1995–96 A.C. Fiorentina season

Associazione Calcio Fiorentina had its best season for a long time, finishing tied for third in Serie A, plus winning the Coppa Italia following a clear double victory over Atalanta in the final. Strengthened by Stefan Schwarz and Michele Serena, Fiorentina were able to concede fewer goals than previously, but even though Rui Costa and Gabriel Batistuta continued their special partnership, the goals did not come with such ease as the year before.

Fiorentina

1995–96 season
President	Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Manager	Claudio Ranieri
Stadium	Stadio Artemio Franchi
Serie A	4th
Coppa Italia	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Gabriel Batistuta (19) All: Gabriel Batistuta (27)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ITA Francesco Toldo 2 DF   ITA Daniele Carnasciali 3 DF   ITA Michele Serena 4 MF   ITA Giovanni Piacentini 5 DF   ITA Lorenzo Amoruso 6 DF   ITA Alberto Malusci 7 MF   SWE Stefan Schwarz 8 FW   ITA Francesco Baiano 9 FW   ARG Gabriel Batistuta 10 MF   POR Rui Costa 11 MF   ITA Massimo Orlando 12 GK   ITA Alessandro Zandonà 14 MF   ITA Sandro Cois

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF   ITA Federico Bettoni 16 MF   ITA Nicola Binchi 17 MF   ITA Emiliano Bigica 18 FW   ITA Giacomo Banchelli 19 DF   ITA Pasquale Padalino 20 DF   ITA Andrea Sottil 21 FW   ITA Francesco Flachi 22 GK   ITA Gianmatteo Mareggini 23 FW   ITA Anselmo Robbiati 25 MF   ITA Cristiano Zanetti 26 DF   ITA Alessandro Orlando — MF   ITA Christian Amoroso

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Stefan Schwarz	Arsenal F.C.
DF	Michele Serena	Sampdoria
DF	Lorenzo Amoruso	A.S. Bari
DF	Alessandro Orlando	Juventus
DF	Pasquale Padalino	Foggia Calcio
MF	Mirko Benin	Varese
MF	Federico Bettoni	Lodigiani
MF	Emiliano Bigica	A.S. Bari
MF	Giovanni Piacentini	A.S. Roma
GK	Gianmatteo Mareggini	Palermo F.C.	loan ended
MF	Stefan Effenberg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	loan ended
MF	Massimo Orlando	A.C. Milan	loan ended
FW	Giacomo Banchelli	Udinese Calcio	loan ended
FW	Daniele Beltrammi	Lodigiani	loan ended

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Márcio Santos	AFC Ajax
MF	Stefan Effenberg	Borussia Mönchengladbach
FW	Angelo Carbone	A.C. Milan	loan ended
DF	Gianluca Luppi	Atalanta B.C.
DF	Stefano Pioli	Padova Calcio
MF	Daniele Amerini	Vicenza Calcio
MF	Christian Cimarelli	Prato
MF	Fabrizio Di Mauro	A.C. Reggiana
MF	Giovanni Tedesco	Foggia Calcio
GK	Cristiano Scalabrelli	Lucchese	loan
DF	Duccio Innocenti	Pontedera	loan
FW	Sergio Campolo	Pistoiese	loan
FW	Daniele Beltrammi	Montevarchi	loan

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1995–96 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Juventus	34	19	8	7	58	35	+23	65^[a]	Qualified to Champions League
3	Lazio	34	17	8	9	66	38	+28	59	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Fiorentina	34	17	8	9	53	41	+12	59	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5	Roma	34	16	10	8	51	34	+17	58^[b]	Qualification to UEFA Cup
6	Parma	34	16	10	8	44	31	+13	58

Source: 1995–96 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]
Notes:

1. Juventus qualified to 1996–97 UEFA Champions League as title holders.
2. ROM 1-1 PAR; PAR 1-1 ROM Roma is ahead due to Goal difference.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	8	9	53	41	+12	59	11	4	2	36	21	+15	6	4	7	17	20	−3

Last updated: 25 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

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	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W
Position	1	7	5	7	5	3	6	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1996–97 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1996–97 UEFA Cup First round

Matches

Fiorentina v Torino

27 August 1995 1	Fiorentina	2–0	Torino	Florence
	Banchelli   56', 60'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Vicenza v Fiorentina

10 September 1995 2	Vicenza	1–0	Fiorentina	Vicenza
	Rossi   67'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

Fiorentina v Cagliari

17 September 1995 3	Fiorentina	3–1	Cagliari	Florence
	Baiano   2', 15' Amoruso   20'	Report	Amoruso   17' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gianni Beschin

Parma v Fiorentina

24 September 1995 4	Parma	3–0	Fiorentina	Parma
	Stoichkov   35' Crippa   41' Benarrivo   64'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Fiorentina v Cremonese

1 October 1995 5	Fiorentina	3–2	Cremonese	Florence
	Padalino   40' Baiano   44' Batistuta   60'	Report	Maspero   41' Fantini   89'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Napoli v Fiorentina

15 October 1995 6	Napoli	0–2	Fiorentina	Naples
		Report	Tarantino   78' (o.g.) Orlando   86'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Roberto Bettin

Sampdoria v Fiorentina

22 October 1995 7	Sampdoria	2–1	Fiorentina	Genoa
	Maniero   21' Salsano   71'	Report	Rui Costa   57' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

Fiorentina v Bari

29 October 1995 8	Fiorentina	3–2	Bari	Florence
	Robbiati   43' Rui Costa   71' Batistuta   86'	Report	Annoni   79' Protti   90'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Marcello Cardona

Fiorentina v Lazio

5 November 1995 9	Fiorentina	2–0	Lazio	Florence
	Batistuta   46', 80'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Juventus v Fiorentina

19 November 1995 10	Juventus	1–0	Fiorentina	Turin
	Del Piero   11'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Livio Bazzoli

Fiorentina v Internazionale

26 November 1995 11	Fiorentina	1–1	Internazionale	Florence
	Batistuta   66'	Report	Ganz   17'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

Padova v Fiorentina

3 December 1995 12	Padova	0–1	Fiorentina	Padua
		Report	Batistuta   90'	Stadium: Stadio Euganeo Referee: Domenico Messina

Fiorentina v Udinese

10 December 1995 13	Fiorentina	3–0	Udinese	Florence
	Baiano   17' Batistuta   61' (pen.), 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Angelo Bonfrisco

Atalanta v Fiorentina

17 December 1995 14	Atalanta	1–3	Fiorentina	Bergamo
	Morfeo   71'	Report	Baiano   39' Batistuta   60', 73'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Stefano Farina

Fiorentina v Milan

23 December 1995 15	Fiorentina	2–2	Milan	Florence
	Robbiati   13' Baiano   74'	Report	Weah   12' R. Baggio   54' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Roma v Fiorentina

7 January 1996 16	Roma	2–2	Fiorentina	Rome
	Balbo   5', 49'	Report	Robbiati   60' Batistuta   70'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Fiorentina v Piacenza

14 January 1996 17	Fiorentina	2–1	Piacenza	Florence
	Robbiati   28' Baiano   38'	Report	Turrini   35'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Massimo De Santis

Torino v Fiorentina

21 January 1996 18	Torino	0–3	Fiorentina	Turin
		Report	Batistuta   58', 90' Baiano   69'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

Fiorentina v Vicenza

28 January 1996 19	Fiorentina	1–1	Vicenza	Florence
	Batistuta   7'	Report	Di Carlo   46'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gennaro Borriello

Cagliari v Fiorentina

4 February 1996 20	Cagliari	0–0	Fiorentina	Cagliari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Graziano Cesari

Fiorentina v Parma

11 February 1996 21	Fiorentina	1–0	Parma	Florence
	Amoruso   25'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Domenico Messina

Cremonese v Fiorentina

18 February 1996 22	Cremonese	0–0	Fiorentina	Cremona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Fiorentina v Napoli

25 February 1996 23	Fiorentina	3–0	Napoli	Florence
	Batistuta   36', 76' Robbiati   79'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Livio Bazzoli

Fiorentina v Sampdoria

3 March 1996 24	Fiorentina	2–2	Sampdoria	Florence
	Rui Costa   48' Robbiati   76'	Report	Mancini   22' Karembeu   45'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

Bari v Fiorentina

10 March 1996 25	Bari	1–1	Fiorentina	Bari
	Andersson   41'	Report	Baiano   86' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

Lazio v Fiorentina

10 April 1996 26	Lazio	4–0	Fiorentina	Rome
	Winter   14' Signori   32', 51' Casiraghi   83'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Fiorentina v Juventus

24 March 1996 27	Fiorentina	0–1	Juventus	Florence
		Report	Amoruso   28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Graziano Cesari

Internazionale v Fiorentina

31 March 1996 28	Internazionale	1–2	Fiorentina	Milan
	Centofanti   10'	Report	Cois   26' Padalino   32'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

Fiorentina v Padova

6 April 1996 29	Fiorentina	6–4	Padova	Florence
	Baiano   4' Robbiati   40' Batistuta   49', 80' (pen.) Banchelli   59' Rosa   64' (o.g.)	Report	Amoruso   56', 85' Vlaović   61', 62'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Daniele Tombolini

Udinese v Fiorentina

14 April 1996 30	Udinese	1–0	Fiorentina	Udine
	Poggi   8'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Graziano Cesari

Fiorentina v Atalanta

20 April 1996 31	Fiorentina	1–0	Atalanta	Florence
	Banchelli   17'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

Milan v Fiorentina

28 April 1996 32	Milan	3–1	Fiorentina	Milan
	Savićević   14' R. Baggio   45' (pen.) Simone   76'	Report	Rui Costa   13'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Walter Cinciripini

Fiorentina v Roma

5 May 1996 33	Fiorentina	1–4	Roma	Florence
	Batistuta   9'	Report	Balbo   19' (pen.), 34' (pen.) Delvecchio   27', 90'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Piacenza v Fiorentina

12 May 1996 34	Piacenza	0–1	Fiorentina	Piacenza
		Report	Corini   21' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Galleana Referee: Livio Bazzoli

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1995–96 Coppa Italia

Second round

Ascoli v Fiorentina

30 August 1995	Ascoli	1-2	Fiorentina	Ascoli Piceno
	Minuti   55'		Serena   59' Savio   70' (aut.)	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Roberto Bettin

Eightfinals

Lecce v Fiorentina

25 October 1995	Lecce	0-5	Fiorentina	Lecce
			Rui Costa   3' Batistuta   39' Baiano   54', 72' Robbiati   88'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Robert Boggi

Quarterfinals

Fiorentina v Palermo F.C.

30 November 1995	Fiorentina	1-0	Palermo F.C.	Firenze
	Batistuta   64' (pen)			Attendance: 24 000 Referee: Loris Stafoggia

Palermo F.C. v Fiorentina

13 December 1995	Palermo F.C.	1-2	Fiorentina	Palermo
	Scarafoni   72' (rig.)		Baiano   33' Rui Costa   57'	Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 33 000 Referee: Gianni Beschin

Semifinals

Fiorentina v Internazionale

15 February 1996	Fiorentina	3-1	Internazionale	Firenze
	Batistuta   14' (pen.) Batistuta   48' Batistuta   86'	Report	32' Ganz	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 27,645 Referee: Gianni Beschin

Internazionale v Fiorentina

28 February 1996	Internazionale	0-1	Fiorentina	Milan
		Report	Batistuta   78'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53,737 Referee: Graziano Cesari

Final

Main article: 1996 Coppa Italia Final

Fiorentina v Atalanta

2 May 1996	Fiorentina	1 – 0	Atalanta	Firenze
21:00	Batistuta   52'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Robert Boggi

Atalanta v Fiorentina

18 May 1996	Atalanta	0 – 2	Fiorentina	Bergamo
21:00		Report	L. Amoruso   48' Batistuta   61'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ITA	Toldo	34	-41	34	-41
3	DF	ITA	Serena	24	0	24	0
2	DF	ITA	Carnasciali	31	0	31	0
19	DF	ITA	Padalino	30	2	30	2
5	DF	ITA	Amoruso	31	2	31	2
7	MF	SWE	Schwarz	32	0	32	0
4	MF	ITA	Piacentini	29	0	27+2	0
17	MF	ITA	Bigica	27	0	22+5	0
10	MF	POR	Rui Costa	34	4	33+1	4
8	FW	ITA	Baiano	28	11	27+1	11
9	FW	ARG	Batistuta	31	19	31	19
22	GK	ITA	Mareggini	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ITA	Cois	24	1	16+8	1
23	FW	ITA	Robbiati	32	6	11+21	6
20	DF	ITA	Sottil	16	0	7+9	0
18	FW	ITA	Banchelli	16	4	5+11	4
6	DF	ITA	Malusci	10	0	5+5	0
26	DF	ITA	Orlando	7	0	4+3	0
11	MF	ITA	Orlando M	9	1	2+7	1
15	MF	ITA	Bettoni	11	0	1+10	0
21	FW	ITA	Flachi	3	0	1+2	0
25	MF	ITA	Zanetti	2	0	0+2	0
16	MF	ITA	Binchi	0	0	0	0
12	GK	ITA	Zandona
	MF	ITA	Amoroso

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1995/1092/

Goalscorers

•   Gabriel Batistuta 19 (2)
•   Francesco Baiano 11 (1)
•   Anselmo Robbiati 6
•   Giacomo Banchelli 4
•   Rui Costa 4 (1)

References

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.