2021–22 SS Lazio season

The 2021–22 season was the 122nd season in the existence of S.S. Lazio and the club's 34th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Lazio participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Europa League.

Lazio
2021–22 season
OwnerClaudio Lotito
ChairmanClaudio Lotito
Head coachMaurizio Sarri
StadiumStadio Olimpico
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ciro Immobile (27)

All:
Ciro Immobile (32)
Biggest winLazio6–1Spezia
Biggest defeatBologna 3–0 Lazio
Hellas Verona 4–1 Lazio

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
23DF  ALBElseid Hysaj
25GK  ESPPepe Reina
26DF  ROUȘtefan Radu
27FW  ESPRaúl Moro
28MF  ITAAndré Anderson
29MF  ITAManuel Lazzari
31GK  LTUMarius Adamonis
32MF  ITADanilo Cataldi
33DF  ITAFrancesco Acerbi
44DF  ITARomano Floriani Mussolini
77DF  MNEAdam Marušić
88MF  CROToma Bašić

Other players under contract

As of 31 January 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
DF  PORJorge Silva
MF  POLPatryk Dziczek

Transfers

In

DatePos.PlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesSource
1 July 2021 DF Dimitrije Kamenović20 Čukarički€2,500,000[2]
16 July 2021 MF Felipe Anderson28 West Ham United€3,000,000[3]
17 July 2021 DF Elseid Hysaj27 NapoliFree[4]
20 July 2021 FW Luka Romero16 Mallorca€200,000[5]
19 August 2021 FW Pedro34 RomaUndisclosed[6]
25 August 2021 MF Toma Bašić24 Bordeaux€6,860,000[7]
31 August 2021 MF Mattia Zaccagni26 Hellas VeronaLoanLoan until the end of the season
31 January 2022 FW Jovane Cabral23 Sporting CPLoan (€1,000,000)Loan until the end of the season with option to buy for €8,000,000[8]

Out

DatePos.PlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesSource
30 June 2021 MF Senad Lulić35Free agentFree[9]
30 June 2021 MF Marco Parolo36Free agentFree[10]
30 June 2021 DF Mateo Musacchio30Free agentFree
30 June 2021 DF Damiano Franco19 RegginaFree
30 June 2021 MF Szymon Czyż19 Warta PoznańFree
30 June 2021 MF Andreas Pereira25 Manchester UnitedEnd of loanLoan until the end of the season[11]
30 June 2021 DF Wesley Hoedt27 SouthamptonEnd of loanLoan until the end of the season
30 June 2021 GK Gabriel Pereira18 MonacoEnd of loanLoan until the end of the season
21 July 2021GK Marco Alia21 MonterosiLoanLoan until the end of the season
22 July 2021 DF Sergio Kalaj21 CarrareseFree[12]
3 August 2021DF Mattia Novella20 MonopoliLoanLoan until the end of the season
10 August 2021DF Nicolò Armini20 PiacenzaLoanLoan until the end of the season
18 August 2021 FW Simone Palombi25 AlessandriaFree[13]
26 August 2021 FW Joaquín Correa27 InterLoan (€6,000,000)Loan until the end of the season with option to buy for €23,600,000
31 August 2021 FW Felipe Caicedo32 Genoa€2,000,000
31 August 2021DF Tiago Casasola26 FrosinoneLoanLoan until the end of the season
31 August 2021MF Fabio Maistro23 AscoliLoanLoan until the end of season
31 August 2021DF Angelo Ndrecka19 TeramoLoanLoan until the end of season
31 August 2021FW Emanuele Cicerelli27 FrosinoneLoanLoan until the end of the season
5 January 2022 MF Gonzalo Escalante28 AlavésLoanLoan until the end of the season[14]
24 January 2022 DF Denis Vavro25 CopenhagenLoanLoan until the end of the season with option to buy[15]
27 January 2022DF Tiago Casasola26 CremoneseLoanLoan until the end of the season
29 January 2022 FW Bobby Adekanye22 CrotoneLoanLoan until the end of the season
30 January 2022 MF Jony30 Sporting GijónLoanLoan until the end of the season 2022-2023
31 January 2022 FW Cristiano Lombardi26 RegginaLoanLoan until the end of the season
31 January 2022 FW Vedat Muriqi27 MallorcaLoan (€1,000,000)Loan until the end of the season with option to buy for €12,000,000[16]
8 April 2022FW André Anderson22 São PauloLoanLoan until the end of the season 2022-2023

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

v Top 11 Radio Club
17 July 2021 Friendly Lazio 10–0 Top 11 Radio Club Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadio Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Referee: Anna Frazza
v Fiori Barp Mas
20 July 2021 Friendly Lazio 11–0 Fiori Barp Mas Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadio Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Referee: Michael Potot
v Triestina
23 July 2021 Friendly Lazio 5–2 Triestina Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
  • Di Massimo 89', 90+3'
Stadium: Stadio Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Referee: Dario Duzel
v Padova
27 July 2021 Friendly Lazio 1–1 Padova Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadio Rodolfo Zandegiacomo
Referee: Dario Duzel
v SV Meppen
4 August 2021 Friendly Lazio 1–1 SV Meppen Marienfeld, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Hotel-Residence Klosterpforte
Referee: Florian Exner
v Lazio
7 August 2021 Friendly FC Twente 0–1 Lazio Enschede, Netherlands
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
v Sassuolo
14 August 2021 Friendly Lazio 1–1 Sassuolo Frosinone, Italy
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Referee: Matteo Marchetti

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Serie A21 August 202121 May 2022Matchday 15th381810107758+19047.37
Coppa Italia18 January 20229 February 2022Round of 16Quarter-finals210114−3050.00
Europa League16 September 202124 February 2022Group stageKnockout round play-offs8233107+3025.00
Total482113148869+19043.75

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
3Napoli3824777431+4379Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4Juventus38201085737+2070
5Lazio381810107758+19640Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6Roma38189115943+1663
7Fiorentina38195145951+8620Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a]
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
381810107758 +196410634225 +178473533 +2

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWLDDWLWLWDWLLDWLWWDLWDWWDLWWLWWDLWWDD
Position21767665866568989888888666775766666555
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.[17]

21 August 2021 1 Empoli 1–3 Lazio Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 3,655
Referee: Simone Sozza
28 August 2021 2 Lazio 6–1 Spezia Rome
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Federico Dionisi
12 September 2021 3 Milan 2–0 Lazio Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 36,207
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
19 September 2021 4 Lazio 2–2 Cagliari Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Davide Ghersini
23 September 2021 5 Torino 1–1 Lazio Turin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 8,646
Referee: Rosario Abisso
26 September 2021 6 Lazio 3–2 Roma Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Marco Guida
3 October 2021 7 Bologna 3–0 Lazio Bologna
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 12,975
Referee: Davide Massa
16 October 2021 8 Lazio 3–1 Internazionale Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
24 October 2021 9 Hellas Verona 4–1 Lazio Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 13,953
Referee: Marco Piccinini
27 October 2021 10 Lazio 1–0 Fiorentina Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
30 October 2021 11 Atalanta 2–2 Lazio Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 11,981
Referee: Marco Guida
7 November 2021 12 Lazio 3–0 Salernitana Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
20 November 2021 13 Lazio 0–2 Juventus Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Marco Di Bello
28 November 2021 14 Napoli 4–0 Lazio Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato
2 December 2021 15 Lazio 4–4 Udinese Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Marco Piccinini
5 December 2021 16 Sampdoria 1–3 Lazio Genoa
18:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 5,883
Referee: Michael Fabbri
12 December 2021 17 Sassuolo 2–1 Lazio Reggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 5,346
Referee: Simone Sozza
17 December 2021 18 Lazio 3–1 Genoa Rome
18:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Luca Pairetto
22 December 2021 19 Venezia 1–3 Lazio Ferrara
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 7,894
Referee: Fabio Maresca
6 January 2022 20 Lazio 3–3 Empoli Rome
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Antonio Giua
9 January 2022 21 Internazionale 2–1 Lazio Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 29,471
Referee: Luca Pairetto
15 January 2022 22 Salernitana 0–3 Lazio Salerno
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Rosario Abisso
22 January 2022 23 Lazio 0–0 Atalanta Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Simone Sozza
5 February 2022 24 Fiorentina 0–3 Lazio Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 17,181
Referee: Daniele Orsato
12 February 2022 25 Lazio 3–0 Bologna Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Marco Piccinini
20 February 2022 26 Udinese 1–1 Lazio Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 10,799
Referee: Luca Massimi
27 February 2022 27 Lazio 1–2 Napoli Rome
20:50 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Marco Di Bello
5 March 2022 28 Cagliari 0–3 Lazio Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 10,873
Referee: Fabio Maresca
14 March 2022 29 Lazio 1–0 Venezia Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
20 March 2022 30 Roma 3–0 Lazio Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 51,932
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
2 April 2022 31 Lazio 2–1 Sassuolo Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
10 April 2022 32 Genoa 1–4 Lazio Genoa
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 16,756
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
16 April 2022 33 Lazio 1–1 Torino Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
24 April 2022 34 Lazio 1–2 Milan Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: Marco Guida
30 April 2022 35 Spezia 3–4 Lazio La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: Luca Pairetto
7 May 2022 36 Lazio 2–0 Sampdoria Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Davide Massa
16 May 2022 37 Juventus 2–2 Lazio Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40,515
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
21 May 2022 38 Lazio 3–3 Hellas Verona Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 55,098
Referee: Andrea Colombo

Coppa Italia

18 January 2022 Round of 16 Lazio 1–0 (a.e.t.) Udinese Rome
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Daniele Minelli
9 February 2022 Quarter-finals Milan 4–0 Lazio Milan
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: San Siro
Attendance: 26,947
Referee: Simone Sozza

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[18]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification GAL LAZ MAR LOK
1 Galatasaray633073+412Advance to round of 161–04–21–1
2 Lazio623173+49Advance to knockout round play-offs0–00–02–0
3 Marseille614167−17Transfer to Europa Conference League0–02–21–0
4 Lokomotiv Moscow602429−720–10–31–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
v Lazio
16 September 2021 1 Galatasaray 1–0 Lazio Istanbul, Turkey
19:45 TRT (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium
Attendance: 15,353
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
v Lokomotiv Moscow
30 September 2021 2 Lazio 2–0 Lokomotiv Moscow Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 6,767
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
v Marseille
21 October 2021 3 Lazio 0–0 Marseille Rome, Italy
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 8,329
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
v Lazio
4 November 2021 4 Marseille 2–2 Lazio Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 59,163
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
v Lazio
25 November 2021 5 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–3 Lazio Moscow, Russia
20:45 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
v Galatasaray
9 December 2021 3 Lazio 0–0 Galatasaray Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 13,178
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.[19]

v Lazio
17 February 2022 First leg Porto 2–1 Lazio Porto, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 32,929
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
v Porto
24 February 2022 Second leg Lazio 2–2
(3–4 agg.)
Porto Rome, Italy
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 24,948
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  ALBThomas Strakosha3102300080
25GK  ESPPepe Reina1701502000
31GK  LTUMarius Adamonis00000000
Defenders
3DF  BRALuiz Felipe40028+302070
4DF  ESPPatric30219+512041
16DF  SRBDimitrije Kamenović100+100000
23DF  ALBElseid Hysaj38124+511+105+20
26DF  ROUȘtefan Radu1206+400020
33DF  ITAFrancesco Acerbi36429+140060
77DF  MNEAdam Marušić41130+31204+20
Midfielders
6MF  BRALucas Leiva45019+1601+106+20
8MF  CIVJean-Daniel Akpa Akpro1304+60001+20
10MF  ESPLuis Alberto44527+751+106+20
20MF  ITAMattia Zaccagni36521+842051
21MF  SRBSergej Milinković-Savić471136+111204+40
28MF  ITAAndré Anderson400+400000
29MF  ITAManuel Lazzari38316+153104+20
32MF  ITADanilo Cataldi42219+1311+102+61
88MF  CROToma Bašić3719+200105+21
Forwards
7MF  BRAFelipe Anderson48733+56207+11
9FW  ESPPedro411025+790+105+31
11FW  CPVJovane Cabral412+11000+10
17FW  ITACiro Immobile403231271+1174
18FW  ARGLuka Romero900+800+1000
27FW  ESPRaúl Moro1801+1000+200+50
Players transferred out during the season
5MF  ARGGonzalo Escalante100+100000
19DF  SVKDenis Vavro200+100+1000
94FW  KOSVedat Muriqi1501+100100+30

Last updated: 21 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 18 January 2022
RankPlayerSerie ACoppa ItaliaEuropa LeagueTotal
1 Ciro Immobile271432
2 Pedro7018
3 Sergej Milinković-Savić7007
4 Felipe Anderson3014
5 Luis Alberto3003
Own goals0000
Total461754

References