1990–91 Serie A

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Serie A
Season1990 (1990)–91
Dates9 September 1990 – 26 May 1991
Champions Sampdoria
1st title
Relegated Lecce
Pisa
Cesena
Bologna
European Cup Sampdoria
Cup Winners' Cup Roma
UEFA Cup Internazionale
Genoa
Torino
Parma
Matches played306
Goals scored702 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Gianluca Vialli
(19 goals)
Longest winning run20 matches
Sampdoria
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
Sampdoria
Longest winless run4 matches
Bologna
Longest losing run20 matches
Pisa
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Serie A 1990-91 team distribution

The 1990-91 season saw Sampdoria win the Serie A title for the first time in their history, finishing five points ahead of second placed Milan. [1] Third placed Internazionale were victorious in the UEFA Cup, with ninth-placed Roma compensating for their sub-standard league season with glory in the Coppa Italia, while Juventus's seventh-placed finish meant that they would be without European action for the first season in three decades. Lecce, Pisa, Cesena and Bologna were all relegated.

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A notable record was set on 9 December 1990 in a Serie A fixture, when Bologna player Giuseppe Lorenzo was sent off after just 10 seconds for striking an opponent in the match against Parma. This was reportedly the fastest sending off in senior football worldwide at the time. [2]

This is the most recent Serie A season to date in which a team won their first Italian title.

Coaches, kits and sponsors

TeamHead coachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Atalanta Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giorgi Ennerre Tamoil
Bari Flag of Italy.svg Gaetano Salvemini Adidas Sud Factoring
Bologna Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Radice Uhlsport Mercatone Uno
Cagliari Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Ranieri Umbro Formaggi Ovini Sardi
Cesena Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Batistoni AdidasAmadori
Fiorentina Flag of Brazil.svg Sebastião Lazaroni ABM La Nazione
Genoa Flag of Italy.svg Osvaldo Bagnoli Erreà Mita
Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Trapattoni UhlsportMisura
Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Maifredi Kappa UPIM
Lazio Flag of Italy.svg Dino Zoff Umbro Cassa di Risparmio di Roma
Lecce Flag of Poland.svg Zbigniew Boniek Adidas Dreher
Milan Flag of Italy.svg Arrigo Sacchi Adidas Mediolanum
Napoli Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Bigon Ennerre Mars
Parma Flag of Italy.svg Nevio Scala Umbro Parmalat
Pisa Flag of Italy.svg Luca GianniniGems Giocheria
Roma Flag of Italy.svg Ottavio Bianchi Ennerre Barilla
Sampdoria Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Vujadin Boškov Asics ERG
Torino Flag of Italy.svg Emiliano Mondonico ABM Indesit

Final classification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Sampdoria (C)34201135724+3351Qualification to European Cup
2 Milan [lower-alpha 1] 34181064619+2746Banned from European competition
3 Internazionale 34181065631+2546Qualification to UEFA Cup
4 Genoa 34141285136+1540
5 Torino 34121484029+1138
6 Parma [lower-alpha 2] 34131293531+438
7 Juventus 341311104532+1337
8 Napoli 34111583737037
9 Roma 34111494337+636Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
10 Atalanta 341113103837+135
11 Lazio 3481973336−335
12 Fiorentina 34815114034+631
13 Bari 34911144147−629
14 Cagliari 34617112944−1529
15 Lecce (R)34613152047−2725Relegation to Serie B
16 Pisa (R)3486203460−2622
17 Cesena (R)3459202858−3019
18 Bologna (R)34410202963−3418
Source: 1990–91 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. [3]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ In March 1991, UEFA banned Milan from participating in European competition for one season due to refusing to resume their 1990-91 European Cup quarterfinal match away versus Olympique Marseille. The ban went into effect for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.
  2. ↑ Parma qualified for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup as a substitute for the banned Milan.

Results

Home \ Away ATA BAR BOL CAG CES FIO GEN INT JUV LAZ LEC MIL NAP PAR PIS ROM SAM TOR
Atalanta —2–04–02–13–02–10–01–10–04–1 [lower-alpha 1] 2–10–20–00–01–02–21–10–1
Bari 4–1—4–04–11–00–04–01–12–00–01–12–10–02–22–00–11–12–1
Bologna 1–13–0—1–20–11–10–30–00–11–21–11–11–01–30–12–30–31–0
Cagliari 1–11–10–0—0–01–11–00–30–00–12–01–11–12–12–10–00–01–2
Cesena 0–14–23–23–0—0–41–11–51–11–13–10–10–00–11–11–10–12–2
Fiorentina 3–11–11–04–12–0—2–20–01–01–10–00–00–02–34–01–10–00–0
Genoa 2–03–10–02–24–13–2—3–02–03–10–01–11–12–14–23–00–00–0
Internazionale 3–15–11–01–12–01–12–1—2–02–05–00–12–12–16–32–10–21–0
Juventus 1–13–11–12–23–02–10–14–2—0–00–00–31–05–04–25–00–01–2
Lazio 2–21–13–11–11–12–11–10–01–0—2–01–10–20–00–01–13–32–1
Lecce 0–01–11–32–02–02–00–30–20–11–0—0–30–01–01–11–11–01–1
Milan 0–12–06–02–02–02–11–00–12–03–11–0—4–10–01–01–10–11–0
Napoli 2–01–03–21–21–01–01–01–11–12–12–21–1—4–22–11–11–42–1
Parma 1–01–01–12–02–01–02–10–01–20–00–02–01–0—2–32–10–00–0
Pisa 0–21–02–21–03–20–40–00–11–50–14–00–11–10–2—0–10–32–0
Roma 2–11–04–10–04–14–03–11–10–11–13–00–01–11–10–2—0–12–0
Sampdoria 4–13–22–12–21–01–01–23–11–01–13–02–04–11–04–22–1—1–2
Torino 0–04–04–11–12–11–15–22–01–10–02–01–11–10–01–01–01–1—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The match was played at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Vialli Sampdoria 19
2 Flag of Germany.svg Lothar Matthäus Internazionale 16
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Carlos Aguilera Genoa 15
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Skuhravý Genoa
5 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Baggio Juventus 14
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Klinsmann Internazionale
7 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Bresciani Torino 13
Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Ciocci Cesena
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Melli Parma
Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo Bari

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