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.
^"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.
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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 Napoli1987 88 seasonChairmanCorrado FerlainoManagerOttavio BianchiStadiumSan PaoloSerie A2ndCoppa ItaliaQuarter finalsEuropean CupLast 32Top goalscorerLeague Diego Maradona 15 All Diego Maradona 21 Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 1986 871988 89 Contents 1 Squad 1 1 Transfers 1 1 1 Winter 2 Competitions 2 1 Serie A 2 1 1 League table 2 1 2 Results by round 2 2 Matches 2 3 Topscorers 2 4 Coppa Italia 2 5 European Cup 3 Statistics 3 1 Players statistics 4 References 5 SourcesSquad editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp ITA Claudio Garella GK nbsp ITA Raffaele Di Fusco GK nbsp ITA Giuseppe Taglialatela DF nbsp ITA Tebaldo Bigliardi DF nbsp ITA Giuseppe Brusculotti DF nbsp ITA Ciro Ferrara DF nbsp ITA Moreno Ferrario DF nbsp ITA Massimo Filardi DF nbsp ITA Giovanni Francini DF nbsp ITA Alessandro Renica DF nbsp ITA Rosario Pergolizzi No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ITA Salvatore Bagni MF nbsp ITA Fernando De Napoli MF nbsp ITA Francesco Romano MF nbsp ITA Paolo Miano MF nbsp ITA Luciano Sola FW nbsp ITA Andrea Carnevale FW nbsp BRA Careca FW nbsp ITA Bruno Giordano FW nbsp ARG Diego Maradona Transfers edit In Pos Name from Type FW Careca Sao 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 loanCompetitions editSerie A edit Main article 1987 88 Serie A League table edit Pos Teamvte 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 CupSource 1987 88 Serie A RSSSF comRules 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 Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHResultWWWWWDWDWDWWLWWWWWWWLDWDWLDLLLPosition111111111111111111111111111222Source Competitive matchesA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss 1988 89 European Cup 1988 89 UEFA Cup Matches edit Cesena v Napoli 13 September 1987 1Cesena0 1NapoliCesenaReport Bagni nbsp 61 Stadium Stadio Dino Manuzzi Napoli v Ascoli 20 September 1987 2Napoli2 1AscoliNapoliBagni nbsp 7 Giordano nbsp 34 Report Scarafoni nbsp 18 Stadium San Paolo Pisa v Napoli 27 September 1987 3Pisa0 2 2 NapoliPisaReport Stadium Arena Garibaldi Avellino v Napoli 4 October 1987 4Avellino0 1NapoliAvellinoReport Carnevale nbsp 86 Stadium Partenio Napoli v Pescara 11 October 1987 5Napoli6 0PescaraNapoliBagni nbsp 23 Romano nbsp 29 Careca nbsp 45 Maradona nbsp 54 pen Giordano nbsp 75 pen Benini nbsp 83 o g Report Stadium San Paolo Roma v Napoli 25 October 1987 6Roma1 1NapoliRomaPruzzo nbsp 46 Report Francini nbsp 67 Stadium Olimpico Napoli v Empoli 1 November 1987 7Napoli2 1EmpoliNapoliMaradona nbsp 17 pen nbsp 35 Report Ekstrom nbsp 7 Stadium San Paolo Como v Napoli 8 November 1987 8Como0 0NapoliComoReport Stadium Giuseppe Sinigaglia Napoli v Torino 22 November 1987 9Napoli3 1TorinoNapoliMaradona nbsp 6 Careca nbsp 44 90 Report Berggreen nbsp 76 Stadium San Paolo Inter v Napoli 29 November 1987 10Inter1 1NapoliMilanDe Napoli nbsp 59 o g Report Careca nbsp 20 Stadium Giuseppe Meazza Napoli v Juventus 13 December 1987 11Napoli2 1JuventusNapoliDe Napoli nbsp 26 Maradona nbsp 87 pen Report Cabrini nbsp 76 Stadium San Paolo Napoli v Verona 20 December 1987 12Napoli4 1VeronaNapoliBagni nbsp 14 Giordano nbsp 29 89 Maradona nbsp 54 Report Bagni nbsp 35 o g Stadium San Paolo Milan v Napoli 3 January 1988 13Milan4 1NapoliMilanColombo nbsp 19 Virdis nbsp 24 Gullit nbsp 73 Donadoni nbsp 78 Report Careca nbsp 10 Stadium San Siro Napoli v Fiorentina 10 January 1988 14Napoli4 0FiorentinaNapoliGiordano nbsp 3 74 Careca nbsp 33 Maradona nbsp 35 Report Stadium San Paolo Sampdoria v Napoli 17 January 1988 15Sampdoria0 1NapoliGenovaReport Maradona nbsp 87 Stadium Luigi Ferraris Napoli v Cesena 24 January 1988 16Napoli2 0CesenaNapoliCareca nbsp 9 Maradona nbsp 43 Report Stadium San Paolo Ascoli v Napoli 31 January 1988 17Ascoli1 3NapoliAscoli PicenoCasagrande nbsp 8 Report Maradona nbsp 12 pen Giordano nbsp 26 Careca nbsp 49 Stadium Cino e Lillo Del Duca Napoli v Pisa 7 February 1988 18Napoli2 1PisaNapoliRenica nbsp 13 Maradona nbsp 76 Report Filardi nbsp 77 o g Stadium San Paolo Napoli v Avellino 14 February 1988 19Napoli4 0AvellinoNapoliRenica nbsp 17 Francini nbsp 19 Maradona nbsp 22 Romano nbsp 64 Report Stadium San Paolo Pescara v Napoli 28 February 1988 20Pescara0 1NapoliPescaraReport Giordano nbsp 38 Stadium Adriatico Napoli v Roma 6 March 1988 21Napoli1 2RomaNapoliCareca nbsp 80 Report Giannini nbsp 21 Oddi nbsp 70 Stadium San Paolo Empoli v Napoli 13 March 1988 22Empoli0 0NapoliEmpoliReport Stadium Carlo Castellani Napoli v Como 20 March 1988 23Napoli3 0ComoNapoliCareca nbsp 10 48 De Napoli nbsp 43 Report Stadium San Paolo Torino v Napoli 27 March 1988 24Torino0 0NapoliTorinoReport Stadium Comunale Napoli v Inter 10 April 1988 25Napoli1 0InterNaplesMaradona nbsp 24 Report Stadium San Paolo Juventus v Napoli 17 April 1988 26Juventus3 1NapoliTorinoCabrini nbsp 19 Rush nbsp 67 De Agostini nbsp 74 Report Careca nbsp 83 Stadium Comunale Verona v Napoli 24 April 1988 27Verona1 1NapoliVeronaGalia nbsp 65 Report Maradona nbsp 25 Stadium Marcantonio Bentegodi Napoli v Milan 1 May 1988 28Napoli2 3MilanNapoliMaradona nbsp 45 Careca nbsp 78 Report Virdis nbsp 36 68 van Basten nbsp 76 Stadium San Paolo Fiorentina v Napoli 8 May 1988 29Fiorentina3 2NapoliFirenzeDi Chiara nbsp 8 Diaz nbsp 58 72 Report Ferrara nbsp 24 Renica nbsp 90 Stadium Comunale Napoli v Sampdoria 15 May 1988 30Napoli1 2SampdoriaNapoliCarnevale nbsp 7 Report Pellegrini nbsp 59 Vialli nbsp 67 Stadium San Paolo Topscorers edit nbsp Diego Maradona 15 nbsp Careca 12 nbsp Bruno Giordano 8 nbsp Salvatore Bagni 3 nbsp Andrea Carnevale 2 Coppa Italia edit Main article 1987 88 Coppa Italia First round Napoli v Modena 23 August 1987 1Napoli4 0ModenaNapoliStadium San Paolo Livorno v Napoli 26 August 1987 2Livorno0 2NapoliLivornoStadium Armando Picchi Udinese v Napoli 30 August 1987 3Udinese0 2NapoliUdineStadium Friuli Napoli v Padova 2 September 1987 4Napoli1 0PadovaNapoliStadium Stadio San Paolo Napoli v Fiorentina 6 September 1987 5Napoli2 1FiorentinaNapoliStadium San Paolo Eightfinals Napoli v Fiorentina 6 January 1988Napoli2 3FiorentinaNapoliMaradona nbsp 18 pen Careca nbsp 57 Carobbi nbsp 44 Onorati nbsp 52 Diaz nbsp 80 Stadium San Paolo Fiorentina v Napoli 20 January 1988Fiorentina1 3 4 5 agg NapoliFirenzeDi Chiara nbsp 33 Carnevale nbsp 50 Renica nbsp 72 Carnevale nbsp 81 Stadium Comunale Quarterfinals Torino v Napoli 10 February 1988Torino1 1NapoliTorinoComi nbsp 4 nbsp 9 Renica Stadium Comunale Napoli v Torino 2 March 1988Napoli2 3 3 4 agg TorinoNapoliMaradona nbsp 37 50 nbsp 28 Gritti nbsp 75 Comi nbsp 80 Polster Stadium Stadio San Paolo European Cup edit Main article 1987 88 European Cup Round of 16 Real Madrid nbsp v nbsp Napoli 16 September 1987Real Madrid nbsp 2 0 nbsp NapoliMadridMichel nbsp 18 pen De Napoli nbsp 76 o g Stadium Santiago Bernabeu Referee nbsp Igna Napoli nbsp v nbsp Real Madrid 30 September 1987Napoli nbsp 1 1 1 3 agg nbsp Real MadridNapoliFrancini nbsp 9 nbsp 44 Butragueno Stadium San Paolo Attendance 83 231Referee nbsp PaulyStatistics editPlayers statistics edit No Pos Nat Player Total Serie A European Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals GK nbsp ITA Garella 31 28 29 25 2 3 DF nbsp ITA Ferrara 25 1 23 1 2 0 DF nbsp ITA Ferrario 29 0 27 0 2 0 DF nbsp ITA Renica 30 3 28 3 2 0 DF nbsp ITA Francini 31 3 30 2 1 1 MF nbsp ITA Bagni 28 4 26 4 2 0 MF nbsp ITA De Napoli 32 2 30 2 2 0 MF nbsp ITA Romano 28 2 26 2 2 0 FW nbsp BRA Careca 27 13 26 13 1 0 FW nbsp ITA Giordano 29 8 23 4 8 2 0 FW nbsp ARG Maradona 30 15 28 15 2 0 GK nbsp ITA Di Fusco 1 2 1 2 DF nbsp ITA Filardi 20 0 11 9 0 DF nbsp ITA Bigliardi 13 0 9 3 0 0 1 0 FW nbsp ITA Carnevale 20 2 6 13 2 0 1 0 MF nbsp ITA Miano 9 0 4 5 0 MF nbsp ITA Sola 10 0 2 7 0 1 0 DF nbsp ITA Bruscolotti 8 0 1 6 0 1 0 DF nbsp ITA Pergolizzi 1 0 0 1 0 FW nbsp ITA Baiano 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 GK nbsp ITA Taglialatela 0 0 0 0 MF nbsp ITA 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 Sources editRSSSF Italy 1987 88 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 88 SSC Napoli season amp oldid 1163365580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,