lˈæzɪˌoʊ hɐdbɪn dᵻmˈoʊɾᵻd tə ðə sɚɹˈaɪ bˈiː fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɛɹ ɪnvˈɑːlvmənt ɪnðə skˈændəl, ænd əpˌɑːn hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə kəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪv fˈʊtbɔːl, dʒɪoːɹdˈɑːnoʊ bɪkˌeɪm ðə sɚɹˈaɪ bˈiː tˈɑːp ɡˈoʊlskoːɹɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː sˈiːzən, hˈɛlpɪŋ hɪz tˈiːm tə fˈɪnɪʃ ɪn sˈɛkənd plˈeɪs bᵻhˌaɪnd mɪlˈæn tə ɹˌiːɡˈeɪn pɹəmˈoʊʃən tə sɚɹˈaɪ ɐ ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈiːzən.
Lazio had been demoted to the Serie B following their involvement in the scandal, and upon his return to competitive football, Giordano became the Serie B top goalscorer during the 1982–83 season, helping his team to finish in second place behind Milan to re-gain promotion to Serie A the following season.