1987–88 A.C. Fiorentina season

Fiorentina
1987–88 season
Chairman	Lorenzo Righetti
Manager	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Serie A	8th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	Ramón Díaz (7)
Home colours	Away colours

A.C. Fiorentina had its first season under Swedish coach Sven-Göran Eriksson, posting a stable mid-table season. Eriksson's compatriot Glenn Hysén arrived from UEFA Cup champions IFK Göteborg, the centre half becoming a crucial player for La Viola. Starlet Roberto Baggio finally got his breakthrough, scoring six league goals.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Paolo Conti
Marco Landucci
Alessandro Misefori

Defenders

Stefano Carobbi
Renzo Contratto
Glenn Hysén
Ernesto Calisti
Celeste Pin
Andrea Rocchigiani

Midfielders

Attackers

Paolo Ciucchi
Roberto Baggio
Fabio Graccaneli
Ramón Díaz
Davide Pellegrini
Stefano Rebonato

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Juventus[lower-alpha 1]	30	11	9	10	35	30	+5	31	Qualification to UEFA Cup
7	Torino	30	8	15	7	33	30	+3	31
8	Fiorentina	30	9	10	11	29	33	−4	28
9	Cesena	30	7	12	11	23	32	−9	26
10	Hellas Verona	30	7	11	12	23	30	−7	25

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]
Notes:

Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

Matches

13 September 1987 1	Fiorentina	0–0	Verona	Florence
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Romeo Paparesta

20 September 1987 2	Milan	0–2	Fiorentina	Milan
	Tassotti 75'	Report	Díaz 22', 76' R. Baggio 78'	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 74,880 Referee: Pietro D'Elia

27 September 1987 3	Fiorentina	1–1	Como	Florence
	Díaz 36'	Report	Annoni 76'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

4 October 1987 4	Empoli	0–0	Fiorentina	Empoli
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Tullio Lanese

11 October 1987 5	Fiorentina	2–1	Avellino	Florence
	Amodio 9' (o.g.) D. Pellegrini 38'	Report	Schachner 82'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

25 October 1987 6	Torino	2–1	Fiorentina	Turin
	Polster 22', 67'	Report	R. Baggio 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Salvatore Lombardo

1 November 1987 7	Fiorentina	4–0	Pescara	Florence
	Hysén 20' D. Pellegrini 23' Díaz 45' Carobbi 71'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carlo Longhi

8 November 1987 8	Cesena	1–0	Fiorentina	Cesena
	Di Bartolomei 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Angelo Amendolia

22 November 1987 9	Fiorentina	1–1	Sampdoria	Florence
	A. Paganin 33' (o.g.)	Report	Cerezo 37'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

29 November 1987 10	Pisa	2–1	Fiorentina	Pisa
	Paciocco 19' Lucarelli 64'	Report	R. Baggio 42' D. Pellegrini 89'	Stadium: Arena Garibaldi Referee: Pierluigi Magni

13 December 1987 11	Fiorentina	1–2	Internazionale	Florence
	Berti 6'	Report	Passarella 36' (pen.) Ciocci 84'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Luigi Agnolin

20 December 1987 12	Ascoli	3–0	Fiorentina	Ascoli Piceno
	Giovannelli 43' (pen.), 64' (pen.) Casagrande 58'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Romeo Paparesta

3 January 1988 13	Fiorentina	1–0	Roma	Florence
	Collovati 43' (o.g.) Contratto 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Tullio Lanese

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

17 January 1988 15	Fiorentina	1–1	Juventus	Florence
	Rebonato 58'	Report	De Agostini 19'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

24 January 1988 16	Verona	1–0	Fiorentina	Verona
	Pacione 43'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Referee: Pierluigi Magni

31 January 1988 17	Fiorentina	1–1	Milan	Florence
	Di Chiara 49', 81' Bosco 53' Battistini 72'	Report	Mussi 21' Virdis 39' 72' Baresi 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 52,068 Referee: Romeo Paparesta

7 February 1988 18	Como	1–0	Fiorentina	Como
	Corneliusson 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Salvatore Lombardo

14 February 1988 19	Fiorentina	0–0	Empoli	Florence
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

28 February 1988 20	Avellino	1–1	Fiorentina	Avellino
	Schachner 36' (pen.)	Report	D. Pellegrini 33'	Stadium: Stadio Partenio Referee: Carlo Longhi

6 March 1988 21	Fiorentina	1–0	Torino	Florence
	Díaz 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Werter Cornieti

13 March 1988 22	Pescara	1–1	Fiorentina	Pescara
	Gasperini 4' Slišković 55'	Report	R. Baggio 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

20 March 1988 23	Fiorentina	3–1	Cesena	Florence
	Battistini 13' Díaz 16' Leoni 33' (o.g.)	Report	Lorenzo 47'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Moreno Frigerio

27 March 1988 24	Sampdoria	1–0	Fiorentina	Genoa
	Bonomi 57' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

10 April 1988 25	Fiorentina	0–0	Pisa	Florence
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

17 April 1988 26	Internazionale	3–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Minaudo 47' Piraccini 84' Ciocci 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Bruno Di Cola

24 April 1988 27	Fiorentina	1–0	Ascoli	Florence
	R. Baggio 19'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

1 May 1988 28	Roma	2–1	Fiorentina	Rome
	Giannini 32', 39'	Report	Rebonato 76'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Mauro Felicani

8 May 1988 29	Fiorentina	3–2	Napoli	Florence
	Di Chiara 9' Díaz 58', 72' Berti 75'	Report	Ferrara 24' Renica 90'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carlo Longhi

15 May 1988 30	Juventus	1–2	Fiorentina	Turin
	De Agostini 78' (pen.)	Report	R. Baggio 32' Di Chiara 75'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

Coppa Italia

First round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Napoli	5	5	0	0	0	11	1	+10	15
2	Fiorentina	5	4	0	0	1	8	3	+5	12
3	Livorno	5	2	0	1	2	5	6	−1	7
4	Udinese	5	1	1	0	3	4	6	−2	5
5	Padova	5	0	1	2	2	2	4	−2	4
6	Modena	5	0	1	0	4	1	11	−10	2

Source:

Results

23 August 1987 1	Padova	0–1	Fiorentina	Padua
			Diaz 74'	Stadium: Stadio Euganeo Referee: Moreno Frigerio

26 August 1987 2	Fiorentina	2–0	Udinese	Florence
	R. Baggio 31' (pen.) Diaz 77'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Sergio Coppetelli

30 August 1987 3	Modena	0–2	Fiorentina	Modena
			Diaz 81' D. Pellegrini 89'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Referee: Carlo Longhi

2 September 1987 4	Fiorentina	2–1	Livorno	Florence
	R. Baggio 21' Diaz 23'		Protti 55'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

6 September 1987 5	Napoli	2–1	Fiorentina	Naples
	Francini 5' Maradona 51' (pen.)		R. Baggio 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

Round of 16

6 January 1988 First leg	Napoli	2–3	Fiorentina	Naples
	Maradona 18' (pen.) Careca 57'		Carobbi 44' Onorati 52' Diaz 80'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Werter Cornieti

20 January 1988 Second leg	Fiorentina	1–3 (4–5 agg.)	Napoli	Florence
	Di Chiara 33'		Carnevale 50', 81' Renica 72'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

Statistics

Topscorers

Ramón Díaz 12 (1)
Roberto Baggio 9 (4)
Davide Pellegrini 4
Alberto Di Chiara 4

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.

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[table_note_JUV0.016571451451896-1] Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

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