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23 years ago today, Lazio beat Mallorca 2-1 in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final to secure their first European trophy.

The Biancocelesti, under the guidance of Sven-Göran Eriksson, had reached the final after securing wins over Lausanne-Sport, Partizan, Panionios and Lokomotiv Moscow.

In the final itself, hosted at Villa Park in England, Christian Vieri opened the scoring after seven minutes to give Lazio a short-lived lead, as Dani pulled back an equaliser after only four minutes. It was a level game until the 81st minute, when Pavel Nedved netted the winner, securing the Cup Winners Cup for Eriksson and Lazio.

This article first appeared on The Laziali and was syndicated with permission.

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