A STEP FORWARD TO THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

SERIE A 2011 / 2012 MATCHDAY 31

LAZIO 3 VS NAPOLI 1

Lazio: Marchetti, Konko, Diakite, Biava, Radu, Cana (80' Brocchi), Ledesma, Candreva (90' Scaloni), Hernanes (46' Gonzalez), Mauri, Rocchi.

Napoli: De Sanctis, Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Britos, Aronica (73' Dossena), Dzemaili, Inler, Hamsik, Pandev (79' Vargas), Lavezzi, Cavani.

Amazing night at Stadio Olimpico last weekend, with a quite large crowd in curva nord that recalled the Lazio' legend Giorgio Chinaglia who have just passed away earlier in the week. The match started as the players walked out with black arm bands, with a ’74 shirt and number nine on the back, on one of the seats on the bench.

 

The match has started better for Lazio, when Antonio Candreva took astounding shot from a narrow angle, but Napoli's goalkeeper De Sanctis couldn't manage to cacth the ball. The controversial player, a self confessed romanista who has been playing for Lazio since the winter mercato, finally scored his first goal for Lazio in the ninth minute of the game. After he scored the goal, he ran to the Curva Nord and it seemed that the player was looking for some recognition and to be embraced by the Laziale after scorned oftenly since the first game played. And when Candreva finally was substituted in the last minute of the match he was met with ovations from the Laziale. I think finally he got what he wants. ^_^

Another amazing event happened again through Stefano Mauri action. In the second half, Mauri scored astounding goal through a bicycle kick. In minute 68, Stefan Radu came around the left side and sent an amazing cross to the center, and with the Napoli players forgetting to cover Mauri, the most spectacular goal was scored through a magnificent volley that left De Sanctis with no chance.

The third goal created from a penalty spot by Cristian Ledesma. Lazio had  given a penalty after Miguel Britos fouled the captain Tommoaso Rocchi inside the area. A penalty goal from Ledesma has completed the victory of Lazio in that amazing night!

Lazio finally succeed to hold the third position this week after this victory. Lazio now have 6 points gap with Napoli. But, Udinese still become a serious threat on the fourth position. This week, they also had a victory against Parma, an opponent that succeed to take down Lazio in their home in the previous week. Next week, Lazio will play a midweek match against Juventus. This match would kind of difficult, but I think Edy Reja's men can prove that they have capability to fly fly high!! Vola Lazio Vola!!

 

AN ORGANISED CRIME FAMILY TRIED TO BUY LAZIO

This article is a repost from http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/. For a few days ago, accidentally i visited t hat site and found a surprising news about Lazio and the mafia family in Italy. This is the news;

A story is emerging today concerning a notorious crime gang - the Clan dei Caselesi - and their attempts to buy Lazio in 2006. Italian authorities claim that the family from the Camorra, the Naples version of the Mafia, tried to buy the club through a Hungarian pharmaceutical company using funds gained from violence, intimidation and lots of other naughty stuff:

[…] police in Rome made 10 arrests as part of an operation codenamed ‘Broken Wings’. The people being held are Italians and foreigners.In 2006, Lazio president Claudio Lotito was given police protection after receiving threats from ultras (club supporters group), who were allegedly trying to intimidate him into selling to a consortium led by former Lazio player and president Giorgio Chinaglia.

Chinaglia fled after being charged with market-rigging linked to his bid while Lotito has also faced similar charges over his handling of Lazio’s shares with another stakeholder. The cases are ongoing and the men deny wrongdoing.

Despite his outstanding arrest warrant, former Swansea and New York Cosmos striker Chinaglia is living somewhere in the USA, hosting The Football Show on satellite radio.

In the outbreak of this news, fans and analysts from around the world have been expressing their disbelief that such corruption could occur in a country like Italy.