1998 UEFA Cup final

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1998 UEFA Cup final
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Event1997–98 UEFA Cup
Lazio Inter Milan
Italy Italy
0 3
Date6 May 1998
VenueParc des Princes, Paris
Man of the MatchRonaldo (Inter Milan)[1]
RefereeAntonio López Nieto (Spain)
Attendance44,412[2]
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The 1998 UEFA Cup final was a football match played at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on 6 May 1998 as the conclusion to the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. It was the first time that the UEFA Cup final was played as a single leg at a neutral venue.

The match was played between two Italian teams – Lazio and Inter Milan. Inter won the match 3–0 to win the UEFA Cup for the third time – a joint record with Juventus at the time.

Background

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Inter Milan were one of the most successful Italian football teams. They had won the European Cup twice in 1964 and 1965 and the UEFA Cup twice in 1991 and 1994.[3][4]

Lazio had never played in a European final before. Their previous best run was to the quarter-finals of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup.[3][4][5]

Since the inaugural edition in 1971–72, the UEFA Cup final had been played over two legs on a home and away basis. From the 1997–98 season, the final would be played as a single leg at a neutral venue.[3]

Route to the final

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Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup
Lazio Round Inter Milan
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 6–1 4–0 (A) 2–1 (H) First round Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 4–0 2–0 (H) 2–0 (A)
Russia Rotor Volgograd 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H) Second round France Lyon 4–3 1–2 (H) 3–1 (A)
Austria Rapid Wien 3–0 2–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Third round France RC Strasbourg 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 (H)
France Auxerre 3–2 1–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Quarter-finals Germany Schalke 04 2–1 (a.e.t.) 1–0 (H) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (A)
Spain Atlético Madrid 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H) Semi-finals Russia Spartak Moscow 4–2 2–1 (H) 2–1 (A)

Lazio

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Lazio qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup by finishing fourth in the 1996–97 Serie A.[6]

In the first round, Lazio faced Portuguese side Vitória de Guimarães. They won 4–0 in the first leg at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães on 16 September 1997 and 2–1 in the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome two weeks later to progress 6–1 on aggregate.[7]

Lazio faced Russian side Rotor Volgograd in the second round. After a 0–0 draw in the first leg at the Central Stadium in Volgograd on 21 October 1997, Lazio progressed with a 3–0 win (3–0 on aggregate) in the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico two weeks later.[7]

In round three, Lazio faced Austrian side Rapid Wien. Lazio won the first leg 2–0 at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on 25 November 1997 and progressed to the quarter-finals 3–0 on aggregate after winning the second leg 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico two weeks later.[7]

French club AJ Auxerre were Lazio's opponents in the quarter-finals. After winning the first leg 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico on 3 March 1998, Lazio advanced to the semi-finals following a 2–2 draw (3–2 on aggregate) in the second leg at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps in Auxerre two weeks later.[7]

Lazio faced Atlético Madrid of Spain in the semi-finals. Lazio won the first leg 1–0 at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid on 31 March 1998 and progressed to the final after a goalless draw (1–0 on aggregate) in the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico two weeks later.[7]

Inter Milan

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Inter Milan qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup by finishing third in the 1996–97 Serie A.[6]

Neuchâtel Xamax of Switzerland were Inter Milan's opponents in the first round. Inter Milan won the first leg at the San Siro in Milan 2–0 on 16 September 1997 before winning the second leg at the Stade de la Maladière in Neuchâtel two weeks later by the same scoreline (4–0 on aggregate).[7]

In the second round, Inter Milan faced French club Olympique Lyonnais. After losing the first leg 2–1 at the San Siro on 21 October 1997, Inter Milan came back to win the second leg 3–1 at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon two weeks later to progress 4–3 on aggregate.[7]

They would return to France in the third round to play Strasbourg. Again, Inter Milan lost the first leg – 2–0 at the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg on 25 November 1997 – and again they came back to win the second leg at the San Siro 3–0 (3–2 on aggregate) two weeks later to progress to the quarter-finals.[7]

In the quarter-finals, Inter Milan faced German club Schalke 04. After winning the first leg 1–0 at the San Siro on 3 March 1998, the second leg at Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen two weeks later went to extra time after finishing 1–0 to Schalke 04 (1–1 on aggregate) in 90 minutes. Inter Milan scored the only goal of extra time to progress to the semi-finals 2–1 on aggregate.[7]

Russian side Spartak Moscow were Inter Milan's opponents in the semi-finals. After winning the first leg at the San Siro 2–1 on 31 March 1998, Inter Milan won the second leg at the Central Dynamo Stadium in Moscow two weeks later by the same scoreline (4–2 on aggregate) to reach the final.[7]

Match

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Details

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Lazio Italy0–3Italy Inter Milan
Report Zamorano File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'
Zanetti File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'
Ronaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Attendance: 44,412[2]
GK 1 Italy Luca Marchegiani
RB 20 Italy Alessandro Grandoni downward-facing red arrow 55'
CB 13 Italy Alessandro Nesta
CB 2 Italy Paolo Negro Yellow card 70'
LB 5 Italy Giuseppe Favalli
RM 14 Italy Diego Fuser (c)
CM 23 Italy Giorgio Venturin downward-facing red arrow 49'
CM 21 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Jugović Yellow card 59'
LM 18 Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd
CF 9 Italy Pierluigi Casiraghi
CF 10 Italy Roberto Mancini
Substitutes:
GK 22 Italy Marco Ballotta
DF 3 Italy Giovanni Lopez
DF 17 Italy Guerino Gottardi upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 4 Italy Dario Marcolin
MF 25 Argentina Matías Almeyda Yellow card 63' Red card 88' upward-facing green arrow 49'
FW 7 Italy Roberto Rambaudi
Manager:
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson
File:Lazio vs Internazionale 1998-05-06.svg
GK 1 Italy Gianluca Pagliuca (c)
SW 7 Italy Salvatore Fresi Yellow card 18'
RB 33 Italy Francesco Colonnese
CB 16 Nigeria Taribo West Red card 82'
LB 4 Argentina Javier Zanetti Yellow card 63'
RM 8 Netherlands Aron Winter downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 13 Brazil Zé Elias
LM 14 Argentina Diego Simeone
AM 6 France Youri Djorkaeff downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 9 Chile Iván Zamorano downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 10 Brazil Ronaldo Yellow card 74'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Italy Andrea Mazzantini
DF 5 Italy Fabio Galante
DF 24 Italy Luigi Sartor upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 15 France Benoît Cauet upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 17 Italy Francesco Moriero upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 11 Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu
FW 20 Uruguay Álvaro Recoba
Manager:
Italy Luigi Simoni

Man of the Match:
Ronaldo (Inter Milan)[1]

Assistant referees:
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Fourth official:
Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

Match rules

See also

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References

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