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We are an English football ticket company based in Rome specializing in all Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League fixtures at the Stadio Olimpico involving AS Roma and SS Lazio this season 2008-2009. We have total control over ticket availability and procurement and our prices are second to none. |
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Having spent the best part of 3 years inside the Stadio Olimpico when not online developing this website, we know exactly what kind of service our customers expect when they contact us for tickets. Please take a few minutes to scroll through recent customer feedback at the top of this page. Ordering tickets is easy and delivery to wherever you are staying in Rome is free. |
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We sell Curva Nord, Distinti Nord, Tribuna Tevere Laterale, Tribuna Tevere Centrale, Tribuna Monte Mario and Tribuna D'Onore tickets for Roma home games and Distinti Nord, Distinti Est, Tribuna Tevere, Tribuna Tevere Top, Tribuna Monte Mario and Tribuna D'Onore tickets for Lazio home games. We cannot sell Curva Sud or Distinti Sud tickets for AS Roma home games or Curva Nord tickets for SS Lazio home games this season because these seats are for season ticket holders only. Seats in the Tribuna Tevere/Laterale/Centrale/Top and Monte Mario are best suited for neutral fans with no allegiance to either Roma or Lazio. You can now order VIP tickets in the Tribuna D'Onore for both AS Roma and SS Lazio home games in all competitions. Please select your ticket/s from one of the scrolling fixture lists (AS Roma: Serie A, Coppa Italia, Champions League; SS Lazio: Serie A, Coppa Italia) and then proceed to payment. |
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Just let us know the block in which you'd like to sit by viewing your ticket options / updated: September 2007 / and we'll do the rest. THIS DOES NOT APPLY ON DERBY DAY. Please note that a 'Two Tickets Only' security system is now in place for all Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League games until further notice. If you have ordered or will order more than two tickets, your seats may be together but will more likely be close together (same row a few seats apart or one row behind). In this case, if you see empty seats together please occupy them / updated: September 2nd. 2008 |
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Not before time, seats have been upgraded for the UEFA Champions League Final. You cannot take bottles of water or cans of drink into the Stadio Olimpico but once you're in, vendors sell refreshments and assorted snacks in the aisles while at ground level kiosks serve up bavaria beer @ €4 per bottle, hot dogs, pizzettas and sandwiches @ €4 a piece, assorted crisps, tuc and ritz biscuits @ €3 per box, coffee for €1 and water for €1.50 / updated: August 2008 / AS Roma match programs (when available) cost €1 or are free. The Lazio program ('Voce della Nord') is published by the Irriducibili and sold around the Stadio Olimpico for €2 or less if you buy a few. Italians make alot of noise which escalates when they watch football, the overwhelming din generates real atmosphere. |
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Football in Rome is as passionate as it is political. The blue half of the city was traditionally 'right wing' but these days you will find as much right as left in either Curva of either team. Italy is a police state and there are as many millions of communists as there are fascists who live well here, which has nothing to do with football. Roma and Lazio Ultras consider it 'hip' to be hooligan and the English disease has caught on big time, but their waving of pro-IRA flags alongside others bearing the cross of St. George is misguided at best. There is no doubt that some Ultras have got the wherewithal to co-ordinate colourful and creative support in their respective Curvas, the steady anglicisation of what they get up to on the terraces makes the big games in Rome unmissable - something always kicks off / updated: August 2007 |
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Your ticket will be scanned and you'll be frisked by security at the gate if you're carrying a bag, but this is standard procedure. To reach the Stadio take Metro Linea A (Battistini-Anagnina/orange) to Ottaviano/S. Pietro station and then hop on the number 32 bus that stops close by the exits. Alternatively you can take the number 2 tram from outside Flaminio station (Metro Linea A) to Piazza Antonio Mancini then walk across Duca D'Aosta bridge to the Stadio Olimpico. If you are staying in town take the 910 bus from Piazza Dei Cinquecento (outside Termini station) to Piazza Antonio Mancini as above. You will be asked to show your passport on entry / updated: August 2005 / Electronic turnstiles have been installed behind every gate, you have to scan the barcode on your ticket to pass through before the Carabinieri body check / updated: January 2006 |
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Important notice: Metro Linea A closes at 22:00 every night / updated: February 2008 |
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Roma finished 2nd. and Lazio 12th. in a campaign dominated by Inter on the pitch and blighted by the Gabriele Sandri story off it. Sandri was sitting in a car with friends at a service station near Arezzo on their way to see Lazio v Inter on the morning of Sunday, November 11th. when a minor altercation between Lazio and travelling Juventus fans blew over within minutes. This being Italy warning shots were fired by the Police leaving Sandri dead and a country in shock. Rioting the length and breadth of the peninsula followed primarily due to the fact that the authorities regarded the slaughter of a Lazio fan insufficient reason to postpone Giornata 12. However, Atalanta Ultras stopped their game with Milan after 7 minutes by trying to smash through plexiglass to confront the players, officials and anyone else who stood in their way. Continuing indecision and incompetence that afternoon by the authorities resulted in violence in other cities to fuel the fire and by 18:00, television crews were on location and filming events around the Stadio Olimpico before Roma v Cagliari (a scheduled early evening kick off) which took the form of co-ordinated attacks against the Carabinieri by Ultras of both Roma and Lazio while fans were making their way to the game, which was eventually called off at very short notice. The streets close to Piazza Mancini and Ponte Duca D'Aosta were turned into a war zone littered with burning vehicles and smouldering debris. Every season Italian football seems to find itself embroiled in scandal or troubles of one sort or another but in so far as Rome is concerned now, Police presence has been greatly reduced and replaced by multilingual stewards. It is the visible presence of armed Police at football matches which serves to antagonize fans and spark confrontation. Facilities and seating are being upgraded this Summer to prepare for the UEFA Champions League Final here on Wednesday, May 27th. 2009. |
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There were only ever 2 teams in it and Lo Scudetto was still up for grabs with just 29 minutes left on the clock on the final day. Parma had to beat Inter at home to cheat relegation and Roma win at Catania to have any chance of sneaking an unlikely 4th. title. Unfortunately Zlatan Ibrahimovic raised himself from the bench to net a decisive brace (62 & 79 minutes) and deflate the Giallorossi who were leading 1-0 in Sicily at the time. To add insult to injury, Martinez scored a late equalizer saving Catania from Serie B. Now that José Mourinho is at Inter with a list of former protégés set to join him, Luciano Spalletti will have his work cut out to get anywhere close this time around. At Milan it's addio with the old (Cafu 38, Serginho 37), in with the new (Mathieu Flamini from Arsenal and Marco Borriello back from Genoa with a point to prove as 3rd. top scorer in Serie A with a newly promoted team) and surely more to follow / Ronaldinho from Barcelona / Zambrotta from Barcelona / Shevchenko from Chelsea / Senderos from Arsenal / Beckham from Los Angeles Galaxy / updated: October 22nd. 2008 Ancelotti is desperate to improve on 5th. and his Rossoneri will have a tough UEFA Cup slog to contend with. Juventus have signed one of Serie A's form strikers in Amauri and will be up there challenging for Champions League and domestic honours after a commanding return to the top flight. Brazilian star Juan Silveira dos Santos was the pick of the new signings at Roma and he forged a formidable partnership with Philippe Mexes in defence, both of whom scored important goals. His compatriot Cicinho brought in from Real Madrid impressed when chosen ahead of Cassetti. Alberto Aquilani's playing time was reduced by injury, Vucinic scored 14 times in all competitions and Max Tonetto played a vintage season as first choice left back. Kolarov, Radu, Rozehnal and the return of Ousmane Dabo who was beaten senseless by team mate and thug Joey Barton while at Manchester City were good acquisitions for Lazio. Stefan Radu has since been tracked by Manchester United. Stendardo was loaned out to Juventus after a spat with Delio Rossi, Lionel Scaloni returned to Spain and Real Mallorca after a thoroughly bland and mercifully brief stint in the Biancocelesti shirt and Rolando Bianchi breezed in on a wave of Sven-styled hype only to score 4 times in 4 months. He has been told to return to Eastlands and never return. Lazio's home form disintegrated with 6 defeats and just 2 away wins, although an emotional 3-2 derby day victory sealed by Valon Behrami in added time repaired some, but by no means all the damage done. Rocchi and Pandev did not disappoint, scoring almost 40 goals between them but Delio Rossi's misfiring midfield charges must hit the target more often if the Biancocelesti are ever to challenge for honours ever again. |
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Presentazione maglia Lazio 2008/09 |
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Inter will never win the Coppa |
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De Rossi doesn't miss Manchester |
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Roma made light work of 2nd. place in Group F, managing to hold Manchester United's reserves 1-1 in Matchday 6 which was a dead rubber fixture for Ferguson whereas for Luciano Spalletti the game was 'chance for revenge', even though both clubs had already qualified. In the event Gerard Pique scored early and the Giallorossi toiled for long periods. Trouble flared ahead of the game as predicted, 4 United fans were arrested then coerced by Police into agreeing that it would be absolutely fine for them to spend 5 months in prison for defending themselves from knives while under the influence. A brace of 2-1 wins over Real Madrid in the Last 16 had Spalletti dreaming of glory but when Roma had to face their nemesis in the Quarter Final for the 2nd. successive season, the dream evaporated. Too much was made of De Rossi's penalty miss at Old Trafford, United should have been 4-0 up (6-0 on aggregate) long before he lashed the ball into the Stretford End. Roma were already down and out after the First Leg when Edwin Van Der Sar's saves set United up to win on the break and at a canter in the latter stages. Lazio reached the Champions League proper by defeating Dinamo Bucuresti 4-2 on aggregate in the 3rd. Qualifying Round but despite beating Werder Bremen 2-1 and holding Real Madrid and Olimpiacos, they finished bottom of Group C. There will be no greater UEFA Champions League Final 2009 than AS Roma v Manchester United at the Stadio Olimpico so we're keeping our fingers crossed, as will the Ministero della Difesa. Mexes and Perrotta retained the Coppa Italia for Roma who defeated Inter 2-1 in the Final which was held here at the Stadio Olimpico, scant consolation if any at all after letting the Scudetto slip away. Slim hopes of a Roma Lazio Final were extinguished when the Biancocelesti were tarred and feathered by an Inter performance that for the most part would not have looked out of place in a boxing ring let alone a football pitch, 2-0 the result and end of a woeful season for Lazio. Roma will be looking to sign squad players to meet the demands of Champions League football and they must hang on to Alberto Aquilani when offers come in after the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Rocchi, Pandev, Ledesma, Radu, Kolarov, Manfredini, Meghni and De Silvestri apart, Lazio need to overhaul their entire squad and secure the Carrizo deal as soon as possible. If Valon Behrami and Gaby Mudingayi are to leave the club, so be it. If Lazio continue to play well below par for weeks on end in Serie A, we'll be selling tickets for Serie B sooner rather than later. |
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Livorno, Parma and Empoli were relegated. Chievo make an immediate return to the top flight after just one season in Serie B and are joined by Bologna and Lecce. |
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Fan Sites We Visit
SS Lazio 2000
Beautifully illustrated reports, an artists impression of the Biancocelesti!
AS Roma Ultras
Colourful Roma Ultras fan site with Curva Sud overkill.
Lazio Forever
Vent off here. Most of the posters live nowhere near Italy, let alone Rome.
Core De Roma
Italian Language site with great articles and regular updates.
Curva Nord
Irriducibili free! News, stats, polls and reports but a sluggish forum. |
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The stage was set for Mauro Zárate to entertain after a blistering Serie A debut - 4 goals in 3 games - and for Lazio to pick up the pieces after a heavy defeat in Milan. While he did not find the back of the net himself, Zárate's all-action show was enough for Cesare Prandelli to declare the game his worst ever in charge at Fiorentina. Not the case, more so that Lazio were superb and the Viola had no answer. When the Aquilotti string together a couple of wins, expectation goes through the roof and they simply dare not disappoint. Zauri made his return after forsaking Rome and club captaincy for the lure of Champions League football in Florence. However glamorous the idea when he signed up, Fiorentina will not progress beyond Group F preliminaries with Olimpique Lyonnaise and Bayern Munich in the zone. His former boss was able to field first choice defenders to put the mockers on Mutu and Gilardino, Gila for his part in the midst of a rich vein of form as impressive as that of Zárate. Pasquale Foggia trotted towards the Curva Nord gate to lay a bouquet of flowers beside the Gabriele Sandri mural before kick off. Afer spurning chance after chance, Lazio joined the dots with a burst of goals just before the hour mark. Zauri had not played well but following his departure for Gianluca Comotto the shackles were off and the net bulging, Lazio's former captain back in the hutch enough to breach the Violan line, it seemed. For 50 minutes when the Biancocelesti were at their frustratingly scoreless best, albeit a spectacular post-Milan riposte, Pandev and Zárate resorted to kicking the post, fresh air and anything else but the ball in anger at their own profligacy and with the match in the balance, a Gilardino counter strike was never too far away. A spell of defensive disorder however put Lazio in command, they scored three times and had ample opportunity to embarrass Fiorentina before the referee decided enough was enough. Pandev was his effervescent self from the off and the Macedonian hitman raced through while Vargas was lost in space to present Zárate with an open goal from ten yards which he spooned over the bar. Mauri's touch into space on the edge of the box resulted in a high and harmless drive before Foggia and Mauri again combined well down the left channel to free Pandev into room enough to force Frey into a low but comfortable stop. Zauri was not having the best of times at right back and earned a deserved yellow for chopping down Stefano Mauri. Felipe Melo found himself with acres to spare after a sweeping move stretched Lazio but he was unable to hit the target from 20 yards before losing his bearings completely as a free kick rebounded back off him and almost fell into the net. Dario Dainelli and Vargas were at sixes and sevens whenever the ball reached Mauro Zárate who was clearly tripped by the former in the box but arbitro De Marco waved away penalty claims. The Argentine was cutting a swathe through to Frey and testing the busy keeper with an array of powerful shots. Goran Pandev's surging run from well inside his own half sent Zárate clear only for the luckless hotshot to misfire and he sent another easy chance over from Brocchi's untidy cross shot but when the goals did come, the visiting defence capitulated. Foggia was finding wide open spaces down the left channel and another deep cross met by Zárate's head crashed down off the underside of the bar for Mauri to acrobatically smash into the back of the net on the line. Moments later Zárate and Pandev weaved their magic through the Viola defence and Frey had no chance to stop Pandev scoring from 12 yards. Zárate met Frey yet again after more good work by Foggia who responded with a fine cross for Siviglia to head home unchallenged. Zárate really should have doubled his Serie A goals tally in this fixture alone while Pandev, Mauri and Foggia threatened more strikes but Lazio wound down and played for the whistle long before time.
FIORENTINA: Frey, Zauri (subbed: Comotto 46), Dainelli, Gamberini, Vargas, Felipe, Almiron, Montolivo, Kuzmanovic (subbed: Donadel 73), Gilardino, Mutu (subbed: Pazzini 78)
Carrizo, Lichtsteiner, Siviglia, Cribari (subbed: Rozehnal 85), Radu, Brocchi, Ledesma, Mauri, Foggia (subbed: Manfredini 68), Pandev (subbed: Makinwa 76), Zarate
 Mauri 51-Lazio Pandev 55-Lazio Siviglia 59-Lazio
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When Romanisti are not down on bended in knee in admiration of everything English, delusions of grandeur that sour whenever the very people they aspire to emulate come to Rome and are stabbed by knife-wielding numpties, the level of support they lavish upon their team can be a potent weapon when the chips are down, and this Saturday evening fixture ahead of Giornata 3 was a classic example. The crowd which greeted Serie B favourites Reggina was massive. Chaos in the visitors box following De Rossi's free kick moments before the break concluded with Panucci's tap in on the line, indeed, were it not for the defender's uncanny timing in the 6 yard box, Roma would have struggled. Moody young gun Alberto Aquilani blasted a fierce drive into the top corner from 20 metres and Simone Perrotta was first to react in the final minute when Campagnolo could only block Totti's free kick into his goalward lunge. Chances for the Reggio Calabrian minnows were not exactly flowing thick and fast, but they had a couple very early on through a Vigiani volley that flew just wide of the post after a Di Gennaro corner had skimmed the bar. Brighi and then Aquilani fired over and Barretto's deflected free kick bounced past the post with Doni moving very late. Campagnolo blocked a fierce Panucci header from Taddei's corner and was further tested by Vucinic, who flicked his shot up towards the corner when flat out on the deck after an unseemly tangle with Valdez. Spalletti must build on the momentum of this win with a repeat at Genoa to propel his pretenders back into contention, however, in the absence of Mexes and Juan, the likelihood of either Loria or Cassetti at centre back is no substitute for the level of security proffered by Matteo Ferrari last season. The French-Algerian defender will take the field for Il Grifone against Roma in Giornata 4 on Wednesday. Problems thus far have stemmed from misfit defensive pairings, balance there is sorely needed before the season gets into full swing.
REGGINA: Campagnolo, Lanzaro, Cirillo, Valdez, Costa, Vigiani (subbed: Ceravolo 62), Carmona, Barreto, Barillŕ (subbed: Hallfredsson 84), Di Gennaro (subbed: Brienza 46), Corradi
Doni, Cassetti, Panucci, Loria, Riise, De Rossi, Brighi, Taddei, Menez (subbed: Perrotta 69), Aquilani (subbed: Cicinho 87), Vucinic (subbed: Totti 78)
Panucci 46-Roma Aquilani 51-Roma Perrotta 93-Roma
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Transylvania is the not the first thing that springs to mind on Champions League nights in Italy but CFR 1907 Cluj transformed Matchday 1 into the stuff of nightmares for Roma. Much has been made of their perilous inaction before the transfer window closed and thus far, the trio of 'big' signings have been less than inspirational. They were brought in to carry the Giallorossi beyond the Champions League Quarter Final stage which has seen Roma play at peak level in the last couple of seasons, but it is necessary to report that Riise and Baptista headlined this latest horror show with an abysmal performance apiece. Menez was benched and he must have been thankful to sit this one out. No Mexes or Juan meant a minor reshuffle at the back but nothing out of the ordinary for Spalletti who also had to compensate for injuries to Perrotta and Pizarro with Max Tonetto and Alberto Aquilani. The silly season started early when CFR 1907 Cluj were labelled 'minnows' as soon as Group A was confirmed, a wildy inaccurate, off-the-cuff remark by on-the-fly journalists who are paid to disseminate useless and inaccurate information on behalf of significant media channels. CFR 1907 Cluj are the current holders of Liga I Frutti Fresh and the Cupa României but short on European experience, just a creditable run in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 3 years ago to their name which took them to the Final of that competition where they lost out to Racing Club de Lens. Maurizio Trombetta took over from Ioan Andone a fortnight ago after a sluggish start in Liga I, flitting between 8th. and 11th. place just no good for the Champions and the Italian coach with bags of experience here albeit with smaller clubs, won his first match in charge 2-1 away at CF Gloria 1922 prior to pulling this absorbing win out of the hat. Trombetta's 4-3-3 formation boasted a heavy overseas contingent; 3 Portuguese, 4 South Americans and Yssouf Koné from Burkina Faso more than enough to undo Roma who were played off their own park. But it all started so promisingly for the Giallorossi, who set about the visitors with verve and vigour culminating in Panucci's near post poach moments after Vucinic had smacked a shot against the frame of the goal. Determination by De Rossi made the defender's job easy, his pinpoint cross from wide right after battling through Juan Culio a regulation score for the veteran. So what happened? Cassetti's awful clearing header teed up Culio to slam a dipping volley beyond Doni from 15 yards, a minor miracle when one considers that the diminutive Argentine has scored less than 5 goals in more than 6 seasons as a professional footballer. His earlier equalizing strike on 26 minutes no more than a toe bung smacked into the corner which neither Cassetti nor Panucci could get in the way of after Trica's return pass had lost Taddei. Marco Cassetti apart, no real defensive howlers to pick out but rank indecision right across the board is worrisome. It is worth noting that Cluj were able to get creative in wide open spaces left by the Roman full backs who habitually move upfield in tandem. Kudos for Trombetta for working that one out. Loria replaced Panucci at centre back after the break but the former Siena star is way out of his depth in Rome. Totti was hauled on for John Arne Riise after an error-strewn 52 minutes, the ex-Dipper played one of the worst games of his career. Jeremy Menez was kitted up and ready to add some bite to the by now blunt and defunct attacking threat of Baptista and Vucinic, only for L'Aeroplanino to jog on instead. Chaos on the field and off it as Totti toiled away for 40 minutes with his gammy knee. Vucinic clattered an early shot against the post from Aquilani's high pass through the middle but former Tractor Boy Sixto Peralta came closer, bruising the bar with a powerful header from Tony's cross on 71 minutes. Muresan too was unlucky, he swept a free kick just shy of the post from 30 yards. Desperate moves by Spalletti forced Vucinic and Baptista into wide midfield roles where they both faded badly. Rosella Sensi will be breathing down Spalletti's neck unless results improve dramatically. On this showing, Tricâ, Koné, Dani, Dubarbier and Juan Culio all have the pace and firepower to finish above Roma and Bordeaux and perhaps even challenge Chelsea at the top of Group A. Spalletti needs to get his act together in France and his team must stop believing their own hype, or this year's UEFA Champions League campaign could well be reduced to an ignominious stint in UEFA Cup hell, which is perhaps where they all belong.
CFR 1907 CLUJ: Stâncioiu, Tony, Cadu', Viera, Pereira, Muresan, Dani, Tricâ (subbed: Peralta 65), Culio, Koné, Dubarbier (subbed: Panin 88)
Doni, Cicinho, Cassetti, Panucci (subbed: Loria 47), Riise (subbed: Totti 52), De Rossi, Aquilani, Taddei (subbed: Montella 77), Baptista, Tonetto, Vucinic
Panucci 17-Roma Juan Culio 27-CFR 1907 Cluj Juan Culio 49-CFR 1907 Cluj
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Lazio President Claudio Lotito made over 9,000 season tickets available in the Curva Nord for just €5, all of which were snapped up by religiously tight-fisted Italians in next to no time. Despite this act of generosity, the man who has stabilized Lazio's debt over the last few years was still fearfully abused long before the teams made their entrance. Lotito engineered some excellent signings over the Summer and would be respected at any other club, but the ingrates who congregate in the Curva Nord to play out their squalid lives don't know the meaning of the word. They paraded banners in memory of dearly departed friends and family but in the same vein find it acceptable to issue death threats to the family of the man who has rebuilt their club. Pathetic. They levelled abuse his way today, the first home game of the season, and continue to barrack their own black players. It is pleasing to note that most Lazio supporters in the Distinti Est and Tribuna do their best to shout down whatever it is the Curva Nord are harping on about. 4-3-1-2 was the way forward after a resounding 4-1 win in Giornata 1 against lowly Cagliari. Home league debuts against Doria for Stephan Lichtsteiner, Brocchi and Mauro Zárate who took just 7 minutes to whip a stupendous strike into the extreme top corner after skinning Bottinelli and leaving both Sammarco and Padalino in his wake. Mauri miskicked Kolarov's deep centre at the far post, Juan Pablo Carrizo blocked a dipping Padalino volley and Rozehnal just managed to clear Cassano's deft touch across the 6 yard box ahead of the onrushing Gennaro Delvecchio. Gastaldello elbowed Pandev off the ball but got away with it before the Macedonian hitman connected with Brocchi's raking pass, brushed past Bottinelli and fired a low volley through Mirante for 2-0. Stephan Lichtsteiner shackled Cassano well and while Ledesma and Meghni were well under par, Cristian Brocchi more than made up for their failings and is looking good ahead of his rather premature return to Milan. Emilson Cribari will replace Rozehnal when fit, the Czech defender never fails to disappoint but the question now is all about South American sensation Mauro Zárate. Can he live up to the burden of expectation after 3 goals in 2 Serie A appearances?
SAMPDORIA: Mirante, Lucchini, Gastaldello, Bottinelli, Padalino (subbed: Stankevicius 54), Franceschini, Palombo, Sammarco (subbed: Fornaroli 76), Pieri, Delvecchio (subbed: Bonazzoli 61), Cassano
Carrizo, Lichtsteiner, Siviglia, Rozehnal, Kolarov, Brocchi (subbed: De Silvestri 81), Ledesma, Meghni (subbed: Manfredini 62), Mauri, Zárate (subbed: Foggia 74), Pandev
Zárate 7-Lazio Pandev 72-Lazio
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Benevento stormed to promotion from Serie C2/C last season and this draw could have caught Lazio cold, but unlike the 3,000 away fans who turned up, Le Streghette did not and Lazio were never really tested. When Serie A teams have to interrupt pre-season training for an early appointment in the Coppa Italia, the oft-maligned phrase 'proverbial banana skin' really does come into play, borne out by the fact that Chievo, Lecce and Palermo were eliminated by Padova, Salernitana and Ravenna respectively this time around. All 5 Lazio goals were despatched with dispiriting ease and barely raised a cheer on merit. Cattaneo put the skids under his own team as early as the 8th. minute by touching a deflected Mourad Meghni centre past Gori who seemed prone to panic whenever the ball winged it's way towards his gloves. Meghni's speculative and deflected drive bobbled in 4 minutes later. Sebastian Andres Bueno pulled a goal back to make it 2-1 and Benevento contrived to hit the post. Christian Manfredini stooped and craned to send a header crashing into the net, restoring the 2 goal advantage and Pandev's brace sealed an easy win. Matuzalem, Foggia and Manfredini impressed while Stephen Makinwa spent most of the game losing possession. Former Lazio man Felice Evacuo lasted 18 minutes. The Aquilotti play Atalanta at home on October 1st. in Round 4.
BENEVENTO: Gori, Cattaneo, Ferraro, Ignoffo, Colombini, Palermo, Cejas, De Liguori, Imbriani (subbed: Statella 51), Evacuo (subbed: Bueno 13), Castaldo (subbed: Clemente 72)
Carrizo, De Silvestri, Siviglia (subbed: Cribari 46), Rozehnal, Lichsteiner, Meghni (subbed: Manfredini 46), Ledesma, Matuzalem, Pandev, Mauri (subbed: Foggia 73), Makinwa
Cattaneo (og) 8-Lazio Meghni 12-Lazio Bueno 48-Benevento Pandev 54-Lazio Manfredini 57-Lazio
Pandev 90-Lazio
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