LAZIO 1997-98 HOME SHIRT - NESTA 13 - L
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Description & Sizing
Very good condition. Club crest and manufacturer logo are embroidered. Club sponsor is flock and embossed with small amount of colour wear to edges. Player name/number are flock and heat applied. Few small pulls and bobbles across shirt. Colours and stitching in excellent condition.
Lazio enjoyed a successful 1997/98 campaign under Sven-Göran Eriksson, winning the Coppa Italia and reaching the UEFA Cup final during the Swedish manager's first season in charge.
Having finished fourth in Serie A the previous season, Lazio entered the campaign with ambitions of challenging Italy's leading clubs and competing for European silverware.
The squad featured established players including Alessandro Nesta, Pavel Nedvěd, Giuseppe Favalli, Luca Marchegiani, Roberto Mancini and Alen Bokšić, alongside summer arrivals Matías Almeyda and Vladimir Jugović.
Lazio began the campaign strongly, establishing themselves among the leading teams in Serie A through an impressive sequence of results. However, inconsistent performances during the closing stages prevented the Biancocelesti from maintaining their challenge for the league championship.
Eriksson's side eventually finished seventh in Serie A with 56 points, securing qualification for European competition through their domestic cup success.
The highlight of the campaign came in the Coppa Italia, where Lazio progressed to the final against AC Milan. Having lost the opening leg 1–0 at San Siro, Lazio produced a memorable comeback in the return fixture at the Stadio Olimpico.
Goals from Gottardi, Jugović and Nesta secured a 3–1 victory, completing a 3–2 aggregate triumph and delivering Lazio's second Coppa Italia title.
In European competition, Lazio enjoyed an impressive UEFA Cup campaign, progressing through the knockout rounds to reach the final against fellow Italian side Inter Milan. However, goals from Iván Zamorano, Javier Zanetti and Ronaldo secured a 3–0 victory for Inter at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
Despite the disappointment, Lazio's European performances demonstrated the considerable progress made under Eriksson. Bokšić finished as the club's leading goalscorer with 15 goals across all competitions, while Nedvěd and Mancini remained important attacking figures.
The campaign represented the beginning of a highly successful period for Lazio, laying the foundations for their subsequent domestic and European triumphs.
Produced by PUMA, the 1997/98 Lazio home shirt featured the club's traditional sky-blue colourway with contrasting white detailing and a distinctive late-1990s design. The shirt incorporated the Lazio crest, PUMA branding and Cirio sponsor, creating one of the recognisable designs from the club's successful era under Eriksson. Worn by Nesta, Nedvěd and Mancini during Lazio's Coppa Italia triumph and UEFA Cup final appearance, the shirt represents an important chapter in the club's history.
PIT TO PIT - 55cm /// COLLAR TO HEM - 73cm
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Condition
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Outstanding condition with no noticeable flaws. Tags may or may not be present, but the item shows little to no sign of wear.
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Noticeable wear consistent with age. This may include moderate fading, small pulls, bobbling, minor cracking to print or a small mark.
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