1987–88 SSC Napoli season

Napoli
1987-88 season
Chairman	Corrado Ferlaino
Manager	Ottavio Bianchi
Stadium	San Paolo
Serie A	2nd
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
European Cup	Last 32
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Maradona (15); All: Diego Maradona (21)
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

S.S.C. Napoli only just failed to defend its inaugural Serie A title, finishing three points behind A.C. Milan. Napoli proved to be the most offensive team in the entire league, with Careca and Diego Maradona dominating the scoring charts. Due to Milan's strong defence that was not enough for the title, and due to a 3-2 defeat at home to the eventual champions, the title defence got out of reach.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Claudio Garella
—	GK	ITA	Raffaele Di Fusco
—	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Taglialatela
—	DF	ITA	Tebaldo Bigliardi
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Brusculotti
—	DF	ITA	Ciro Ferrara
—	DF	ITA	Moreno Ferrario
—	DF	ITA	Massimo Filardi
—	DF	ITA	Giovanni Francini
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Renica
—	DF	ITA	Rosario Pergolizzi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Salvatore Bagni
—	MF	ITA	Fernando De Napoli
—	MF	ITA	Francesco Romano
—	MF	ITA	Paolo Miano
—	MF	ITA	Luciano Sola
—	FW	ITA	Andrea Carnevale
—	FW	BRA	Careca
—	FW	ITA	Bruno Giordano
—	FW	ARG	Diego Maradona

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Careca	São Paulo FC
DF	Rosario Pergolizzi	Olbia Calcio
DF	Giovanni Francini	Torino F.C.
FW	Francesco Baiano	Empoli F.C.	loan ended

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Costanzo Celestini	Ascoli
DF	Antonio Carannante	Ascoli
DF	Giuseppe Volpecina	Hellas Verona

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Francesco Baiano	Parma F.C.	loan

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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	Qualification to UEFA Cup
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

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.^[1]
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	L
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1988–89 European Cup; = 1988–89 UEFA Cup

Matches

13 September 1987 1	Cesena	0–1	Napoli	Cesena
		Report	Bagni 61'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi

20 September 1987 2	Napoli	2–1	Ascoli	Napoli
	Bagni 7' Giordano 34'	Report	Scarafoni 18'	Stadium: San Paolo

27 September 1987 3	Pisa	0–2^[2]	Napoli	Pisa
		Report		Stadium: Arena Garibaldi

4 October 1987 4	Avellino	0–1	Napoli	Avellino
		Report	Carnevale 86'	Stadium: Partenio

11 October 1987 5	Napoli	6–0	Pescara	Napoli
	Bagni 23' Romano 29' Careca 45' Maradona 54' (pen.) Giordano 75' (pen.) Benini 83' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

25 October 1987 6	Roma	1–1	Napoli	Roma
	Pruzzo 46'	Report	Francini 67'	Stadium: Olimpico

1 November 1987 7	Napoli	2–1	Empoli	Napoli
	Maradona 17' (pen.) 35'	Report	Ekström 7'	Stadium: San Paolo

8 November 1987 8	Como	0–0	Napoli	Como
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia

22 November 1987 9	Napoli	3–1	Torino	Napoli
	Maradona 6' Careca 44, 90'	Report	Berggreen 76'	Stadium: San Paolo

29 November 1987 10	Inter	1–1	Napoli	Milan
	De Napoli 59' (o.g.)	Report	Careca 20'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

13 December 1987 11	Napoli	2–1	Juventus	Napoli
	De Napoli 26' Maradona 87' (pen.)	Report	Cabrini 76'	Stadium: San Paolo

20 December 1987 12	Napoli	4–1	Verona	Napoli
	Bagni 14' Giordano 29, 89' Maradona 54'	Report	Bagni 35' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Paolo

3 January 1988 13	Milan	4–1	Napoli	Milan
	Colombo 19' Virdis 24' Gullit 73' Donadoni 78'	Report	Careca 10'	Stadium: San Siro

10 January 1988 14	Napoli	4–0	Fiorentina	Napoli
	Giordano 3, 74' Careca 33' Maradona 35'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

17 January 1988 15	Sampdoria	0–1	Napoli	Genova
		Report	Maradona 87'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

24 January 1988 16	Napoli	2–0	Cesena	Napoli
	Careca 9' Maradona 43'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

31 January 1988 17	Ascoli	1–3	Napoli	Ascoli Piceno
	Casagrande 8'	Report	Maradona 12' (pen.) Giordano 26' Careca 49'	Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca

7 February 1988 18	Napoli	2–1	Pisa	Napoli
	Renica 13' Maradona 76'	Report	Filardi 77' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Paolo

14 February 1988 19	Napoli	4–0	Avellino	Napoli
	Renica 17' Francini 19' Maradona 22' Romano 64'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

28 February 1988 20	Pescara	0–1	Napoli	Pescara
		Report	Giordano 38'	Stadium: Adriatico

6 March 1988 21	Napoli	1–2	Roma	Napoli
	Careca 80'	Report	Giannini 21' Oddi 70'	Stadium: San Paolo

13 March 1988 22	Empoli	0–0	Napoli	Empoli
		Report		Stadium: Carlo Castellani

20 March 1988 23	Napoli	3–0	Como	Napoli
	Careca 10, 48' De Napoli 43'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

27 March 1988 24	Torino	0–0	Napoli	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

10 April 1988 25	Napoli	1–0	Inter	Naples
	Maradona 24'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

17 April 1988 26	Juventus	3–1	Napoli	Torino
	Cabrini 19' Rush 67' De Agostini 74'	Report	Careca 83'	Stadium: Comunale

24 April 1988 27	Verona	1–1	Napoli	Verona
	Galia 65'	Report	Maradona 25'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

1 May 1988 28	Napoli	2–3	Milan	Napoli
	Maradona 45' Careca 78'	Report	Virdis 36, 68' van Basten 76'	Stadium: San Paolo

8 May 1988 29	Fiorentina	3–2	Napoli	Firenze
	Di Chiara 8' Díaz 58, 72'	Report	Ferrara 24' Renica 90'	Stadium: Comunale

15 May 1988 30	Napoli	1–2	Sampdoria	Napoli
	Carnevale 7'	Report	Pellegrini 59' Vialli 67'	Stadium: San Paolo

Topscorers

Coppa Italia

First round

23 August 1987 1	Napoli	4-0	Modena	Napoli
				Stadium: San Paolo

26 August 1987 2	Livorno	0-2	Napoli	Livorno
				Stadium: Armando Picchi

30 August 1987 3	Udinese	0-2	Napoli	Udine
				Stadium: Friuli

2 September 1987 4	Napoli	1-0	Padova	Napoli
				Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

6 September 1987 5	Napoli	2-1	Fiorentina	Napoli
				Stadium: San Paolo

Eightfinals

6 January 1988	Napoli	2-3	Fiorentina	Napoli
	Maradona 18' (pen) Careca 57'		Carobbi 44' Onorati 52' Diaz 80'	Stadium: San Paolo

20 January 1988	Fiorentina	1-3 (4-5 agg.)	Napoli	Firenze
	Di Chiara 33'		Carnevale 50' Renica 72' Carnevale 81'	Stadium: Comunale

Quarterfinals

10 February 1988	Torino	1-1	Napoli	Torino
	Comi 4'		9' Renica	Stadium: Comunale

2 March 1988	Napoli	2-3 (3-4 agg.)	Torino	Napoli
	Maradona 37', 50'		28' Gritti 75' Comi 80' Polster	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

European Cup

Round of 16

16 September 1987	Real Madrid	2-0	Napoli	Madrid
	Míchel 18' (pen) De Napoli 76' (o.g.)			Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Igna

30 September 1987	Napoli	1-1 (1-3 agg.)	Real Madrid	Napoli
	Francini 9'		44' Butragueño	Stadium: San Paolo Attendance: 83 231 Referee: Pauly

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa		European Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Garella	40	-34	29	-25	9	-6	2	-3
	DF	ITA	Ferrara	32	1	23	1	7	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Ferrario	36	0	27	0	7	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Renica	38	5	28	3	8	2	2	0
	DF	ITA	Francini	38	4	30	2	7	1	1	1
	MF	ITA	Bagni	33	4	26	4	5	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	De Napoli	41	2	30	2	9	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Romano	35	2	26	2	7	0	2	0
	FW	BRA	Careca	34	18	26	13	7	5	1	0
	FW	ITA	Giordano	38	11	23+4	8	9	3	2	0
	FW	ARG	Maradona	38	21	28	15	8	6	2	0
	GK	ITA	Di Fusco	1	-2	1	-2
	DF	ITA	Filardi	20	5	11+9	0
	DF	ITA	Bigliardi	20	0	9+3	0	7	0	0+1	0
	FW	ITA	Carnevale	24	4	6+13	2	4	2	0+1	0
	MF	ITA	Miano	16	0	4+5	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Sola	17	0	2+7	0	7	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Bruscolotti	10	0	1+6	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Pergolizzi	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
	FW	ITA	Baiano	5	0	0+1	0	3	0	0+1	0
	GK	ITA	Taglialatela	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Minopoli	1	0	0	0	1	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/

References

^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ Game abandoned due to an explosive threw to Alessandro Renica and awarded on table to Napoli by Italian Football Federation.

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1987/88

[1] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[2] Game abandoned due to an explosive threw to Alessandro Renica and awarded on table to Napoli by Italian Football Federation.

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