2007–08 SS Lazio season

Lazio
2007–08 season
Owner	Claudio Lotito
Chairman	Claudio Lotito
Manager	Delio Rossi
Serie A	12th
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Goran Pandev; Tommaso Rocchi; (14 each); All: ; Goran Pandev; (20 goals)
Highest home attendance	49,284 vs Roma
Lowest home attendance	14,891 vs Napoli
Average home league attendance	21,485
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season was the 108th season in Società Sportiva Lazio's history and their 20th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football.

On 11 November 2007, a Lazio supporter, Gabriele Sandri was fatally wounded in an argument between Lazio and Juventus supporters, resulting in the police intervening and ultimately killing Sandri, who was not directly involved with the quarrel.

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Head coach	Delio Rossi
Assistant coach	Fedele Limone
Goalkeeping coach	Adalberto Grigioni
Fitness coaches	Valter Vio Adriano Bianchini
Club doctors	Roberto Bianchini Stefano Salvatori

Last updated: May 13, 2008
Source: S.S Lazio Staff

Other information

President	Claudio Lotito
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stadio Olimpico (82, 307 / 105m x 68m)

Source: Stadio Olimpico article: May 13, 2008

Squad

First team

As of 2008-02-08^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Tommaso Berni
2	DF	ROU	Ștefan Radu (on loan from Dinamo București)
3	DF	SRB	Aleksandar Kolarov
4	MF	ITA	Fabio Firmani
5	MF	ITA	Massimo Mutarelli
6	MF	FRA	Ousmane Dabo
7	DF	CZE	David Rozehnal (on loan from Newcastle United)
8	DF	ITA	Luciano Zauri (captain)
9	FW	ITA	Rolando Bianchi (on loan from Manchester City)
10	MF	ITA	Roberto Baronio
11	MF	ITA	Stefano Mauri
13	DF	ITA	Sebastiano Siviglia
14	GK	ITA	Marco Ballotta
15	DF	FRA	Modibo Diakité


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ALB	Igli Tare
18	FW	ITA	Tommaso Rocchi (vice-captain)
19	FW	MKD	Goran Pandev
21	FW	ITA	Fabio Vignaroli
22	DF	ITA	Ivan Artipoli
23	MF	FRA	Mourad Meghni
24	MF	ARG	Cristian Ledesma
25	DF	BRA	Emílson Cribari
26	MF	BEL	Gaby Mudingayi
29	DF	ITA	Lorenzo De Silvestri
32	GK	URU	Fernando Muslera
68	MF	CIV	Christian Manfredini
81	FW	ITA	Simone Del Nero
85	MF	SUI	Valon Behrami

Double passports

Non-EU players

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Genoa	38	13	9	16	44	52	−8	48^[a]
11	Palermo	38	12	11	15	47	57	−10	47
12	Lazio	38	11	13	14	47	51	−4	46
13	Siena	38	9	17	12	40	45	−5	44
14	Cagliari^[b]	38	11	9	18	40	56	−16	42

Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Atalanta finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Genoa 2-1 Atalanta, Atalanta 2-0 Genoa.
^ Cagliari was docked 3 points for filing an unauthorized lawsuit, but the penalty was later reversed.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	13	14	47	51	−4	46	9	4	6	28	23	+5	2	9	8	19	28	−9

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	W
Position	7	11	12	13	9	11	13	11	13	14	15	15	14	15	12	13	13	14	14	14	12	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	8	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2008. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

25 August 2007 1	Lazio	2–2	Torino	Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pandev 56' Rocchi 61'		Rosina 34' Vailatti 68'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,495 Referee: Domenico Celi

2 September 2007 2	Sampdoria	0–0	Lazio	Genoa
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,564 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

15 September 2007 3	Lazio	0–0	Empoli	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 19,460 Referee: Andrea De Marco

23 September 2007 4	Atalanta	2–1	Lazio	Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Langella 43' Zampagna 90+3'		Mutarelli 69'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 10,861 Referee: Nicola Stefanini

26 September 2007 5	Lazio	3–1	Cagliari	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rocchi 47', 84' Pandev 59'		Acquafresca 69'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 17,652 Referee: Paolo Dondarini

30 September 2007 6	Reggina	1–1	Lazio	Reggio Calabria
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Cozza 8'		Kolarov 74'	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 16,842 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

7 October 2007 7	Lazio	1–5	Milan	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mauri 23'		Ambrosini 16' Kaká 33' (pen.), 52' Gilardino 70', 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 26,364 Referee: Emidio Morganti

21 October 2007 8	Livorno	0–1	Lazio	Livorno
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Pandev 45+4'	Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi Attendance: 8,018 Referee: Domenico Celi

28 October 2007 9	Lazio	0–1	Udinese	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Gyan 78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 17,536 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli

31 October 2007 10	Roma	3–2	Lazio	Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Vučinić 19' Mancini 42' Perrotta 56'		Rocchi 12' Ledesma 70'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 54,860 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

3 November 2007 11	Lazio	0–1	Fiorentina	Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)			Pazzini 19'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Paolo Dondarini

25 November 2007 13	Lazio	1–0	Parma	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Firmani 90'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 17,289 Referee: Andrea De Marco

2 December 2007 14	Siena	1–1	Lazio	Siena
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Maccarone 32'		Pandev 23'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 9,186 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

5 December 2007 12	Internazionale	3–0	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ibrahimović 22' (pen.) Maicon 33' Suazo 55'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 44,667 Referee: Antonio Damato

8 December 2007 15	Lazio	2–0	Catania	Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rocchi 8' Pandev 89'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 17,291 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

15 December 2007 16	Lazio	2–3	Juventus	Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pandev 36', 90+3'		Trezeguet 29' Del Piero 48', 70'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 24,098 Referee: Christian Brighi

23 December 2007 17	Palermo	2–2	Lazio	Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Simplício 34' Amauri 46'		Firmani 59' Tare 81'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 24,128 Referee: Daniele Orsato

13 January 2008 18	Lazio	1–2	Genoa	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mauri 23'		Borriello 52' (pen.), 55'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 18,964 Referee: Nicola Stefanini

20 January 2008 19	Napoli	2–2	Lazio	Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hamšík 5', 90+4'		Ledesma 26' Pandev 31'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 34,480 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

27 January 2008 20	Torino	0–0	Lazio	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 17,653 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

3 February 2008 21	Lazio	2–1	Sampdoria	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mauri 37' Rocchi 77'		Cassano 45+1'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 18,683 Referee: Daniele Orsato

10 February 2008 22	Empoli	1–0	Lazio	Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Vannucchi 7'			Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,232 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

17 February 2008 23	Lazio	3–0	Atalanta	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rocchi 26' (pen.), 88' (pen.) Pandev 56'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Oscar Girardi

24 February 2008 24	Cagliari	1–0	Lazio	Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Matri 89'			Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli

27 February 2008 25	Lazio	1–0	Reggina	Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bianchi 45' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 17,663 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

1 March 2008 26	Milan	1–1	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Oddo 66' (pen.)		Bianchi 54'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,016 Referee: Domenico Celi

9 March 2008 27	Lazio	2–0	Livorno	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rocchi 15' Pandev 24'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 19,110 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

16 March 2008 28	Udinese	2–2	Lazio	Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ferronetti 56' Di Natale 86'		Rocchi 12' Ledesma 80'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 3,084 Referee: Dino Tommasi

19 March 2008 29	Lazio	3–2	Roma	Rome
21:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pandev 43' Rocchi 57' (pen.) Behrami 90+2'		Taddei 31' Perrotta 62'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 49,284 Referee: Emidio Morganti

22 March 2008 30	Fiorentina	1–0	Lazio	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pazzini 77'			Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 26,579 Referee: Daniele Orsato

29 March 2008 31	Lazio	1–1	Internazionale	Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rocchi 59'		Crespo 11'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,802 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

6 April 2008 32	Parma	2–2	Lazio	Parma
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Budan 17' Paci 43'		Pandev 35' Bianchi 38'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

13 April 2008 33	Lazio	1–1	Siena	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mutarelli 45+1'		Loria 88'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 18,996 Referee: Riccardo Pinzani

20 April 2008 34	Catania	1–0	Lazio	Catania
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Spinesi 34' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Domenico Celi

27 April 2008 35	Juventus	5–2	Lazio	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Chiellini 15', 88' Camoranesi 21' Del Piero 32' Trezeguet 33'		Bianchi 56' Siviglia 61'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,588 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

4 May 2008 36	Lazio	1–2	Palermo	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pandev 25' (pen.)		Amauri 82', 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,786 Referee: Luca Marelli

11 May 2008 37	Genoa	0–2	Lazio	Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Pandev 32' Rocchi 45+2'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,077 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli

18 May 2008 38	Lazio	2–1	Napoli	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rocchi 14' Firmani 71'		Domizzi 83'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Massimiliano Velotto

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

19 December 2007 First leg	Lazio	2–1	Napoli	Rome
20:45 CET	De Silvestri 66' Baronio 71'		Dalla Bona 28'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Nicola Stefanini

17 January 2008 Second leg	Napoli	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Lazio	Naples
20:45 CET	Domizzi 79'		Tare 55'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 29,564 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Quarter-finals

24 January 2008 First leg	Lazio	2–1	Fiorentina	Rome
20:00 CET	Kolarov 19' Behrami 20'		Pazzini 40'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

30 January 2008 Second leg	Fiorentina	1–2 (2–4 agg.)	Lazio	Florence
16:45 CET	Semioli 17'		Kolarov 34' Rocchi 62'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 10,457 Referee: Christian Brighi

Semi-finals

16 April 2008 First leg	Internazionale	0–0	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CET				Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 11,016 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

7 May 2008 Second leg	Lazio	0–2 (0–2 agg.)	Internazionale	Rome
20:30 CET			Pelé 51' Cruz 85'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

Top scorers

Tommaso Rocchi – 14 (3)
Goran Pandev – 14 (1)
Rolando Bianchi – 4 (1)
Cristian Ledesma – 3

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

14 August 2007 First leg	Lazio	1–1	Dinamo București	Rome, Italy
20:45	Mutarelli 54'	Report	Dănciulescu 22'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,172 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

28 August 2007 Second leg	Dinamo București	1–3 (2–4 agg.)	Lazio	Bucharest, Romania
21:00	Bratu 27'	Report	Rocchi 47' (pen.), 66' Pandev 53'	Stadium: Stadionul Național Attendance: 40,164 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Group stage

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RMA	OLY	BRM	LAZ
1	Real Madrid	6	3	2	1	13	9	+4	11	Advance to knockout stage	—	4–2	2–1	3–1
2	Olympiacos	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4	11	Advance to knockout stage	0–0	—	3–0	1–1
3	Werder Bremen	6	2	0	4	8	13	−5	6	Transfer to UEFA Cup	3–2	1–3	—	2–1
4	Lazio	6	1	2	3	8	11	−3	5		2–2	1–2	2–1	—

Source: RSSSF

18 September 2007 1	Olympiacos	1–1	Lazio	Piraeus, Greece
20:45	Galletti 55'	Report	Zauri 77'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 171 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

3 October 2007 2	Lazio	2–2	Real Madrid	Rome, Italy
20:45	Pandev 32', 75'	Report	Van Nistelrooy 8', 61'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 52,400 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

24 October 2007 3	Werder Bremen	2–1	Lazio	Bremen, Germany
20:45	Sanogo 28' Almeida 54'	Report	Manfredini 82'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 36,587 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

6 November 2007 4	Lazio	2–1	Werder Bremen	Rome, Italy
20:45	Rocchi 57', 68'	Report	Diego 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 28,236 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

28 November 2007 5	Lazio	1–2	Olympiacos	Rome, Italy
20:45	Pandev 30'	Report	Galletti 35' Kovačević 64'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 39,996 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

11 December 2007 6	Real Madrid	3–1	Lazio	Madrid, Spain
20:45	Baptista 13' Raúl 16' Robinho 36'	Report	Pandev 81'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 70,559 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

References

General

Martucci, Maurizio (2008). 11 novembre 2007. L'uccisione di Gabriele Sandri una giornata buia della Repubblica (in Italian). Sovera Editore. ISBN 88-8124-787-9.