sentences:  The following year, the Serie A returned to its usual format and Lazio duly finished tenth, a mediocre season, albeit ahead of Roma, who narrowly avoided relegation.The 1948–49 season was a difficult one for the "biancocelesti", as players were reduced to the minimum wage and several went on strike.They finished 13th, although they recovered the following season to record an impressive fourth-placed finish, made even sweeter by the difficulties of the previous year and the miserable campaign of Roma, who once again narrowly avoided the drop to Serie B.
  
  Lazio made a return to Europe in 1950, playing in the Latin Cup, then considered the most prestigious continental title.