1985–86 AC Fiorentina season

AC Fiorentina

1985-1986 season
President	Ranieri Pontello
Manager	Aldo Agroppi
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	4th (in UEFA Cup)
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Daniel Passarella (11) All: Daniel Passarella (15)
Home colours Away colours

During the 1985–1986 season AC Fiorentina competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary

The club appointed Aldo Agroppi as its manager for the campaign,^[1] reaching the 5th spot in League; Most of the points were clinched at Comunale. The squad could defeat the Big Three: Milan, Inter and Juventus during the season.

Owing to injuries new acquisition (€1.39 million paid to Vicenza) youngster playmaker Roberto Baggio^[2] could not play in Serie A being called for the bench for only three times and, during May played only five matches in Coppa Italia. Other new arrivals to the club were: midfielder Nicola Berti, Sergio Battistini, Maurizio Iorio, Aldo Maldera, Onorati, Gelsi and Labardi.

During April Dutch forward Marco van Basten from Ajax signed with the team a three-year-agreement (until 1989), however, the transfer in was not completed due to the arrival of a new chairman Piercesare Baretti who did not give the green light to the contract.^[3]

Meanwhile in Coppa Italia the squad reached the Semifinals stage being defeated by future Champion A.S. Roma after two legs. Argentine Defender Daniel Passarella was the season topscorer with 15 goals.^[4]

After six years, Chairman Ranieri Pontello left the club during June.^[5]

Squad

^[6][7] 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 PlayerSOCRATES — GK  ITA Giovanni Galli — GK  ITA Paolo Conti — DF  ITA Stefano Carobbi — DF  ITA Renzo Contratto — DF  ITA Claudio Gentile — DF  ITA Gabriele Oriali — DF  ARG Daniel Passarella — DF  ITA Carlo Pascucci — DF  ITA Celeste Pin — MF  ITA Giancarlo Antognoni (Captain) — MF  ITA Sergio Battistini

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Nicola Berti — 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  ITA Roberto Labardi — FW  ITA Daniele Massaro — FW  ITA Paolo Monelli — FW  ITA Davide Pellegrini

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Roberto Baggio	Vicenza	-
MF	Nicola Berti	Parma	-
DF	Sergio Battistini	Milan	-
MF	Maurizio Iorio	AS Roma	-
MF	Aldo Maldera	AS Roma	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Sócrates	Flamengo
MF	Mario Bortolazzi	AC Milan
MF	Leonardo Occhipinti	Cagliari
MF	Eraldo Pecci	SSC Napoli
FW	Luca Cecconi	Empoli
FW	Paolino Pulici		retired
DF	Luca Moz
DF	Carlo Pascucci
MF	Massimo Mariotto

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Claudio Pellegrini	Palermo	loan
MF	Pasquale Iachini

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1985-86 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Napoli	30	14	11	5	35	21	+14	39	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Torino	30	11	11	8	31	26	+5	33
5	Fiorentina	30	10	13	7	29	23	+6	33
6	Internazionale	30	12	8	10	36	33	+3	32
7	Milan	30	10	11	9	26	24	+2	31

Source: 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).^[8]

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
Ground	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	A
Result	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	W
Position	1	6	3	2	2	3	6	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	5	4	5	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	6	4	5

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1986–87 European Cup;   = 1986–87 UEFA Cup

Matches

Fiorentina v Sampdoria

8 September 1985 1	Fiorentina	1–0	Sampdoria	Firenze
	Massaro 75'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

Torino F.C. v Fiorentina

19 September 1985 2	Torino F.C.	2–1	Fiorentina	Torino
	Júnior 45' Corradini 60'	Report	86' D. Pellegrini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Romeo Paparesta

Fiorentina v A.C. Milan

22 September 1985 3	Fiorentina	2–0	A.C. Milan	Firenze
	Passarella 21' Monelli 43'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Maurizio Mattei

Fiorentina v Lecce

29 September 1985 4	Fiorentina	3–1	Lecce	Firenze
	Monelli 36', 45' Passarella 83' (pen.)	Report	50' Palese	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giorgio Baldi

Como v Fiorentina

6 October 1985 5	Como	0–0	Fiorentina
		Report

Fiorentina v S.S.C. Napoli

13 October 1985 6	Fiorentina	0–0	S.S.C. Napoli	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

A.S. Roma v Fiorentina

20 October 1985 7	A.S. Roma	2–1	Fiorentina
	Cerezo 23', 76'	Report	46' Massaro

Atalanta B.C. v Fiorentina

27 October 1985 8	Atalanta B.C.	0–0	Fiorentina
		Report

Fiorentina v Inter Milan

3 November 1985 9	Fiorentina	3–0	Inter Milan	Firenze
	Passarella 27' (rig), 47' Berti 45'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Hellas Verona v Fiorentina

10 November 1985 10	Hellas Verona	2–2	Fiorentina
	Elkjær 2' Briegel 56'	Report	12' Berti 83' (rig) Passarella

Fiorentina v Bari

24 November 1985 11	Fiorentina	0–0	Bari	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Fiorentina

1 December 1985 12	Juventus	1–0	Fiorentina
	Brio 12'	Report

Fiorentina v Avellino

1 December 1985 13	Fiorentina	1–0	Avellino	Firenze
	Passarella 18' (rig)	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Udinese Calcio v Fiorentina

15 December 1985 14	Udinese Calcio	2–2	Fiorentina
	Carnevale 3' Storgato 44'	Report	39' Passarella 81' Monelli

Fiorentina v Pisa

22 December 1985 15	Fiorentina	1–1	Pisa	Firenze
	D. Pellegrini 40'	Report	79' Muro	Stadium: Comunale

Sampdoria v Fiorentina

5 January 1986 16	Sampdoria	2–2	Fiorentina
	Lorenzo 9' Francis 85'	Report	8' (aut) Bordon 49' Iorio

Fiorentina v Torino F.C.

12 January 1986 17	Fiorentina	0–0	Torino F.C.	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

A.C. Milan v Fiorentina

19 January 1986 18	A.C. Milan	1–0	Fiorentina
	Virdis 61' (rig)	Report

Lecce v Fiorentina

26 January 1986 19	Lecce	2–1	Fiorentina
	Pasculli 67' Di Chiara 85'	Report	8' Battistini

Fiorentina v Como

9 February 1986 20	Fiorentina	1–0	Como	Firenze
	Passarella 52'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

S.S.C. Napoli v Fiorentina

16 February 1986 21	S.S.C. Napoli	0–0	Fiorentina
		Report

Fiorentina v A.S. Roma

23 February 1986 22	Fiorentina	1–1	A.S. Roma	Firenze
	Boniek 57' (aut)	Report	22' Pruzzo	Stadium: Comunale

Fiorentina v Atalanta B.C.

2 March 1986 23	Fiorentina	0–0	Atalanta B.C.	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Fiorentina

9 March 1986 24	Inter	2–0	Fiorentina
	Altobelli 28' Altobelli 73'	Report

Fiorentina v Hellas Verona

16 March 1986 25	Fiorentina	0–0	Hellas Verona	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

Bari v Fiorentina

23 March 1986 26	Bari	0–1	Fiorentina
		Report	7' (rig) Monelli

Fiorentina v Juventus

6 April 1986 27	Fiorentina	2–0	Juventus	Firenze
	Passarella 57' Berti 90'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Avellino v Fiorentina

13 April 1986 28	Avellino	3–1	Fiorentina
	Díaz 25' Benedetti 65' Alessio 80'	Report	57' Carobbi

Fiorentina v Udinese Calcio

20 April 1986 29	Fiorentina	1–0	Udinese Calcio	Firenze
	Antognoni 77'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Pisa v Fiorentina

27 April 1986 30	Pisa	1–2	Fiorentina
	Muro 63'	Report	66' (rig), 76' Passarella

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1985-86 Coppa Italia

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fiorentina (1)	5	4	1	0	9	2	+7	9
2	Juventus (1)	5	2	2	1	10	5	+5	6
3	Monza(2)	5	2	2	1	6	5	+1	6
4	Perugia(2)	5	1	2	2	3	3	0	4
5	Palermo(2)	5	2	0	3	5	10	−5	4
6	Casertana (3)	5	0	1	4	4	12	−8	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Monza v Fiorentina

21 August 1985 1	Monza	0-3	Fiorentina	Viareggio
			27' Iachini 43' Massaro 53' Battistini	Stadium: dei Pini Referee: Liberato Esposito

Fiorentina v Perugia Calcio

25 August 1985 2	Fiorentina	1-0	Perugia Calcio	Firenze
	Massaro 9'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Giorgio Baldi

Palermo v Fiorentina

28 August 1985 3	Palermo	1-3	Fiorentina	Palermo
	De Vitis 24'		16' Battistini 37', 43' Iorio	Stadium: La Favorita Referee: Maurizio Mattei

Casertana v Fiorentina

1 September 1985 4	Casertana	1-1	Fiorentina	Caserta
	Forte 10'		52' Passarella	Stadium: Alberto Pinto Referee: Paolo Tubertini

Fiorentina v Juventus

4 September 1985 5	Fiorentina	1-0	Juventus	Firenze
	Passarella 75' (pen.)			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pierluigi Magni

Eightfinals

Fiorentina v Udinese

29 January 1986 1	Fiorentina	3-1	Udinese	Firenze
	Pin 37' Passarella 48', 83'		20' Criscimanni	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Udinese v Fiorentina

12 February 1986 2	Udinese	1-0 (2-3 agg.)	Fiorentina	Udine
	Chierico 45'			Stadium: Friuli Referee: Pierluigi Magni

Quarterfinals

Empoli F.C. v Fiorentina

7 May 1986	Empoli F.C.	3-2	Fiorentina	Empoli
	Zennaro 72' Cecconi 73' Della Monica 89'		13' Maldera 76' Battistini	Stadium: Carlo Castellani Referee: Romeo Paparesta

Fiorentina v Empoli F.C.

21 May 1986 2	Fiorentina	3-0	Empoli F.C.	Firenze
	Monelli 1' (pen.), 11' Oriali 50'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Semifinals

A.S. Roma v Fiorentina

28 May 1986 1	A.S. Roma	2-0	Fiorentina	Roma
	Righetti 15' Tovalieri 18'			Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Claudio Pieri

Fiorentina v A.S. Roma

4 June 1986 2	Fiorentina	1-1 (1-3 agg.)	A.S. Roma	Firenze
	Monelli 50'		45' Giannini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Tullio Lanese

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition[9]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
		G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga
Serie A	33	15	8	7	0	16	3	15	2	6	7	13	20	30	10	13	7	29	23	+6
Coppa Italia		5	4	1	0	9	2	6	2	1	3	9	8	11	6	2	3	18	10	+8
Total	-	20	12	8	0	25	5	21	4	7	10	22	28	41	16	15	10	47	33	+14

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1985-86 Serie A		1985-86 Coppa Italia
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Galli	35	-26	28	-22	7	-4
	DF	ITA	Carobbi	35	1	20+4	1	11	0
	DF	ITA	Contratto	41	0	30	0	11	0
	DF	ARG	Passarella	36	15	29	11	7	4
	DF	ITA	Pin	36	1	26+1	0	9	1
	MF	ITA	Battistini	37	4	28	1	9	3
	MF	ITA	Oriali	32	1	24+1	0	7	1
	MF	ITA	Berti	37	3	24+4	3	9	0
	FW	ITA	Iorio	29	3	21+4	1	4	2
	FW	ITA	Monelli	40	8	26+4	5	10	3
	FW	ITA	Massaro	36	4	26	2	10	2
	GK	ITA	Conti	6	-6	2	-1	4	-5
	MF	ITA	Antognoni	22	1	18+1	1	3	0
	DF	ITA	Gentile	27	0	16+3	0	8	0
	MF	ITA	Onorati	29	0	6+13	0	10	0
	MF	ITA	Iachini	5	1	5	1
	FW	ITA	D. Pellegrini	24	2	4+14	2	6	0
	MF	ITA	Maldera	12	1	1+2	0	9	1
	DF	ITA	Pascucci	3	0	1+1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Gelsi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Labardi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	C. Pellegrini	3	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	ITA	Baggio	5	0	0	0	2+3	0
	MF	ITA	Nardi	1	0	0	0	1	0

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1985/918/

References

1. "Fiorentina 3-1 Avellino" (in Italian). sportavellino.it. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
2. "Gli eroi in bianconero: Roberto BAGGIO" [Juventus Heroes: Roberto BAGGIO] (in Italian). tuttojuve.com. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
3. "56 anni di Van Basten: quando Marco firmò con la Fiorentina" [56 years of Marco Van Basten: when Marco signed a contract with Fiorentina] (in Italian). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
4. Gianni Brera (26 July 1986). "Pochi acquisti ma Trapattoni è il migliore" [Few transfers in but Trapattoni is the best]. la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 17. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
5. "Ranieri Pontello Biography" (in Italian). cinquantamila.it. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
6. Calciatori 1985-86 (in Italian). Modena – Milano: Panini – l'Unità. 1994. pp. 10–11..
7. Beltrami (1986). Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio (in Italian). pp. 173, 278–294..
8. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
9. Beltrami (1986), Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio (in Italian), pp. 135, 278–294.

External links

• "Italy Championship 1985/86".