2007–08 SS Lazio season

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.

Lazio
2007–08 season
OwnerClaudio Lotito
ChairmanClaudio Lotito
ManagerDelio Rossi
Serie A12th
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Goran Pandev
Tommaso Rocchi
(14 each)

All:
Goran Pandev
(20 goals)
Highest home attendance49,284 vs Roma
Lowest home attendance14,891 vs Napoli
Average home league attendance21,485

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

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Management

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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

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

Source: Stadio Olimpico article: May 13, 2008

Squad

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First team

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As of 2008-02-08[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 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

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Non-EU players

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Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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

Matches

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1 Lazio 2–2 Torino
Pandev   56'
Rocchi   61'
Rosina   34'
Vailatti   68'
4 Atalanta 2–1 Lazio
Langella   43'
Zampagna   90+3'
Mutarelli   69'
5 Lazio 3–1 Cagliari
Rocchi   47', 84'
Pandev   59'
Acquafresca   69'
6 Reggina 1–1 Lazio
Cozza   8' Kolarov   74'
7 Lazio 1–5 Milan
Mauri   23' Ambrosini   16'
Kaká   33' (pen.), 52'
Gilardino   70', 81'
8 Livorno 0–1 Lazio
Pandev   45+4'
9 Lazio 0–1 Udinese
Gyan   78'
10 Roma 3–2 Lazio
Vučinić   19'
Mancini   42'
Perrotta   56'
Rocchi   12'
Ledesma   70'
12 Lazio 1–0 Parma
Firmani   90'
13 Siena 1–1 Lazio
Maccarone   32' Pandev   23'
15 Lazio 2–0 Catania
Rocchi   8'
Pandev   89'
16 Lazio 2–3 Juventus
Pandev   36', 90+3' Trezeguet   29'
Del Piero   48', 70'
17 Palermo 2–2 Lazio
Simplício   34'
Amauri   46'
Firmani   59'
Tare   81'
18 Lazio 1–2 Genoa
Mauri   23' Borriello   52' (pen.), 55'
19 Napoli 2–2 Lazio
Hamšík   5', 90+4' Ledesma   26'
Pandev   31'
20 Torino 0–0 Lazio
21 Lazio 2–1 Sampdoria
Mauri   37'
Rocchi   77'
Cassano   45+1'
22 Empoli 1–0 Lazio
Vannucchi   7'
23 Lazio 3–0 Atalanta
Rocchi   26' (pen.), 88' (pen.)
Pandev   56'
24 Cagliari 1–0 Lazio
Matri   89'
25 Lazio 1–0 Reggina
Bianchi   45' (pen.)
26 Milan 1–1 Lazio
Oddo   66' (pen.) Bianchi   54'
27 Lazio 2–0 Livorno
Rocchi   15'
Pandev   24'
28 Udinese 2–2 Lazio
Ferronetti   56'
Di Natale   86'
Rocchi   12'
Ledesma   80'
29 Lazio 3–2 Roma
Pandev   43'
Rocchi   57' (pen.)
Behrami   90+2'
Taddei   31'
Perrotta   62'
32 Parma 2–2 Lazio
Budan   17'
Paci   43'
Pandev   35'
Bianchi   38'
33 Lazio 1–1 Siena
Mutarelli   45+1' Loria   88'
34 Catania 1–0 Lazio
Spinesi   34' (pen.)
35 Juventus 5–2 Lazio
Chiellini   15', 88'
Camoranesi   21'
Del Piero   32'
Trezeguet   33'
Bianchi   56'
Siviglia   61'
36 Lazio 1–2 Palermo
Pandev   25' (pen.) Amauri   82', 90+2'
37 Genoa 0–2 Lazio
Pandev   32'
Rocchi   45+2'
38 Lazio 2–1 Napoli
Rocchi   14'
Firmani   71'
Domizzi   83'

Coppa Italia

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Top scorers

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Champions League

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Third qualifying round

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Group stage

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References

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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.

Specific
  1. ^ "Prima Squadra" (in Italian). SS Lazio. Archived from the original on 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-02-01.