1986–87 AC Fiorentina season

AC Fiorentina

1986-1987 season
President	Pier Cesare Baretti
Manager	Eugenio Bersellini
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	10th
Coppa Italia	First round
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Diaz (10) All: Díaz (10)
Home colours Away colours

During the 1986–1987 season Associazione Calcio Fiorentina competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

Summary

During July Pier Cesare Baretti arrived to the club as its new Chairman and appointed a new manager for the squad Eugenio Bersellini, former winner of 1979-80 Serie A title managing Inter.^[1] The team was reinforced with several players such as Roberto Galbiati, Marco Landucci replacing goalkeeper Giovanni Galli, transferred out to A.C. Milan. From Parma F.C. arrived midfielder Nicola Berti and from U.S. Avellino 1912 Argentine forward Ramon Diaz. After a year injured, Roberto Baggio, could play as starter.^[2]

The team was early eliminated in both Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.^[3][4] The squad finishes in a disappointing 9th place in Serie A^[5][6] Argentine striker Ramon Diaz was the club's top scorer with 10 goals. With 19 matches and 4 goals, Giancarlo Antognoni played his last season for the club, (341 games played and 61 goals since 1972) transferring out to Lausanne Sports.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Marco Landucci — GK  ITA Paolo Conti — DF  ITA Stefano Carobbi — DF  ITA Renzo Contratto — DF  ITA Alberto Di Chiara — DF  ITA Lorenzo Fabiani — DF  ITA Roberto Galbiati — DF  ITA Claudio Gentile — DF  ITA Gabriele Oriali — DF  ITA Carlo Pascucci — DF  ITA Celeste Pin — DF  ITA Andrea Rocchigiani — MF  ITA Giancarlo Antognoni (Captain) — MF  ITA Sergio Battistini — MF  ITA Nicola Berti — MF  ITA Michele Gelsi

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Michele Gelsi — MF  ITA Aldo Maldera (III) — MF  ITA Alberto Nardi — MF  ITA Roberto Onorati — FW  ITA Roberto Baggio — FW  ITA Maurizio Iorio — FW  ARG Ramón Díaz — MF  ITA Simone Sereni — FW  ITA Paolo Monelli — FW  ITA Davide Pellegrini — MF  ITA Antonio Strano — FW  ITA Gianfranco Campioli

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Ramon Diaz	Avellino	-
GK	Marco Landucci	Parma F.C.	loan ended
DF	Roberto Galbiati	Pescara

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Giovanni Galli	A.C. Milan	-
FW	Daniele Massaro	A.C. Milan
DF	Daniel Passarella	Inter
DF	Maurizio Iorio	Brescia

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1986-87 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Avellino	30	9	12	9	31	38	−7	30
9	Como	30	5	16	9	16	20	−4	26
10	Fiorentina	30	8	10	12	30	35	−5	26
11	Torino	30	8	10	12	26	32	−6	26
12	Ascoli	30	7	10	13	18	33	−15	24

Source: 1986–87 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. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[7]

Result 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
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	D	D	W
Position	10	6	7	10	10	9	11	12	10	9	11	11	11	11	12	10	12	10	10	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	10

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1987–88 European Cup;   = 1987–88 UEFA Cup

Matches

U.S. Avellino 1912 v Fiorentina

14 September 1986 1	U.S. Avellino 1912	2–1	Fiorentina	Avellino
	Dirceu 27', 85'	Report	35' Diaz	Stadium: Partenio Referee: Pierluigi Magni

Fiorentina v Sampdoria

21 September 1986 2	Fiorentina	2–0	Sampdoria	Firenze
	Diaz 73', 85'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

Brescia Calcio v Fiorentina

28 September 1986 3	Brescia Calcio	0–0	Fiorentina	Brescia
		Report		Stadium: Mario Rigamonti Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

Fiorentina v Udinese

5 October 1986 4	Fiorentina	0–1	Udinese	Firenze
		Report	8' Chierico	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Alberto Boschi

Fiorentina v Juventus

12 October 1986 5	Fiorentina	1–1	Juventus	Firenze
	Diaz 10'	Report	58' Vignola	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pietro D'Elia

Como 1907 v Fiorentina

19 October 1986 6	Como 1907	0–0	Fiorentina	Como
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Claudio Pieri

Fiorentina v Hellas Verona

26 October 1986 7	Fiorentina	0–1	Hellas Verona	Firenze
		Report	65' Pacione	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

A.C. Milan v Fiorentina

2 November 1986 8	A.C. Milan	3–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	F. Baresi 41' (pen.) Virdis 74', 77'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Carlo Longhi

Ascoli v Fiorentina

9 November 1986 9	Ascoli	0–1	Fiorentina	Ascoli Piceno
		Report	62' Oriali	Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Pierluigi Magni

Fiorentina v A.S. Roma

23 November 1986 10	Fiorentina	2–1	A.S. Roma	Firenze
	Diaz 21' Berti 68'	Report	26' Pruzzo	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

Empoli F.C. v Fiorentina

30 November 1986 11	Empoli F.C.	1–0	Fiorentina	Empoli
	Ekström 43'	Report		Stadium: Carlo Castellini Referee: Agnolin

Fiorentina v Inter

14 December 1986 12	Fiorentina	0–1	Inter	Firenze
		Report	46' Passarella	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pieri

Torino F.C. v Fiorentina

21 December 1986 13	Torino F.C.	2–1	Fiorentina	Torino
	Francini 5' Cravero 63'	Report	65' Antognoni	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Longhi

Fiorentina v S.S.C. Napoli

4 January 1987 14	Fiorentina	3–1	S.S.C. Napoli	Firenze
	Diaz 6' Antognoni 25' Monelli 89'	Report	50' Maradona	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lanese

Atalanta B.C. v Fiorentina

11 January 1987 15	Atalanta B.C.	2–0	Fiorentina	Bergamo
	Francis 6' Magrin 72' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Sguizzato

Fiorentina v Avellino

18 January 1987 16	Fiorentina	2–0	Avellino	Firenze
	Diaz 48' Battistini	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Mattei

Sampdoria v Fiorentina

1 February 1987 17	Sampdoria	3–1	Fiorentina	Genova
	R. Mancini 44' Briegel 65' Vialli 85'	Report	38' Monelli	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Agnolin

Fiorentina v Brescia Calcio

8 February 1987 18	Fiorentina	4–3	Brescia Calcio	Firenze
	Giorgi 2' (aut.), 60' (aut.) Berti 27' Gritti 41' (aut.)	Report	28', 78' Bonometti	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lombardo

Udinese Calcio v Fiorentina

22 February 1987 19	Udinese Calcio	1–1	Fiorentina	Udine
	F. Graziani 18'	Report	73' Berti	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: D'Elia

Juventus v Fiorentina

1 March 1987 20	Juventus	1–0	Fiorentina	Torino
	Cabrini 54'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Longhi

Fiorentina v Como 1907

8 March 1987 21	Fiorentina	1–2	Como 1907	Firenze
	Diaz 53'	Report	2' Maccoppi 77' Todesco	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Boschi

Hellas Verona v Fiorentina

15 March 1987 22	Hellas Verona	2–2	Fiorentina	Verona
	Elkjær 28' Galia 47'	Report	73' Diaz 80' Antognoni	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Pezzella

Fiorentina v A.C. Milan

22 March 1987 23	Fiorentina	2–2	A.C. Milan	Firenze
	C. Pin 49' A. Di Chiara 70'	Report	3' Galderisi 28' (pen.) Virdis	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Agnolin

Fiorentina v Ascoli

29 March 1987 24	Fiorentina	2–1	Ascoli	Firenze
	Berti 25' Destro 64' (o.g.)	Report	90' Scarafoni	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lo Bello

A.S. Roma v Fiorentina

5 April 1987 25	A.S. Roma	1–1	Fiorentina	Roma
	Boniek 76' (pen.)	Report	7' Diaz	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pieri

Fiorentina v Empoli F.C.

12 April 1987 26	Fiorentina	1–1	Empoli F.C.	Firenze
	Antognoni 20'	Report	73' (pen.) Casaroli	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pietro D'Elia

Inter v Fiorentina

26 April 1987 27	Inter	1–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Ciocci 72'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Tullio Lanese

Fiorentina v Torino F.C.

3 May 1987 28	Fiorentina	0–0	Torino F.C.	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Carlo Longhi

S.S.C. Napoli v Fiorentina

10 May 1987 29	S.S.C. Napoli	1–1	Fiorentina	Napoli
	A. Carnevale 29'	Report	39' Baggio	Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Fiorentina v Atalanta B.C.

17 May 1987 30	Fiorentina	1–0	Atalanta B.C.	Firenze
	A. Di Chiara 89'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Tullio Lanese

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1986-87 Coppa Italia

First round

Casertana v Fiorentina

24 August 1986 1	Casertana	1–0	Fiorentina	Caserta
	Petriello 57'			Stadium: Alberto Pinto Referee: Angelo Amendolia

Pescara v Fiorentina

27 August 1986 2	Pescara	0–0	Fiorentina	Pescara
				Stadium: Adriatico Referee: Alberto Boschi

Fiorentina v Arezzo

31 August 1986 3	Fiorentina	1–1	Arezzo	Firenze
	Monelli 67'		58' Mangoni	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

Fiorentina v Empoli F.C.

3 September 1986 4	Fiorentina	2–1	Empoli F.C.	Firenze
	Baggio 55', 63'		58' Casaroli	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Carlo Longhi

Como 1907 v Fiorentina

7 September 1986 5[8]	Como 1907	1–1	Fiorentina	Bologna
	Notaristefano 33'		5' C. Pin	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Agnolin

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1986-87 UEFA Cup

Round of 32

Fiorentina v Boavista

17 September 1986 1	Fiorentina	1–0	Boavista	Firenze
	C. Pin 32'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Horst Brummeier

Boavista v Fiorentina

2 October 1986 2	Boavista	1–0 (a.e.t.) (3-1 p)	Fiorentina	Porto
	Nelson 8'			Stadium: Stadio do Bessa Século XXI Referee: Jan Keizer
	Penalties
	Agatao Caetano Tonanha		Monelli Diaz A. Maldera Onorati

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Landucci	37	-40	30	-35	5	-4	2	-1
	DF	ITA	Oriali	32	1	25	1	5	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Contratto	30	1	25	1	3	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Galbiati	30	0	24+1	0	3	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Gentile	29	0	21+1	0	5	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Pin	36	3	29	1	5	1	2	1
	MF	ITA	Onorati	29	0	16+7	0	4	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Battistini	26	1	19+2	1	5	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Antognoni	19	4	17+2	4	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Berti	31	4	24+3	4	3	0	1	0
	FW	ARG	Diaz	35	10	29	10	4	0	2	0
	GK	ITA	Conti	0	0	0	0	0	-0	0	-0
	FW	ITA	Monelli	31	3	15+9	2	5	1	2	0
	DF	ITA	Di Chiara	30	2	15+9	2	5	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Carobbi	17	0	12	0	3	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Maldera	20	0	10+5	0	4	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Rocchigiani	14	0	8+4	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Gelsi	9	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Baggio	10	3	4+1	1	4	2	1	0
	DF	ITA	Fabiani	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Campioli	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Iorio	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Sereni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Nardi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Strano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	D. Pellegrini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1986/931/

References

1. Luca Argentieri (5 July 1986). "Fiorentina, A Revolution!" (in Italian). repubblica.it. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
2. "New players Arrived". repubblic.it. 25 July 1986. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
3. Gianni Brera (9 September 1986). "The new "Calcio" don't please me but it is real" (in Italian). repubblica.it. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
4. "Viola, Cursed Penalties" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 3 October 1986. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
5. Gianni Brera (4 November 1986). "A title to guess" (in Italian). repubblica.it. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
6. Gianni Brera (19 May 1987). "But I condemn Milan and Roma" (in Italian). repubblica.it. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
7. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
8. Played in Bologna due to rebuilding of Como's field.

Bibliografia

• Arrigo Beltrami, ed. (1987). "Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1988". Modena: Arrigo Beltrami. Edizioni Panini. pp. 136–626.

External links

• "Risultati e classifica di Serie A" (in Italian). RSSSF.
• "Serie A 1986-1987". calcio.com.