Lazio 3–0 Sparta Praha: UEFA Champions League, 20 September 2000

The match

Lazio and Sparta Praha finished 3–0 in the UEFA Champions League on 20 September 2000. The match was played in the first group stage in Rome.

Lazio won the match by 3 goals.

Goals and key incidents

Simone Inzaghi scored in minute 35 (Lazio). Diego Simeone scored in minute 58 (Lazio). Simone Inzaghi scored in minute 70 (Lazio).

Competition and tie context

The same sides also met on 7 November 2000, when Sparta Praha finished 0–1 against Lazio. That is a separate match result in this competition campaign.

The fixture was played in Group B of the first group stage. The match result belongs to this stage of the competition in the 2000/01 season.

Venue and attendance

The UEFA match record identifies the venue as Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

The recorded attendance was 45,100 spectators.

The teams’ wider campaign

Lazio came into this fixture after a Shakhtar 0–3 Lazio result on 12 September 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Arsenal 2–0 Lazio on 27 September 2000.

Sparta Praha came into this fixture after a Sparta Praha 0–1 Arsenal result on 12 September 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Sparta Praha 3–2 Shakhtar on 27 September 2000.