1987–88 Serie A
Season | 1987 | –88
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Dates | 13 September 1987 – 15 May 1988 |
Champions | Milan 11th title |
Relegated | Avellino Empoli |
European Cup | Milan |
Cup Winners' Cup | Sampdoria |
UEFA Cup | Napoli Roma Internazionale Juventus |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 504 (2.1 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Diego Maradona (15 goals) |
Longest winning run | 18 matches Napoli |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches Milan |
Longest winless run | 5 matches Avellino |
Longest losing run | 14 matches Pescara |
← 1986–87 1988–89 →
All statistics correct as of 15 May 1988. |
The 1987–88 Serie A was won by Milan.
Teams
[edit]Pescara, Pisa and Cesena had been promoted from Serie B.
Season summary
[edit]The summer of 1987 brought several notable players into the Italian championship: Vincenzo Scifo (for Internazionale), Ian Rush (Juventus), Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten (Milan).[1] The reigning champions Napoli started well leading the league after five matches.[2] Inter and Juventus had several issues.[3]
Napoli retained top-place in autumn and winter, suffering only one defeat in the first 20 games.[4][5][6] In March Napoli began to struggle, and ultimately only won 2 of the 10 remaining fixtures. Milan who had been in second place for much of the season were able to reduce the points deficit with a prolonged undefeated run.[7][8] Their head-to-head match, played on 1 May 1988, ended in a 3–2 win for Milan putting them 1 point ahead in the title race with two games remaining to play.[9] Milan drew their final games, but Napoli did worse, losing both matches.[10] It led to Milan's 11th title and its first since 1979.[11] This season was the last with 16 teams playing, as two relegations and four promotions from Serie B meant that from 1988–89 there would be 18 clubs in the top flight.
Final classification
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Milan (C) | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 14 | +29 | 45 | Qualification to European Cup |
2 | Napoli | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 42 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
3 | Roma | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 38 | |
4 | Sampdoria | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 37 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
5 | Internazionale | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 32 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
6 | Juventus[a] | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 31 | |
7 | Torino | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 31 | |
8 | Fiorentina | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 28 | |
9 | Cesena | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 26 | |
10 | Hellas Verona | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 25 | |
11 | Como | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 25 | |
12 | Ascoli | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 24 | |
13 | Pisa | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 24 | |
14 | Pescara | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 24 | |
15 | Avellino (R) | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 23 | Relegation to Serie B |
16 | Empoli[b] (R) | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[12]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.
- ^ Empoli was penalised of 5 points from the start of the season.
Results
[edit]UEFA Cup qualification
[edit]Juventus | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Torino |
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Penalties | ||
Vignola ![]() De Agostini ![]() Brio ![]() Cabrini ![]() Rush ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Juventus qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup.
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Napoli | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Napoli | 13 |
3 | ![]() |
Milan | 11 |
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Roma | ||
5 | ![]() |
Sampdoria | 10 |
6 | ![]() |
Milan | 9 |
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Avellino | ||
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Internazionale | ||
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Torino |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gianni Brera (12 September 1987). "I giorni del calcio". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 1.
- ^ Gianni Mura (13 October 1987). "Il fenomeno Napoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
- ^ Gianni Brera (27 October 1987). "Qualcosa di travolgente". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 45.
- ^ Gianni Brera (3 November 1987). "Maradona padre nostro". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
- ^ Gianni Brera (24 November 1987). "Caro Napoli, vai troppo forte". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
- ^ "Da Boniperti complimenti al Napoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). 24 December 1987. p. 19.
- ^ Gianni Brera (22 March 1988). "Favole per la primavera". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
- ^ Gianni Mura (19 April 1988). "Vi dà fastidio lo scudetto bis?". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
- ^ Licia Granello (3 May 1988). "Ma non è ancora scudetto". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
- ^ Gianni Mura (15 May 1988). "La rivoluzione del sor Capanna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
- ^ Massimo Agostini (17 May 1988). "Juve, ancora lacrime". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 26.
- ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
Sources
[edit]- Panini Group, ed. (1988). Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1989 (in Italian). Modena.
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External links
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- it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1989 - Italian version with pictures and info.
- Italy Championship 1987/88 - All results on RSSSF Website.