1987–88 AS Roma season

A.S. Roma
1987–88 season
ManagerNils Liedholm
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaLast 16
Top goalscorerGiuseppe Giannini (11)

A.S. Roma returned to prominence with a 3rd place in Serie A under returning coach Nils Liedholm. With new signings such as Rudi Völler and Lionello Manfredonia, Roma was able to qualify for international football once again, with playmaker Giuseppe Giannini arguably playing at his very peak, setting a career record 11 league goals from attacking midfield.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Serie A

Main article: 1987–88 Serie A

League table

Pos Team
 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 Cup
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]
(C) Champions

Matches

13 September 1987 1 Ascoli 1–1 Roma Ascoli Piceno
Scarafoni 30' Report Boniek 74' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
20 September 1987 2 Roma 2–0 Cesena Roma
Völler 73'
Boniek 75'		 Report Stadium: Olimpico
27 September 1987 3 Avellino 2–3 Roma Avellino
Tempestilli 11' (o.g.)
Schachner 42'		 Report Boniek 5'
Giannini 57'
Collovati 79'		 Stadium: Partenio
4 October 1987 4 Roma 1–0 Pisa Roma
Boniek 69' (pen.) Report Stadium: Olimpico
11 October 1987 5 Juventus 1–0 Roma Torino
Boniek 42' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Comunale
25 October 1987 6 Roma 1–1 Napoli Roma
Pruzzo 46' Report Francini 67' Stadium: Olimpico
1 November 1987 7 Roma 3–1 Como Roma
Giannini 2'
Völler 9'
Boniek 57'		 Report Corneliusson 67' Stadium: Olimpico
8 November 1987 8 Empoli 2–1 Roma Empoli
Cucchi 4'
Ekström 10'		 Report Manfredonia 41' Stadium: Carlo Castellani
22 November 1987 9 Roma 3–2 Inter Roma
Manfredonia 15'
Giannini 19'
Desideri 84'		 Report Fanna 13'
Altobelli 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Olimpico
29 November 1987 10 Sampdoria 0–0 Roma Genova
Report Stadium: Olimpico
13 December 1987 11 Milan 0–2[2] Roma Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
20 December 1987 12 Roma 5–1 Pescara Roma
Agostini 6, 55'
Galvani 24' (o.g.)
Giannini 53'
Policano 89'		 Report Slišković 80' Stadium: Olimpico
3 January 1988 13 Fiorentina 1–0 Roma Firenze
Collovati 43' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Comunale
10 January 1988 14 Roma 1–1 Torino Roma
Völler 55' Report Gritti 78' Stadium: Olimpico
17 January 1988 15 Verona 0–1 Roma Verona
Report Boniek 71' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
24 January 1988 16 Roma 3–0 Ascoli Roma
Giannini 31', 58' (pen.)
Desideri 89'		 Report Stadium: Olimpico
31 January 1988 17 Cesena 0–0 Roma Cesena
Report
7 February 1988 18 Roma 0–0 Avellino Roma
Report Stadium: Olimpico
14 February 1988 19 Pisa 1–1 Roma Pisa
Piovanelli 84' Report Oddi 69' Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
28 February 1988 20 Roma 2–0 Juventus Roma
Desideri 69, 84' Report Stadium: Olimpico
6 March 1988 21 Napoli 1–2 Roma Napoli
Careca 80' Report Giannini 21'
Oddi 71'		 Stadium: San Paolo
13 March 1988 22 Como 0–1 Roma Como
Report Policano 49' Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia
20 March 1988 23 Roma 1–0 Empoli Roma
Giannini 50' Report Stadium: Olimpico
27 March 1988 24 Inter 4–2 Roma Milan
Altobelli 13' (pen.)
Bergomi 17'
Ciocci 30, 68'		 Report Giannini 38' (pen.)
Bergomi 45' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
10 April 1988 25 Roma 0–2 Sampdoria Roma
Report Vialli 67'
Bonomi 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Olimpico
17 April 1988 26 Roma 0–2 Milan Roma
Report Virdis 25'
Massaro 85'		 Stadium: Olimpico
24 April 1988 27 Pescara 0–0 Roma Pescara
Report Stadium: Adriatico
1 May 1988 28 Roma 2–1 Fiorentina Roma
Giannini 32, 39' Report Rebonato 76' Stadium: Olimpico
8 May 1988 29 Torino 2–0 Roma Torino
Gritti 54'
Crippa 88'		 Report Stadium: Comunale
15 May 1988 30 Roma 1–0 Sampdoria Roma
Manfredonia 8' Report Stadium: Olimpico

Top scorers

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1987–88 Coppa Italia

First Round - Group 6

23 August 1987 1 Roma 1-0 Monopoli Roma
20:30 Agostini 62' Report Stadium: Flaminio
Attendance: 18 000
Referee: Amendolia
26 August 1987 2 Triestina 0-2 Roma Trieste
20:30 Report 31' Manfredonia
79' Völler		 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar
Referee: Lanese
30 August 1987 3 Pescara 0-0
(3-4 p)		 Roma Pescara
20:30 Report Stadium: Adriatico
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: Lombardo
Penalties
Júnior soccer ball with red X
Slišković soccer ball with red X
Berlinghieri soccer ball with check mark
Loseto soccer ball with check mark
Pagano soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Giannini
soccer ball with red X Righetti
soccer ball with check mark Gerolin
soccer ball with check markAgostini
soccer ball with check mark Völler
2 September 1987 4 Roma 2-1 Genoa Roma
20:30 Gentilini 48' (o.g.)
Giannini 63'		 Report 30' (pen.) Briaschi Stadium: Stadio Flaminio
Referee: Pairetto
6 September 1987 5 Cagliari 1-1
(1-4 p)		 Roma Cagliari
20:30 Pallanch 85' Report 48' Boniek Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Pezzella
Penalties
Bernardini soccer ball with check mark
Saurini soccer ball with red X
Congiu soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Desideri
soccer ball with check mark Boniek
soccer ball with check mark Giannini
soccer ball with check mark Gerolin

Eightfinals

6 January 1988 Empoli 2-1 Roma Empoli
14:45 Zanoncelli 11'
Brambati 24'		 Report 90+1' Völler Stadium: Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 4 134
Referee: Magni
20 January 1988 Roma 0-0
(1-2 agg.)		 Empoli Roma
14:45 Report Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 12 740
Referee: Pairetto

References

  1. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ Match abandoned and awarded on table to Roma due to an explosive launched to Roma's Goalkeeper and injuring him. Il calcio nelle mani dei folli pedardisti.

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