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.
| 1987-88 season | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
| 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 edit
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Francesco Baiano | Parma F.C. | loan |
Competitions edit
Serie A edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 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
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 edit
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1988–89 European Cup; = 1988–89 UEFA Cup
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1988–89 European Cup; = 1988–89 UEFA Cup
Matches edit
| 20 September 1987 2 | Napoli | 2–1 | Ascoli | Napoli |
Bagni  7' Giordano 34' |
Report | Scarafoni 18' |
Stadium: San Paolo |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 13 March 1988 22 | Empoli | 0–0 | Napoli | Empoli |
| Report | Stadium: Carlo Castellani |
| 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 edit
Coppa Italia edit
First round
| 26 August 1987 2 | Livorno | 0-2 | Napoli | Livorno |
| Stadium: Armando Picchi |
| 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
| 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 edit
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 edit
Players statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | European Cup | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ITA
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Garella | 31 | -28 | 29 | -25 | 2 | -3 | |
| DF | ITA
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Ferrara | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA
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Ferrario | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA
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Renica | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA
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Francini | 31 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | ITA
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Bagni | 28 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA
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De Napoli | 32 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA
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Romano | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW |  BRA
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Careca | 27 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA
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Giordano | 29 | 8 | 23+4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW |  ARG
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Maradona | 30 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK | ITA
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Di Fusco | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | |||
| DF | ITA
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Filardi | 20 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | |||
| DF | ITA
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Bigliardi | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA
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Carnevale | 20 | 2 | 6+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA
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Miano | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | |||
| MF | ITA
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Sola | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA
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Bruscolotti | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA
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Pergolizzi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ITA
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Baiano | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| GK | ITA
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Taglialatela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | ITA
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Minopoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/
References edit
- ^ "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.