2023–24 SS Lazio season

SS Lazio
2023–24 season
ChairmanClaudio Lotito
Head coachMaurizio Sarri
(until 12 March)
Giovanni Martusciello
(caretaker, from 13 to 18 March)
Igor Tudor
(from 18 March)
StadiumStadio Olimpico
Serie A7th
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
Supercoppa ItalianaSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ciro Immobile (7)

All:
Ciro Immobile (11)

The 2023–24 season was the 124th season in the history of SS Lazio and their 36th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, the Supercoppa Italiana, and the UEFA Champions League.

First-team squad

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As of 17 January 2024[1]

No. Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends
Goalkeepers
33 Luigi Sepe Italy GK (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 33) Salernitana 2023 2024
35 Christos Mandas Greece GK (2001-09-17)17 September 2001 (aged 22) Greece OFI Crete 2023 2028
53 Federico Magro Italy GK (2005-01-10)10 January 2005 (aged 19) Academy 2022 2025
94 Ivan Provedel Italy GK (1994-03-17)17 March 1994 (aged 30) Spezia 2022 2027
Defenders
3 Luca Pellegrini Italy LB (1999-03-07)7 March 1999 (aged 25) Juventus 2023 2025
4 Patric Gabarrón Spain CB (1993-04-17)17 April 1993 (aged 31) Spain Barcelona B 2015 2027
13 Alessio Romagnoli Italy CB (1995-01-12)12 January 1995 (aged 29) Milan 2022 2027
15 Nicolò Casale Italy CB (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 26) Hellas Verona 2022 2027
16 Dimitrije Kamenović Serbia LB (2000-07-16)16 July 2000 (aged 23) Serbia Čukarički 2021 2026
23 Elseid Hysaj Albania RB (1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 30) Napoli 2021 2025
29 Manuel Lazzari Italy RB (1993-11-29)29 November 1993 (aged 30) SPAL 2019 2027
34 Mario Gila Spain CB (2000-08-29)29 August 2000 (aged 23) Spain Real Madrid 2022 2027
46 Fabio Ruggeri Italy CB (2004-12-13)13 December 2004 (aged 19) Academy 2023 2026
77 Adam Marušić Montenegro RB (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 31) Belgium Oostende 2017 2025
Midfielders
5 Matías Vecino Uruguay CM (1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (aged 32) Internazionale 2022 2025
6 Daichi Kamada Japan AM (1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 27) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2023 2024
8 Matteo Guendouzi France CM (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (aged 25) France Marseille 2023 2024
10 Luis Alberto Spain CM (1992-09-28)28 September 1992 (aged 31) England Liverpool 2016 2025
32 Danilo Cataldi Italy DM (1994-08-06)6 August 1994 (aged 29) Academy 2013 2027
65 Nicolò Rovella Italy DM (2001-12-04)4 December 2001 (aged 22) Juventus 2023 2025
Strikers
7 Felipe Anderson Brazil RW (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 31) England West Ham United 2021 2024
9 Pedro Spain RW (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 36) Roma 2021 2024
17 Ciro Immobile (C) Italy ST (1990-02-20)20 February 1990 (aged 34) Spain Sevilla 2016 2026
18 Gustav Isaksen Denmark RW (2001-04-19)19 April 2001 (aged 23) Denmark Midtjylland 2023 2028
19 Valentín Castellanos Argentina FW (1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 25) United States New York City FC 2023 2028
20 Mattia Zaccagni Italy LW (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 29) Hellas Verona 2022 2025
22 Diego González Paraguay LW (2003-01-07)7 January 2003 (aged 21) Mexico Celaya 2023 2025
70 Saná Fernandes Portugal LW (2006-03-10)10 March 2006 (aged 18) Academy 2023 2025
87 Cristiano Lombardi Italy RW (1995-08-19)19 August 1995 (aged 28) Academy 2014 2024

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
1 July 2023 FW Italy Matteo Cancellieri 21 Hellas Verona €7,960,000 Loan made permanent [2]
1 July 2023 FW Paraguay Diego González 20 Mexico Celaya €1,000,000
17 July 2023 FW Argentina Valentín Castellanos 24 United States New York City FC €15,000,000 Plus €5M in add-ons [3]
3 August 2023 MF Japan Daichi Kamada 26 Free agent Free End of contract with Germany Eintracht Frankfurt [4]
6 August 2023 FW Denmark Gustav Isaksen 22 Denmark Midtjylland €12,000,000 Plus add-ons [5]
31 August 2023 GK Greece Christos Mandas 21 Greece OFI Crete €1,000,000 [6]

Loans in

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Date Pos. Player Age Loaned from On loan until Notes Source
17 August 2023 MF Italy Nicolò Rovella 21 Juventus Loan Until the end of 2024-25 season with €27M obligation to buy [7][8]
17 August 2023 DF Italy Luca Pellegrini 24 Juventus [9]
24 August 2023 GK Italy Luigi Sepe 32 Salernitana Until the end of the season [10]
31 August 2023 MF France Matteo Guendouzi 24 France Marseille €12M obligation to buy [11]

Out

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
30 June 2023 DF Romania Ștefan Radu 36 Retired End of contract [12]
30 June 2023 FW Argentina Luka Romero 18 Milan [13]
30 June 2023 DF Denmark Riza Durmisi 29
1 July 2023 DF Italy Francesco Acerbi 35 Internazionale €3,500,000 Loan made permanent [14]
3 July 2023 MF Argentina Gonzalo Escalante 30 Spain Cádiz €2,500,000 [15]
12 July 2023 MF Serbia Sergej Milinković-Savić 28 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal €40,000,000 [16]
23 August 2023 DF Italy Nicolò Armini 22 Potenza Undisclosed [17]
31 August 2023 FW Spain Jony 32 Spain Cartagena Undisclosed
4 January 2024 FW Italy Emanuele Cicerelli 29 Catania Undisclosed
1 February 2024 CF Italy Alessandro Rossi 27 Monterosi Undisclosed

Loans out

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Date Pos. Player Age Loaned to Notes Source
1 July 2023 DF Italy Mattia Novella 22 Picerno Until the end of the season
17 July 2023 MF Spain Raúl Moro 20 Spain Valladolid Option to buy [18]
4 August 2023 DF Italy Romano Floriani 20 Pescara Until the end of the season [19]
4 August 2023 CM Italy Andrea Marino 22 Foggia Until the end of the season
12 August 2023 CF Italy Valerio Crespi 19 Cosenza Until the end of the season
14 August 2023 GK Portugal Luís Maximiano 24 Spain Almería €8.5M obligation to buy [20]
16 August 2023 FW Italy Matteo Cancellieri 21 Empoli €12M option to buy [21]
26 August 2023 MF Italy Marco Bertini 21 SPAL Until the end of the season [22]
26 August 2023 MF Ivory Coast Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro 30 Monza Option to buy [23]
30 August 2023 GK Lithuania Marius Adamonis 26 Perugia Until the end of the season [24]
1 September 2023 MF Brazil Marcos Antônio 23 Greece PAOK Option to buy [25]
2 September 2023 GK Italy Alessio Furlanetto 21 Fermana Until the end of the season
6 September 2023 MF Algeria Mohamed Farès 27 Brescia Until the end of the season [26]
17 January 2024 MF Croatia Toma Bašić 27 Salernitana Until the end of the season [27]
15 February 2024 LB Serbia Dimitrije Kamenović 23 Switzerland Yverdon Until the end of the season

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2023 Friendly Lazio Italy 16–0 Italy Auronzo Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Referee: Dylan Marin
20 July 2023 Friendly Lazio Italy 5–0 Slovenia Primorje Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Referee: Alessandro Prontera (Italy)
23 July 2023 Friendly Lazio Italy 4–0 Italy Triestina Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Referee: Davide Albano
27 July 2023 Friendly Lazio Italy 2–0 Slovenia Bravo Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Referee: Marco Menozzi (Italy)
3 August 2023 Friendly Aston Villa England 3–0 Italy Lazio Walsall, England
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 10,388
Referee: Peter Bankes (England)
6 August 2023 Trofeo Costa Brava Girona Spain 2–1 Italy Lazio Girona, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Montilivi
Referee: Víctor García Verdura (Spain)
13 August 2023 Friendly Latina Italy 0–9 Italy Lazio Latina, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Domenico Francioni
Referee: Mario Perri

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 20 August 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 7th 38 18 7 13 49 39 +10 047.37
Coppa Italia 5 December 2023 23 April 2024 Round of 16 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 4 3 +1 075.00
Supercoppa Italiana 19 January 2024 Semi-finals Semi-finals 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
UEFA Champions League 19 September 2023 5 March 2024 Group stage Round of 16 8 4 1 3 8 10 −2 050.00
Total 51 25 8 18 61 55 +6 049.02

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Bologna 38 18 14 6 54 32 +22 68 Qualification for the Champions League league phase[a]
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 65 46 +19 63 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b]
7 Lazio 38 18 7 13 49 39 +10 61
8 Fiorentina 38 17 9 12 61 46 +15 60 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
9 Torino 38 13 14 11 36 36 0 53[c]
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[28]
Notes:
  1. ^ Serie A gained an additional Champions League place as a result of Italy finishing as one of the two associations with the highest coefficient points in 2023–24.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2023–24 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the seventh-placed team, and the Conference League berth was passed to the eighth-placed team.
  3. ^ Torino finished ahead of Napoli on head-to-head points: Torino 3–0 Napoli, Napoli 1–1 Torino.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 7 13 49 39  +10 61 10 4 5 23 14  +9 8 3 8 26 25  +1

Source: Serie A

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202223242521126272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLWLDWLWWWLDLWDLWWWWDLWLWLLLWWLWWWDWDD
Position131812151512161397101011910119976679878999787777777
Points003347710131616171720212124273033343437374040404043464649525556596061
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1 Matchday 21 (vs Torino) was postponed to 22 February 2024 due to Lazio's participation in the 2023 Supercoppa Italiana.

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 5 July 2023.[29]

20 August 2023 1 Lecce 2–1 Lazio Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 29,081
Referee: Federico Dionisi
27 August 2023 2 Lazio 0–1 Genoa Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Livio Marinelli
2 September 2023 3 Napoli 1–2 Lazio Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 42,765
Referee: Andrea Colombo
16 September 2023 4 Juventus 3–1 Lazio Turin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40,562
Referee: Fabio Maresca
23 September 2023 5 Lazio 1–1 Monza Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Rosario Abisso
27 September 2023 6 Lazio 2–0 Torino Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 35,700
Referee: Michael Fabbri
30 September 2023 7 Milan 2–0 Lazio Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,035
Referee: Davide Massa
8 October 2023 8 Lazio 3–2 Atalanta Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Daniele Orsato
21 October 2023 9 Sassuolo 0–2 Lazio Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 15,597
Referee: Marco Di Bello
30 October 2023 10 Lazio 1–0 Fiorentina Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
3 November 2023 11 Bologna 1–0 Lazio Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 24,178
Referee: Federico La Penna
12 November 2023 12 Lazio 0–0 Roma Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Davide Massa
25 November 2023 13 Salernitana 2–1 Lazio Salerno
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 16,700
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
2 December 2023 14 Lazio 1–0 Cagliari Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Federico Dionisi
9 December 2023 15 Hellas Verona 1–1 Lazio Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 28,401
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
17 December 2023 16 Lazio 0–2 Internazionale Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 59,000
Referee: Fabio Maresca
22 December 2023 17 Empoli 0–2 Lazio Empoli
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
29 December 2023 18 Lazio 3–1 Frosinone Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
7 January 2024 19 Udinese 1–2 Lazio Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 23,033
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
14 January 2024 20 Lazio 1–0 Lecce Rome
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
28 January 2024 22 Lazio 0–0 Napoli Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato
4 February 2024 23 Atalanta 3–1 Lazio Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 14,492
Referee: Marco Guida
10 February 2024 24 Cagliari 1–3 Lazio Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,155
Referee: Marco Di Bello
18 February 2024 25 Lazio 1–2 Bologna Rome
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Fabio Maresca
22 February 2024 21 Torino 0–2 Lazio Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 22,742
Referee: Federico La Penna
Note: The match was rescheduled due to Lazio's participation in the 2023 Supercoppa Italiana.
26 February 2024 26 Fiorentina 2–1 Lazio Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,190
Referee: Marco Guida
1 March 2024 27 Lazio 0–1 Milan Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Marco Di Bello
11 March 2024 28 Lazio 1–2 Udinese Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
16 March 2024 29 Frosinone 2–3 Lazio Frosinone
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Attendance: 15,780
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
30 March 2024 30 Lazio 1–0 Juventus Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Andrea Colombo
6 April 2024 31 Roma 1–0 Lazio Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,513
Referee: Marco Guida
12 April 2024 32 Lazio 4–1 Salernitana Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Luca Zufferli
19 April 2024 33 Genoa 0–1 Lazio Genoa
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 30,697
Referee: Ermano Feliciani
27 April 2024 34 Lazio 1–0 Hellas Verona Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Davide Massa
4 May 2024 35 Monza 2–2 Lazio Monza
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 10,454
Referee: Luca Pairetto
12 May 2024 36 Lazio 2–0 Empoli Rome
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
19 May 2024 37 Internazionale 1–1 Lazio Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73,148
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
26 May 2024 38 Lazio 1–1 Sassuolo Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Paride Tremolada

Coppa Italia

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5 December 2023 Round of 16 Lazio 1–0 Genoa Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 38,012
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
10 January 2024 Quarter-finals Lazio 1–0 Roma Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 51,880
Referee: Daniele Orsato
2 April 2024 Semi-finals
First leg
Juventus 2–0 Lazio Turin
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 39,056
Referee: Davide Massa
23 April 2024 Semi-finals
Second leg
Lazio 2–1
(2–3 agg.)
Juventus Rome
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,076
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Supercoppa Italiana

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19 January 2024 Semi-finals Internazionale 3–0 Lazio Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
22:00 SAST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: KSU Stadium
Attendance: 20,767
Referee: Matteo Marchetti

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATM LAZ FEY CEL
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 4 2 0 17 6 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 3–2 6–0
2 Italy Lazio 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 1–1 1–0 2–0
3 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 3–1 2–0
4 Scotland Celtic 6 1 1 4 5 15 −10 4 2–2 1–2 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 September 2023 1 Lazio Italy 1–1 Spain Atlético Madrid Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 46,168
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
4 October 2023 2 Celtic Scotland 1–2 Italy Lazio Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,063
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
25 October 2023 3 Feyenoord Netherlands 3–1 Italy Lazio Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)