Often a player can embark on a breakthrough season. We’ve all seen it before; the youngster who finally fulfills their early potential, the player of modest ability who suddenly...
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Goal O’ The Times: Paul Gascoigne vs. Roma (1992)
If there was ever a transfer that kick started a mini pop culture revolution, it was Paul Gascoigne’s move to Lazio, 25 years ago this summer. It’s a well-worn...
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The evolution of Francesco Totti, captured through his goals in the Rome Derby
Modern Roman culture is a potent cocktail of the contemporary and the ancient. Arguably, it is at its most complete when the two combine, encapsulated by the city’s designer...
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Lilian Thuram and Lazio’s Irriducibili: A meeting that defined calcio
It was an episode that sent shockwaves across the footballing world as Lazio’s ultras took transfer matters into their own hands. On a warm June day back in 2001,...
Read MoreClassic Match: Bologna vs. Lazio 2000/01
Francesco Guidolin’s Bologna played host to Dino Zoff’s entertaining Lazio in week 22 of the 2000-01 Serie A campaign. Zoff’s star-studded side made the trip north to the Emilia-Romagna...
Read MoreClassic Match: Lazio vs. Milan 1999/00
In October 1999, Sven Goran Eriksson’s Lazio welcomed reigning champions AC Milan to the Stadio Olimpico. The Biancocelesti were unbeaten at the time and had recorded an impressive 2-1...
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Sergio Cragnotti: The rise and fall of Lazio’s Roman Emperor
The emperors of ancient Rome were well-known for lascivious lifestyles, eccentric tastes and political controversies. History has long sought to argue just who built the biggest wall or which...
Read MoreClassic Match: Lazio vs. Roma 1998/99
As Serie A entered week 11 of the 1998-99 campaign, Sven-Goran Eriksson was beginning to feel the heat from the Lazio faithful. Having won just three of their opening...
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Paolo Negro and the unforgettable own goal in the Rome Derby
Type ‘Paolo Negro’ into the search bar on Facebook and the first result that pops up is a page called ‘Autogol di Paolo Negro’ (Paolo Negro’s own goal). The...
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Divided and united: The paradoxical politics of the Rome Derby
Rome is a city of extremes. One where classical ruins and Renaissance palazzos provide a majestic backdrop to the pulsating chaos of urban life. For its people, there are...
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