The 1998–99 season was

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's 99th season since the club's existence and their 11th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. In this season, Lazio finished second in Serie A, and won the

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and

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Season review

Lazio kicked off the 1998–99 season by defeating

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2–1 to win the Supercoppa in the pre-season, and then set a searing pace in the league thanks to the lethal striking partnership of world transfer record signing

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and

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. The pair of them together netted 27 goals, as Lazio led the way for most of the season. Twenty-year-old Yugoslav starlet

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also impressed by scoring on his league debut. Milan peaked late during the season, while Lazio had a barren spell, which enabled Milan to make up the deficit. Lazio finally squandered the title lead in the penultimate match of the season, where it had to settle for a draw against Fiorentina away from home. Following the season, Vieri left the club for Inter, accusing chairman

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of lying to him. The money from Vieri's transfer was used to bring

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and

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to Rome, moves that all proved essential when Lazio clinched the title in

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, where those three found the net in the last game of the season. Lazio's best moment of the 1998-99 season came when they beat

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2-1 at

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in the

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, following goals by Vieri and

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. The most prolific players during the season was captain and centre-half

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, free-kick specialist

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, winger Nedvěd, and the striker pairing of Vieri and Salas.

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Players

Squad information

:''Squad at end of season''

Transfers

Autumn

Winter

Left club during season

Competitions

Supercoppa Italiana

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Other matches and friendlies

;Pre-season ;Post-season

Statistics

Players statistics

References

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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup–winning seasons