation to Serie B
16	Torino (R)	34	6	11	17	28	46	−18	29
17	Cremonese (R)	34	5	12	17	37	57	−20	27
18	Padova (R)	34	7	3	24	41	79	−38	24

Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Juventus gained entry to the 1996-97 UEFA Champions League as defending champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

Lazio v Piacenza

1	Lazio	4–1	Piacenza
	Signori  32' Esposito  48', 73' Casiraghi  78' (pen.)		Caccia  81' (pen.)

Cagliari v Lazio

2	Cagliari	0–1	Lazio
			Signori  22'

Bari v Lazio

3	Bari	3–3	Lazio
	Protti  8', 14', 49'		Winter  43' Casiraghi  57' Signori  59' (pen.)

Lazio v Udinese

4	Lazio	2–2	Udinese
	Signori  13' (pen.) Fuser  42'		Helveg  72' Bierhoff  87'

Roma v Lazio

5	Roma	0–0	Lazio

Lazio v Padova

6	Lazio	2–0	Padova
	Rosa  74' (o.g.) Fuser  80'

Inter v Lazio

7	Inter	0–0	Lazio

Lazio v Juventus

8	Lazio	4–0	Juventus
	Signori  40' Casiraghi  45', 77' Rambaudi  71'

Fiorentina v Lazio

9	Fiorentina	2–0	Lazio
	Batistuta  46', 80'

Lazio v Cremonese

10	Lazio	2–1	Cremonese
	Winter  28' Casiraghi  65'		Maspero  72' (pen.)

Vicenza v Lazio

11	Vicenza	1–0	Lazio
	Maini  42'

Lazio v Milan

12	Lazio	0–1	Milan
			Weah  87'

Parma v Lazio

13	Parma	2–1	Lazio
	Asprilla  36' Zola  47'		Di Matteo  90'

Lazio v Sampdoria

14	Lazio	6–3	Sampdoria
	Signori  18', 40' (pen.) Mihajlović  45' (o.g.) Winter  57' Casiraghi  67' Fuser  70'		Mihajlović  37' Chiesa  65', 76' (pen.)

Lazio v Atalanta

15	Lazio	5–1	Atalanta
	Winter  14', 88' Signori  43' (pen.), 54' (pen.) Bokšić  50'		Tovalieri  49'

Napoli v Lazio

16	Napoli	1–0	Lazio
	Di Napoli  26'

Lazio v Torino

17	Lazio	1–1	Torino
	Iannuzzi  90'		Rizzitelli  81'

Piacenza v Lazio

18	Piacenza	2–1	Lazio
	Piovani  67' Caccia  79'		Bokšić  49'

Lazio v Cagliari

19	Lazio	4–0	Cagliari
	Signori  27' (pen.) Casiraghi  28', 34', 45'

Lazio v Bari

20	Lazio	4–3	Bari
	Signori  20' (pen.), 24' (pen.), 30' Bokšić  79'		Protti  9' (pen.), 81' (pen.) K. Andersson  63'

Udinese v Lazio

21	Udinese	1–1	Lazio
	Negro  10' (o.g.)		Fuser  90'

Lazio v Roma

22	Lazio	1–0	Roma
	Signori  84' (pen.)

Padova v Lazio

23	Padova	1–3	Lazio
	Amoruso  90' (pen.)		Signori  35' Casiraghi  67' Fuser  85'

Lazio v Inter

24	Lazio	0–1	Inter
			Nesta  64' (o.g.)

Juventus v Lazio

25	Juventus	4–2	Lazio
	Deschamps  35' Chamot  70' (o.g.) Conte  72' Padovano  83'		Favalli  3' Casiraghi  18'

Lazio v Fiorentina

26	Lazio	4–0	Fiorentina
	Winter  14' Signori  32', 51' Casiraghi  83'

Cremonese v Lazio

27	Cremonese	2–1	Lazio
	Tentoni  53', 81'		Negro  46'

Lazio v Vicenza

28	Lazio	3–0	Vicenza
	Signori  45' (pen.), 54', 57' (pen.)

Milan v Lazio

29	Milan	0–0	Lazio

Lazio v Parma

30	Lazio	2–1	Parma
	Fuser  14' Casiraghi  39'		Zola  80'

Sampdoria v Lazio

31	Sampdoria	3–3	Lazio
	Balleri  25' Mancini  53' Chiesa  87'		Casiraghi  21' Signori  37', 64'

Atalanta v Lazio

32	Atalanta	1–3	Lazio
	Morfeo  34'		Valentini  13' (o.g.) Signori  58' (pen.) Esposito  85'

Lazio v Napoli

33	Lazio	1–0	Napoli
	Di Matteo  19'

Torino v Lazio

34	Torino	0–2	Lazio
			Bokšić  1' Signori  9'

Top Scorers

• Giuseppe Signori 24 (12)
• Pierluigi Casiraghi 14 (1)
• Aron Winter 6
• Diego Fuser 6
• Alen Bokšić 4