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)
All:
Goran Pandev (20)
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

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

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

Other information
President Italy 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Tommaso Berni
2 DF Romania ROU Ștefan Radu (on loan from Dinamo București)
3 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Kolarov
4 MF Italy ITA Fabio Firmani
5 MF Italy ITA Massimo Mutarelli
6 MF France FRA Ousmane Dabo
7 DF Czech Republic CZE David Rozehnal (on loan from Newcastle United)
8 DF Italy ITA Luciano Zauri (captain)
9 FW Italy ITA Rolando Bianchi (on loan from Manchester City)
10 MF Italy ITA Roberto Baronio
11 MF Italy ITA Stefano Mauri
13 DF Italy ITA Sebastiano Siviglia
14 GK Italy ITA Marco Ballotta
15 DF France FRA Modibo Diakité
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Albania ALB Igli Tare
18 FW Italy ITA Tommaso Rocchi (vice-captain)
19 FW North Macedonia MKD Goran Pandev
21 FW Italy ITA Fabio Vignaroli
22 DF Italy ITA Ivan Artipoli
23 MF France FRA Mourad Meghni
24 MF Argentina ARG Cristian Ledesma
25 DF Brazil BRA Emílson Cribari
26 MF Belgium BEL Gaby Mudingayi
29 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo De Silvestri
32 GK Uruguay URU Fernando Muslera
68 MF Ivory Coast CIV Christian Manfredini
81 FW Italy ITA Simone Del Nero
85 MF Switzerland SUI Valon Behrami

Double passports

Non-EU players


Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 2007–08 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Genoa 38 13 9 16 44 52 −8 48[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2] 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
1 Lazio 2–2 Torino
Pandev 56'
Rocchi 61'		 Rosina 34'
Vailatti 68'
2 Sampdoria 0–0 Lazio
3 Lazio 0–0 Empoli
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'
11 Lazio 0–1 Fiorentina
Pazzini 19'
12 Lazio 1–0 Parma
Firmani 90'
13 Siena 1–1 Lazio
Maccarone 32' Pandev 23'
14 Internazionale 3–0 Lazio
Ibrahimović 22' (pen.)
Maicon 33'
Suazo 55'
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'
30 Fiorentina 1–0 Lazio
Pazzini 77'
31 Lazio 1–1 Internazionale
Rocchi 59' Crespo 11'
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
Main article: 2007–08 Coppa Italia

Top scorers

Champions League

Third qualifying round

Group stage

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.

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