| 1984–85 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Paolo Carosi Juan Carlos Lorenzo Oddi/Lovati | |
| Serie A | 15th | |
| Coppa Italia | Group Phase | |
| Top goalscorer | Bruno Giordano (5) | |
S.S. Lazio finished in 15th place, relegated from Serie A.
| 1984–85 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Paolo Carosi Juan Carlos Lorenzo Oddi/Lovati | |
| Serie A | 15th | |
| Coppa Italia | Group Phase | |
| Top goalscorer | Bruno Giordano (5) | |
S.S. Lazio finished in 15th place, relegated from Serie A.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Udinese | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 25 | |
| 13 | Avellino | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 25 | |
| 14 | Ascoli (R) | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 22 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 15 | Lazio (R) | 30 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 45 | −29 | 15 | |
| 16 | Cremonese (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 15 |
| 16 September 19841 | Lazio | 0-1 | Fiorentina | Roma |
| Report | Pecci  71' | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Claudio Peri (Genova) |
| 23 September 19842 | Udinese | 5-0 | Lazio | Udine |
| Galparoli 28' Zico 36'Selvaggi 58'Mauro 68'Carnevale 88' | Report | Stadium: Friuli Referee: Tullio Lanese (Messina) |
| 7 October 19844 | Ascoli | 0-0 | Lazio | Ascoli Piceno |
| Report | Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella (Frattamaggiore) |
| 14 October 19845 | Lazio | 1-1 | Napoli | Roma |
| D'Amico 35' | Report | Maradona 51' | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Paolo Casarin (Milan) |
| 21 October 19846 | Torino | 1-0 | Lazio | Torino |
| Leo Junior 77' | Report | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Claudio Pieri (Genova) |
| 28 October 19847 | Lazio | 2-1 | Cremonese | Roma |
| Borin 56'og D'Amico 82' | Report | Vigano 51' | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno) |
| 18 November 19849 | Atalanta | 1-0 | Lazio | Bergamo |
| Pacione 85' | Report | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Maurizio Mattei (Macerata) |
| 25 November 198410 | Lazio | 3-2 | Como | Roma |
| Vianello 6' Giuliani 38'ogLaudrup 76' | Report | Batista 28'og Centi 86' | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Torino) |
| 2 December 198411 | Sampdoria | 2-2 | Lazio | Genova |
| Mancini 3' Salsano 19' | Report | Calisti 78' Batista 83' | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Tullio Lanese (Messina) |
| 16 December 198412 | Lazio | 0-1 | Hellas Verona | Roma |
| Report | Podavini 60'og | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Claudio Peri (Genova) |
| 23 December 198413 | Avellino | 1-0 | Lazio | Avellino |
| Filisetti 74'og | Report | Stadium: Partenio Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Torino) |
| 7 January 1985 [2] 14 | Lazio | 0-1 | Milan | Roma |
| Report | Virdis 21' | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Bassano del Grappa) |
| 20 January 198516 | Fiorentina | 3-0 | Lazio | Firenze |
| Socrates 13' Pellegrini 68'Monelli 90' | Report | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno) |
| 27 January 198517 | Lazio | 1-4 | Udinese | Roma |
| Giordano 77'pen | Report | Edinho 35' Carnevale 42'Gerolin 68'Selvaggi 87' | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Egidio Ballerini (La Spezia) |
| 30 January 1985 [3] 15 | Juventus | 1-0 | Lazio | Torino |
| Platini 70' | Report | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Claudio Pieri (Genova) |
| 10 February 198518 | Internazionale | 1-0 | Lazio | Milan |
| Marini 84' | Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Tullio Lanese (Messina) |
| 24 February 198520 | Napoli | 4-0 | Lazio | Napoli |
| Maradona 58' Filisetti 78'ogMaradona 84'Maradona | Report | Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Claudio Pieri (Genova) |
| 17 March 198522 | Cremonese | 1-1 | Lazio | Cremona |
| Zmuda 66' | Report | Oliviero Garlini 2' | Stadium: Giovanni Zini Referee: Carlo Sguizzato (Verona) |
| 24 March 198523 | Lazio | 1-1 | Roma | Roma |
| Giordano 73' | Report | Antonelli 71' | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno) |
| 31 March 198524 | Lazio | 1-1 | Atalanta | Roma |
| Fonte 45' | Report | Magrin 2' | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Romeo Paparesta (Bari) |
| 14 April 198525 | Como | 1-0 | Lazio | Como |
| Morbiducci 53' | Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Livorno) |
| 21 April 198526 | Lazio | 0-3 | Sampdoria | Roma |
| Scanziani 23' Salsano 45'Vierchowod 54' | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Maurizio Mattei (Macerata) |
| 28 April 198527 | Hellas Verona | 1-0 | Lazio | Verona |
| Fanna 78' | Report | Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Paolo Casarin (Milan) |
| 5 May 198528 | Lazio | 0-1 | Avellino | Roma |
| Report | Colomba 87' | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Giancarlo Redini (Pisa) |
Group 3
| Team | G | W | D | L | P | GF | GA | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roma | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Genoa | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| S.S. Lazio | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Varese | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Padova | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Pistoiese | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 |
Genoa qualified to Eightfinals due to better Goal Difference.
The 1989–90 Serie A season was another successful year for Napoli, with Diego Maradona being among the leading goalscorers in Serie A, behind Marco van Basten of Milan and Roberto Baggio of Fiorentina. But while Baggio's Fiorentina narrowly avoided relegation, Maradona's Napoli won their second Serie A title in four seasons, while Van Basten helped Milan retain the European Cup as compensation for their failure to win the Serie A title, having finished two points behind Napoli. Demoted to Serie B for 1990–91 were Udinese, Hellas Verona, Cremonese and Ascoli. In Europe, Sampdoria won the Cup Winners Cup and Juventus the UEFA Cup, making this year the most successful in Italian football history.
The 1986–87 Serie A season ended with Napoli doing the "domestic double", winning their first Scudetto and third Coppa Italia, spurred on by their talismanic captain Diego Maradona, who had also just played a key part in World Cup glory for his home country of Argentina.
The 1984–85 Serie A season heralded Hellas Verona's first and so far only Scudetto. Unusually, none of the big three of Juventus, Milan or Internazionale managed to finish in the top two. Ascoli, Lazio and Cremonese all were relegated to Serie B. Italy had one more place from the UEFA ranking.
Juventus F.C. finished second in Serie A and reached the final of the Coppa Italia in this season.
S.S. Lazio returned to Serie A this season, finishing 10th and reaching the quarter-final of the Coppa Italia.
In the 1984–85 season, manager Osvaldo Bagnoli guided Hellas Verona F.C. to its only Serie A championship, shocking the Italian football public.
S.S.C. Napoli improved by three positions following the arrival of Diego Maradona at the club. The new #10 had been bought from FC Barcelona on a World record transfer fee, and he fulfilled expectations with 14 goals in his debut season, making him the third best scorer in the entire league. The teams' league performance, however, was only average, ending up eight of out 16 teams. The previous season had almost resulted in relegation, so Maradona's arrival certainly boosted the team well before its two scudetti.
During the 1984–1985 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
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U.C. Sampdoria recorded its best league season since 1960-61, thanks to a fourth place-finish. President Mantovani had surprised the football world by signing Liverpool stalwart Graeme Souness to the squad, and it paid off, with Souness adapting quickly to Italian football, also helping the team to win the 1985 edition of Coppa Italia, which was the first ever title for the club. The defensive line, with Moreno Mannini, Pietro Vierchowod and Antonio Paganin among the crew, was the main reason for the success, Sampdoria conceding just 23 goals in 30 league matches played. Quite a few of the players were still with the club when it finally won the league title in 1991.
Associazione Sportiva Roma did not manage to repeat its successful previous two seasons, and instead took a step back to seventh in the league championship. New coach Sven-Göran Eriksson was soon to get to grips with Italian football, with Roma improving the next year to be a force for the title.
Hellas Verona F.C. came back strongly following its disappointing defense of the 1985 Serie A crown, with a fourth place and European qualification. A notable signing prior to the season was former World Cup hero Paolo Rossi, who spent his final footballing season at Hellas, scoring four goals.
A.S. Roma dropped off the pace of the top teams during the 1986–87 season, which ended Sven-Göran Eriksson's first Italian employment prematurely. From being the top scoring team in the season before, Roma struggled with finding the back of the net, resulting in worsened results.
Juventus F.C. finished in 4th place in Serie A and participated in the Coppa Italia.
A.C. Fiorentina finished in the midfield of Serie A, beating Roma 1-0 in a playoff match due to a goal by ex-Roma player Roberto Pruzzo. The season also marked the international breakthrough of Roberto Baggio, the striker scoring 15 league goals, also setting up several of Stefano Borgonovo's 14.
Associazione Sportiva Roma had a rather average season, but finished solidly inside the top half of Serie A with a sixth place. German striker Rudi Völler had his best season at Roma, scoring 14 league goals, whilst Stefano Desideri hit 10 goals. The greatest success of Roma's season was the Primavera team winning the national championship.
