SS Lazio vs SL Benfica Tickets

Both Lazio and Benfica have strong loyal fanbases, and that means that this game will be well attended; therefore, your efforts to buy tickets may prove problematic. However, at SeatPick, you’ll get access to the best-priced options online.

Lazio haven’t achieved a great deal in the UEFA Champions League over the years, and effectively, the club’s best season in the competition occurred in their first-ever campaign during Sven-Goran Eriksson’s reign in the Italian capital.

The Swedish boss helped Lazio to their first Serie A title in 25 years, and because of crowd trouble prior to their last title success (in 1974), which led to the team being banned from the European Cup in 1974/75, this was the first time the Biancocelesti got to play in the top tier UEFA tournament.

In the first group stage, Lazio defeated both Dynamo Kyiv and Maribor twice and drew with Bayer Leverkusen twice to finish top, and in the second group phase, where they met Marseille, Chelsea and Feyenoord, they also finished top.

In the Quarter-Finals, they met Valencia and were thumped 5-2 at the Mestalla in the first leg before completing a 1-0 win at home and were therefore eliminated by the eventual finalists.

In that campaign, Simone Inzaghi scored nine goals; only three players scored more that year.

Between 2000/01 and 2016/16, Lazio qualified for the UEFA Champions League on five occasions and never made it to the knockout phase. In 2020/21, they rectified this, going undefeated in the group stage before losing to Bayern Munich in the Round of 16, falling to a 6-2 aggregate defeat.

Benfica have, on the other hand, had a very strong history in the competition and are two-time winners of the European Cup, those wins coming in back-to-back seasons in 1961 and 1962, with wins over FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively.

The strong Benfica side also finished as losing runners-up in three other editions of the European Cup in the 60s, losing to AC Milan in 1963, Inter Milan in 1965, and Manchester United in 1968.

Interestingly, in each of those competitions, Eusebio finished as the top scorer in every edition but was unable to add to his one winners’ medal from 1962.

They also suffered defeats in the 1988 and 1990 European Cup Finals, with PSV Eindhoven and AC Milan being the victors in those matches.

In the UEFA Champions League era, Benfica have repeatedly reached the Quarter-Finals, including in 2022/23 when they lost to eventual finalists Inter Milan.

SS Lazio vs SL Benfica Head-to-Head

The one time these two sides met in competitive European action came in the qualifying rounds ahead of the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League.

On that occasion, Lazio won the home leg 3-1 before completing their victory with a 1-0 win at the Estadio da Luz to complete a 4-1 aggregate success.

SS Lazio vs SL Benfica Connections

Quite a few talents have played for both Lazio and Benfica; these include full-back/winger Eliseu and Czech Republic star Karel Poborsky, who also represented Manchester United in a sparkling career.