Lazio – Virtus in 1964. 1963/64 Championship, Virtus is fighting for the title and on May 10th at 6.00 pm they take the field in the Capitals to meet Lazio GBC Roma. In the city, which less than a month later, on 7 June, will see Bologna football win its seventh scudetto in the play-off against Inter, the black Vs obtain a good victory. On this twenty-first day of the top championship, Virtus wins 60-74. Nothing to be done for Lazio led by Cafiero Perrella, a former Virtussi player from the 1940s.
The news
Under the direction of referees Sussi from Livorno and Plocher from Monfalcone, the Bolognese got off to a flying start. After six minutes 2-10, at 15′ Virtus firmly ahead, 15-24, then the final half was all black Vs, 20-37. In the second half the gap fluctuated between 14 and 23 points. Nino Calebotta leads the scoreboard with 16 points, then 15 from Giusto Corrado Pellanera, 14 from Justo Bonetto and 12 from Augusto Giomo, these are the best Juventus scorers. Followed by Dado Lombardi with 6 points, Santo Rossi with 4, Mario Alesini with 3, Ettore Zuccheri and Giorgio Borghetti with 2, while no points for Franco Tesoro.
Epilogue of the championship
Virtus will remain in contention for the title until the last day. A home defeat against Olimpia Milano on 13 June will prevent them from playing in the play-off with Ignis Varese. The Varese team closed with 24 victories in 26 matches ahead of Simmenthal Milano and Virtus Bologna itself with 23 successes. In addition to the last championship match, the Juventus team also lost the matches against Varese.
The scoreboards of Lazio – Virtus in 1964
Lazio: Rocchi 9, Donati 8, Marchionetti 22, Chiodetti 9, Coccioni, Staffa 7, Marzi, Bernabei, Loschi 5, Melilla.
Virtus: Augusto Giomo 12, Pellanera 15, Lombardi 6, Zuccheri 2, Rossi 4, Alesini 3, Tesoro, Calebotta 16, Bonetto 14, Borghetti 2.
Continue reading the news of 1000 Cuori Rossoblu and follow our Facebook page
