1996–97 Piacenza Calcio season

Piacenza Calcio once again survived in Serie A, this time being on the brink of relegation, and having to beat Cagliari in Naples in a so-called spareggio to decide which team would stay up. Thanks to a 3–1 victory, Piacenza was able to hang onto their Serie A status, which was all that could be expected from new coach Bortolo Mutti. Despite losing Nicola Caccia to Napoli, Piacenza was able to count on a reliable goal scorer in Pasquale Luiso, who grabbed 14 goals in his debut season in Serie A.

Piacenza
1996–97 season
ManagerBortolo Mutti
Serie A14th
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
Top goalscorerPasquale Luiso (14)

Astonishingly, Piacenza lost just one match at home all season, but instead won no matches on away turf, having won just once in 51 Serie A matches outside the home ground.

Squad

edit

Goalkeepers

edit

Defenders

edit

Midfielders

edit

Attackers

edit

Serie A

edit

League table

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Roma 34 10 11 13 46 47 −1 41[a]
13 Napoli 34 9 14 11 38 45 −7 41
14 Piacenza 34 7 16 11 29 45 −16 37[b] Relegation tie-breaker
15 Cagliari (R) 34 9 10 15 45 55 −10 37[c] Serie B after tie-breaker
16 Perugia (R) 34 10 7 17 48 62 −14 37[d] Relegation to Serie B
Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.
  2. ^ CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
  3. ^ CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
  4. ^ Relegated to 1997-98 Serie B for direct matches.

Position by round

edit
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Piacenza1516141114128131414131113151514141414141414141414141414151415151614
Source: Serie A
  = Relegation to 1997–98 Serie B

Matches

edit
1 Roma 3–1 Piacenza
Aldair   13'
Balbo   38'
Fonseca   73'
Luiso   50' (pen.)
3 Napoli 1–1 Piacenza
Caccia   30' Luiso   67'
5 Inter 2–0 Piacenza
Branca   45'
Branca   48'
6 Piacenza 3–0 Reggiana
Luiso   23, 76'
Di Francesco   88'
7 Piacenza 2–0 Verona
Luiso   41' (pen.)
Scienza   57'
8 Sampdoria 3–0 Piacenza
Mancini   16, 79'
Carparelli   53'
9 Piacenza 1–3 Lazio
Scienza   27' Signori   5', 40' (pen.), 54'
11 Piacenza 3–2 Milan
Valoti   9'
Di Francesco   44'
Luiso   71'
Dugarry   47, 68'
12 Bologna 1–1 Piacenza
Paramatti   52' Tentoni   89'
13 Atalanta 4–0 Piacenza
F. Inzaghi   14, 32'
Rotella   54'
Sgrò   62'
17 Perugia 1–1 Piacenza
Negri   16' Scienza   74'
19 Parma 1–0 Piacenza
Chiesa   58'
21 Vicenza 1–1 Piacenza
Beghetto   14' Piovani   4'
22 Piacenza 0–3 Inter
Ince   39, 45'
Ganz   54'
25 Piacenza 2–2 Sampdoria
Tramezzani   14'
Piovani   30'
Montella   39'
Pesaresi   48'
26 Lazio 2–0 Piacenza
Signori   31' (pen.)
Rambaudi   73'
30 Piacenza 3–1 Atalanta
Luiso   15, 65'
M. Conte   30'
F. Inzaghi   31'
31 Juventus 4–1 Piacenza
Zidane   51'
Vieri   54, 88'
Jugović   76'
Luiso   56'
33 Udinese 4–0 Piacenza
Sergio   13'
Scienza   18' (o.g.)
Poggi   45'
Cappioli   85'
34 Piacenza 2–1 Perugia
Luiso   30'
Lucci   48' (pen.)
Dicara   90'

Relegation tie-breaker

edit
15 June 1997 Cagliari 1–3 Piacenza Naples
Tovalieri   65' Report Luiso   5'
Berretta   38' (o.g.)
Luiso   91'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Prato)

Cagliari relegated to 1997–98 Serie B.

Top scorers

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

Sources

edit