1987–88 Serie A

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Serie A
Season1987 (1987)–88
Dates13 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 played240
Goals scored504 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorer Diego Maradona
(15 goals)
Longest winning run18 matches
Napoli
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Milan
Longest winless run5 matches
Avellino
Longest losing run14 matches
Pescara
1988–89 →
All statistics correct as of 15 May 1988.
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Serie A 1987-88 team distribution

The 1987–88 Serie A was won by Milan.

Teams

Pescara, Pisa and Cesena had been promoted from Serie B.

Contents

Season summary

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Milan (C)30171124314+2945Qualification to European Cup
2 Napoli 3018665527+2842Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Roma 3015873926+1338
4 Sampdoria 30131164130+1137Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5 Internazionale 30111094235+732Qualification to UEFA Cup
6 Juventus [a] 30119103530+531
7 Torino 3081573330+331
8 Fiorentina 30910112933−428
9 Cesena 30712112332−926
10 Hellas Verona 30711122330−725
11 Como 30613112237−1525
12 Ascoli 30612123037−724
13 Pisa 30612122330−724
14 Pescara 3088142744−1724
15 Avellino (R)30513121939−2023Relegation to Serie B
16 Empoli [b] (R)30613112030−1020
Source: 1987–88 Serie A,RSSSF.com
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:
  1. ↑ Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.
  2. ↑ Empoli was penalised of 5 points from the start of the season.

Results

Home \ Away ASC AVE CES COM EMP FIO INT JUV MIL NAP PES PIS ROM SAM TOR VER
Ascoli —2–00–00–02–03–02–11–11–11–32–12–21–11–13–01–1
Avellino 1–1—1–11–11–01–11–31–00–00–11–11–02–31–22–11–0
Cesena 1–01–1—3–01–11–02–20–00–00–10–11–10–02–00–01–0
Como 3–10–02–0—3–21–01–21–11–10–02–10–00–10–10–01–1
Empoli 2–00–02–21–1—0–01–11–00–00–03–20–12–12–20–01–0
Fiorentina 1–02–13–11–10–0—1–21–11–13–24–00–01–01–11–00–0
Internazionale 2–21–12–01–02–03–0—2–10–11–10–22–14–23–10–11–1
Juventus 1–03–00–21–04–01–21–0—0–13–13–12–11–01–12–10–0
Milan 2–03–03–05–01–00–22–00–0—4–12–01–00–22–10–00–0
Napoli 2–14–02–03–02–14–01–02–12–3—6–02–11–21–23–14–1
Pescara 0–02–01–02–00–01–11–12–00–20–1—2–10–00–02–23–0
Pisa 1–10–01–01–10–02–12–11–21–30–22–0—1–10–12–00–0
Roma 3–00–02–03–11–02–13–22–00–21–15–11–0—0–21–11–0
Sampdoria 2–02–04–13–02–01–01–12–21–10–12–10–00–0—1–13–1
Torino 2–10–02–21–10–12–11–12–21–10–02–03–12–04–1—1–1
Hellas Verona 2–14–10–10–11–01–01–12–10–11–12–00–00–13–10–2—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

UEFA Cup qualification

Juventus 0–0 (a.e.t.) Torino
Penalties
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Rush Soccerball shad check.svg		4–2Soccerball shad check.svg Cravero
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Soccerball shade cross.svg Comi
Soccerball shade cross.svg Benedetti
Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo, Turin
Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno)

Juventus qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Maradona Napoli 15
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Careca Napoli 13
3 Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Paolo Virdis Milan 11
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Giannini Roma
5 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Vialli Sampdoria 10
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud Gullit Milan 9
Flag of Austria.svg Walter Schachner Avellino
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Altobelli Internazionale
Flag of Austria.svg Toni Polster Torino

Attendances

SSC Napoli drew the highest average home attendance in the 1987-88 edition of the Serie A.

#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance [13]
1 SSC Napoli 1573,745
2 AC Milan 1572,177
3 Internazionale 1547,502
4 AS Roma 1543,696
5 Juventus 1532,732
6 Fiorentina 1531,254
7 Torino FC 1529,071
8 Hellas Verona 1527,077
9 US Avellino 1523,219
10 Pescara Calcio 1522,961
11 AC Cesena 1518,054
12 Sampdoria 1517,440
13 Pisa SC 1516,590
14 Ascoli Calcio 1515,150
15 Empoli FC 1510,977
16 Como Calcio 1510,852

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References

  1. ↑ Gianni Brera (12 September 1987). "I giorni del calcio". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 1.
  2. ↑ Gianni Mura (13 October 1987). "Il fenomeno Napoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
  3. ↑ Gianni Brera (27 October 1987). "Qualcosa di travolgente". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 45.
  4. ↑ Gianni Brera (3 November 1987). "Maradona padre nostro". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
  5. ↑ Gianni Brera (24 November 1987). "Caro Napoli, vai troppo forte". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
  6. ↑ "Da Boniperti complimenti al Napoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). 24 December 1987. p. 19.
  7. ↑ Gianni Brera (22 March 1988). "Favole per la primavera". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
  8. ↑ Gianni Mura (19 April 1988). "Vi dà fastidio lo scudetto bis?". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
  9. ↑ Licia Granello (3 May 1988). "Ma non è ancora scudetto". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
  10. ↑ Gianni Mura (15 May 1988). "La rivoluzione del sor Capanna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
  11. ↑ Massimo Agostini (17 May 1988). "Juve, ancora lacrime". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 26.
  12. ↑ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  13. ↑ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/ita-serie-a-1987-1988/1/

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