Archivist: Gazza Is Big Poofter, 1995

Roma v Lazio, April 1995: Inside the Stadio Olimpico, Roma fans hold up a banner aimed at Lazio and England midfielder Paul Gascoigne – and not a typo in sight. It’s just BANTZ®, people.

This was Gazcoigne’s last Derby della Capitale (Lazio won 2-0, with goals from the good Pierluigi Casiraghi and the great Beppe Signori). He quit Italy at the end of the 1994/95 season. Next stop: Ibrox.

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