The week of June 1-7 in Lazio history sees some fundamental matches for promotion, a record (three wins in a day) and we remember Carlo Maranghi.

Matches of the Week

Date: Sunday, June 2, 1935 Venue: Stadio PNF, Rome Fixture: Lazio Ambrosiana Inter 4-2 By beating Ambrosiana Inter in the last game of the season, Lazio hand the scudetto to Juventus. A prequel of May 5, 2002.

Date: Sunday, June 3, 1923 Venue: Campo Rondinella, Rome Fixture: Lazio Libertas Palermo 10-2 Lazio score ten but the game is never competitive as Sicilians take the field in ten men and are soon reduced to nine. One of the biggest wins in Lazio’s history.

Date: Sunday, June 4 1972 Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Foggia 2-0 Lazio beat Foggia 2-0 with goals by Massa and Chinaglia and can almost touch Serie A paradise.

Date: Sunday, June 5, 1983 Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Catania 2-1 In inhumane conditions, Lazio beat the Sicilians thanks to former player Mastropasqua’s own goal.

Date: Sunday, June 7, 1908 Venue: Piazza d’Armi, Pisa Fixtures: Lucca FBC Lazio 0-3, Spes Livorno Lazio 0-4, Virtus Juventusque Livorno Lazio 0-1, Pisa Interregional Tournament

Lazio win three games in one day in Pisa, playing with the same XI. No other club in history has ever managed such a feat.

Date: Sunday, June 6, 1982 Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Fixture: Lazio Varese 3-2

With two games left to the end of the season, Lazio were just three points clear of relegation. Varese, on the other hand, had had a splendid year and were just one point away from promotion to Serie A. A very difficult match for Lazio.

Despite it being the last home game of the season, the Olimpico was virtually empty. A bad year that all fans wanted to forget.

Varese started very well and scored in the 6th minute. Franco Salvadè whizzed down the left wing and crossed into the box, Ennio Mastalli could not connect but Franco Turchetta did, 1-0 for Varese.

After a probable penalty on Vincenzo D’Amico (who was forced to leave the pitch for three minutes) ignored by the referee, in the 14th minute Varese doubled. Vincenzo Di Giovanni passed the ball to Gabriele Bongiorni who, back to the goal, managed to turn around despite being surrounded by Lazio defenders, and put the ball past Maurizio Moscatelli.

Lazio were playing dismally and Varese could have easily scored another if they had wanted, but the Lombard team, satisfied with the double advantage, stopped playing. The Biancocelesti were almost forced to do something. In the 26th minute Claudio Vagheggi to Leonardo Surro who in the box was fouled by Bongiorni. Penalty for Lazio taken by D’Amico with a big central whack. Two minutes later the Lazio Golden Boy was fouled on the far right near the penalty box. Everybody was expecting a cross, which would have been the more logical thing to do, but D’Amico shot around the wall onto the front post and scored. 2-2 and Lazio back into the game.

Varese could not believe it. The Biancocelesti were dead and buried but now they had to start all over again. They attacked but not as clinically as in the first minutes of the game. Lazio seemed content with having equalised but in the 48th minute Vincenzo Chiarenza hit the woodwork and in the 73rd there was another penalty for the Biancocelesti. Free kick on the right, Chiarenza crossed the ball into the box and Alberto Bigon was pushed from behind as he was about to head the ball. For Agnolin it was a penalty and D’Amico scored the spot kick for his and Lazio’s third.

Varese attacked but they had lost their nerve and so Lazio earned two vital points and were mathematically safe. Varese missed out on promotion.

In Memory: Carlo Maranghi

Born in Genoa on January 15 1888, Maranghi began his football career in the late 1900s, a time when organized competitions were still evolving. He first played for Andrea Doria in 1908, competing in Italy’s early top-level championship, the Prima Categoria. He later represented Spinola and Genoa CFC, gaining experience at some of the country’s earliest and most influential clubs.

n 1912, Maranghi moved to Rome to join Lazio, a club that was rapidly growing in prominence. His arrival coincided with Lazio’s rise on the national stage, and he quickly became a key member of the team. Known for his versatility, Maranghi was capable of playing both defensive and attacking roles, a valuable quality in an era with limited substitutions and tactical specialization. His commitment, physical resilience, and adaptability made him a respected figure within the squad.

Maranghi’s most significant sporting achievements came with Lazio, as he helped the club reach the Italian championship finals in both the 1912–13 and 1913–14 seasons. Although Lazio were defeated in those finals—first by Pro Vercelli and later by Casale—these appearances marked the club’s emergence as a national contender and remain landmark moments in its early history. His playing career was later disrupted by the outbreak of World War I, which interrupted Italian football and limited official competitions.

After retiring from active play in the early 1920s, Maranghi continued to serve Lazio off the field. During the 1923–24 season, he acted as vice-coach, contributing his experience and knowledge to the club’s technical development during a transitional period in Italian football.

Beyond sport, Carlo Maranghi pursued a successful career in medicine, becoming a surgeon—an uncommon dual path that reflected the amateur spirit of early footballers, who often balanced athletic pursuits with professional vocations.

He died in Rome in 1940 at the age of 52.