The 2013 final was the first and only time the Derby della Capitale has awarded an official trophy.
This element alone makes it unrepeatable.
A trophy at stake: not just any derby, but a one-off final, do or die.
Stadio Olimpico split in half: 50,000 spectators, sky-high tension, memorable choreographies.
Access to the Europa League: in addition to city prestige, European qualification was also on the line.
Enormous psychological pressure: both teams were more afraid of losing than eager to win, and this made the match tense, nervous, almost stuck until the decisive episode.
⚽ The goal that wrote history: Lulić 71’
The key moment arrives in the 71st minute:
Candreva cross,
clumsy deflection by Lobont,
marking error by Marquinhos,
Lulić gets there before everyone and slots it home.
A simple goal, almost mundane, but destined to become legend.
From that moment, the match changes face: Lazio defend with order, Roma get nervous, and the Olimpico explodes at the final whistle.
🔥 Why it is important for Lazio
1. The heaviest trophy in Biancoceleste history
It is not “just” the sixth Coppa Italia: it is the trophy that gave Lazio an eternal supremacy in the city.
2. It overturned the city hierarchies
As many reconstructions recall, “nothing was ever the same again” after that 26 May.
The derby took on a new meaning: Lazio won the most important match of all, the one neither of the two clubs will ever be able to replay.
3. It created an identity symbol
“Lulić 71’” has become a mantra, a trademark, a piece of Lazio pop culture.
Shirts, banners, chants, murals: that number is now part of the identity of the fanbase.
4. It marked a generation
For younger fans it was the first great triumph experienced live.
For older ones, a historic revenge after years of mockery and rivalry.
🕊️ Why it will remain in the history of Italian football
1. It is an absolute one-off
In the history of the Coppa Italia, only three finals have been derbies:
1938, 1977 and 2013.
But only the 2013 one pitted Roma and Lazio against each other with a trophy at stake.
2. It had an enormous cultural impact
26 May has become a date celebrated every year by Lazio fans, almost like a Biancoceleste national holiday.
3. It left iconic images
Lulić’s celebration under the Curva Nord.
The cup lifted by Mauri and his teammates.
The tears, the tension, the city paralysed.
These are moments that have surpassed football and entered the collective imagination.
4. It defined an era
For years, every subsequent derby was read through the lens of that 1-0.
It became a point of reference, a before and an after.
📝 Conclusion
The derby of 26 May 2013 is not just a match won: it is a historic event, a symbol, an emotional legacy that continues to live.
For Lazio it is the sweetest, heaviest, most identity-defining victory.
For Roma it is a sporting wound that can never be erased.
For Italian football it is one of the most iconic finals ever.
