1985–86 Torino Calcio season

Torino F.C.

1985–86 season
President	Sergio Rossi
Head Coach	Luigi Radice
Serie A	5th place
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Antonio Comi (7) All: Comi (13)
Highest home attendance	58,630 vs. Juventus (13 October 1985)
Lowest home attendance	656 vs. Lecce (28 May 1986)
All statistics correct as of 14 June 1986.

Season summary

Unlike the previous year, Torino was unable to stay in the top 3.^[1] Torino managed to end their season in the top 5, collecting a new qualification for UEFA Cup.^[2]

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Silvano Martina
• Renato Copparoni
• Renato Biasi

Defenders

• Paolo Beruatto
• Massimo Brambati
• Giancarlo Corradini
• Roberto Cravero
• Luigi Danova
• Giovanni Francini
• Vittorio Pusceddu
• Ezio Rossi

Midfielders

• Flavio Chiti
• Antonio Comi
• Giuseppe Dossena
• Giacomo Ferri
• Júnior
• Marco Osio
• Danilo Pileggi
• Antonio Sabato
• Renato Zaccarelli

Attackers

• Franco Lerda
• Pietro Mariani
• Walter Schachner
• Lirio Torregrossa

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
2	Roma	30	19	3	8	51	27	+24	41	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
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

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).^[3]

Matches

Udinese v Torino

8 September 1985 1	Udinese	0-0	Torino	Udine
16:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 31 696 Referee: D'Elia

Torino v Fiorentina

15 September 1985 2	Torino	2-1	Fiorentina	Torino
16:00 UTC+2	Junior 25' Corradini 60'	Report	86' D. Pellegrini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 29 485 Referee: Paparesta (Bari)

Lecce v Torino

22 September 1985 3	Lecce	0-0	Torino	Lecce
16:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 41.565 Referee: Redini (Pisa)

Torino v Sampdoria

29 September 1985 4	Torino	1-0	Sampdoria	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Junior 64' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 32.459 Referee: Bergamo (Livorno)

Roma v Torino

6 October 1985 5	Roma	2-0	Torino	Roma
15:00 UTC+1	Conti 41' Tovalieri 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60.111 Referee: Lo Bello (Siracusa)

Torino v Juventus

13 October 1985 6	Torino	1-2	Juventus	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Scirea 39' (aut.)	Report	4' Serena 28' Platini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 58.630 Referee: Agnolin (Bassano del Grappa)

Milan v Torino

20 October 1985 7	Milan	1-0	Torino	Milan
14:30 UTC+1	Di Bartolomei 38'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 52.243 Referee: Redini

Torino v Napoli

27 October 1985 8	Torino	2-1	Napoli	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Sabato 45' Comi 54'	Report	87' Maradona	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 39.899 Referee: Bergamo (Livorno)

Torino v Bari

3 November 1985 9	Torino	1-0	Bari	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	E. Rossi 62'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 26.798 Referee: Bianciardi (Siena)

Avellino v Torino

10 November 1985 10	Avellino	0-0	Torino	Avellino
14:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Partenio Attendance: 26.176 Referee: Lanese

Torino v Pisa

24 November 1985 11	Torino	4-1	Pisa	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Sabato 35' Corradini 57' Schachner 69' Francini 85'	Report	2' Berggreen	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 18.979 Referee: Sguizzato

Como v Torino

1 December 1985 12	Como	1-1	Torino	Como
14:30 UTC+1	Borgonovo 31'	Report	81' Comi	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 12.008 Referee: Redini

Inter v Torino

8 December 1985 13	Inter	3-3	Torino	Milan
14:30 UTC+1	Brady 21' (rig.) Rummenigge 55' Bergomi 75'	Report	34' Comi 44' Pusceddu 64' Schachner	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 41.538 Referee: Paparesta

Torino v Atalanta

15 December 1985 14	Torino	0-0	Atalanta	Torino
14:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 24.817 Referee: Coppetelli

Hellas Verona v Torino

22 December 1985 15	Hellas Verona	1-0	Torino	Verona
14:30 UTC+1	Galderisi 37'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 24.692 Referee: D'Elia

Torino v Udinese

5 January 1986 16	Torino	2-0	Udinese	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Comi 15' Junior 58'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 21 974 Referee: Bianciardi

Fiorentina v Torino

12 January 1986 17	Fiorentina	0-0	Torino	Firenze
14:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 38.593 Referee: Pezzella (Frattamaggiore)

Torino v Lecce

19 January 1986 18	Torino	3-1	Lecce	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	S. Di Chiara 46' (aut.) Corradini 68' Junior 75'	Report	27' Pasculli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 24.338 Referee: Luci (Firenze)

Sampdoria v Torino

26 January 1986 19	Sampdoria	0-0	Torino	Genova
14:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 31.281 Referee: Paparesta (Bari)

Torino v Roma

9 February 1986 20	Torino	0-1	Roma	Torino
15:00 UTC+1		Report	35' Pruzzo	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 29 251 Referee: Pieri (Genova)

Juventus v Torino

16 February 1986 21	Juventus	1-1	Torino	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Laudrup 25'	Report	87' Zaccarelli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 49.874 Referee: Casarin (Milan)

Torino v Milan

23 February 1986 22	Torino	2-0	Milan	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Comi 16', 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 39.467 Referee: D'Elia (Salerno)

Napoli v Torino

2 March 1986 23	Napoli	3-1	Torino	Napoli
15:00 UTC+1	Ferri 15' (aut.) Caffarelli 16' Bagni 50'	Report	14' Mariani	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 68.425 Referee: Magni (Bergamo)

Bari v Torino

9 March 1986 24	Bari	1-0	Torino	Bari
15:00 UTC+1	Bivi 57' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 24.019 Referee: Longhi (Roma)

Torino v Avellino

16 March 1986 25	Torino	1-0	Avellino	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Pusceddu 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 21.935 Referee: Coppetelli (Tivoli)

Pisa v Torino

23 March 1986 26	Pisa	0-0	Torino	Pisa
15:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 22 475 Referee: Lanese (Messina)

Torino v Como

6 April 1986 27	Torino	1-3	Como	Torino
15:30 UTC+2	Sabato 53'	Report	4' Maccoppi 40' Corneliusson 81' Tempestilli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 19 983 Referee: Lombardo (Marsala)

Torino v Inter

13 April 1986 28	Torino	1-0	Inter	Torino
15:30 UTC+2	Comi 67'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 34 234 Referee: Lo Bello (Siracusa)

Atalanta v Torino

20 April 1986 29	Atalanta	2-2	Torino	Bergamo
15:30 UTC+2	Donadoni 49' Magrin 86'	Report	72' Dossena 89' Schachner	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 25 738 Referee: Boschi (Parma)

Torino v Verona

27 April 1986 30	Torino	2-1	Verona	Torino
15:30 UTC+2	Francini 36', 61'	Report	25' Vignola	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 25.496 Referee: Fabricatore (Roma)

Topscorers

• Antonio Comi 7
• Júnior 4
• Giancarlo Corradini 3
• Giovanni Francini 3
• Walter Schachner 3

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1985–86 Coppa Italia

First Round

Sambenedettese v Torino

21 August 1985 1	Sambenedettese	1-2	Torino	San Benedetto del Tronto
20:45 UTC+2	Fattori 13'		38' Comi 44' Schachner	Stadium: Stadio Riviera delle Palme Referee: Redini

Rimini v Torino

25 August 1985 2	Rimini	1-4	Torino	Rimini
20:45 UTC+2	Pircher 49'		12' Corradini 38', 80' Comi 83' Dossena	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Neri Referee: Sguizzato

Triestina v Torino

28 August 1985 3	Triestina	1-1	Torino	Trieste
20:30 UTC+2	De Falco 18'		27' Pileggi	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar Referee: Longhi

Torino v Varese

1 September 1985 4	Torino	2-2	Varese	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Schachner 15', 36'		58' (rig.) Lucchi 75' Pescatori	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Vecchiatini

Torino v Como

4 September 1985 5	Torino	2-0	Como	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Junior 32' (rig.) Comi 86'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Lanese

Eightfinals

Messina v Torino

12 February 1986	Messina	0-2	Torino	Messina
20:30 UTC+1			29' Corradini 42' Junior	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Celeste Referee: Pirandola

Torino v Messina

26 February 1986 [4]	Torino	2-0	Messina	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Sabato 65' E. Rossi 68'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Tuveri

Quarterfinals

Sampdoria v Torino

7 May 1986	Sampdoria	2-0	Torino	Genova
20:30 UTC+2	E. Rossi 55' (aut.) Mancini 90'			Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Lanese

Torino v Sampdoria

24 May 1986 [5]	Torino	3-4	Sampdoria	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Francini 33' Mariani 47' Schachner 66'		38' Matteoli 42', 90' (rig.) Mancini 64' Lorenzo	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: D'Elia

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1985-86 UEFA Cup

First round

Torino v Panathinaikos

18 September 1985	Torino	2-1	Panathinaikos	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Comi 48' Mavridis 87' (aut.)		51' Saravakos	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Fredriksson

Panathinaikos v Torino

2 October 1985	Panathinaikos	1-1	Torino	Athens
20:00 UTC+1	Saravakos 70' (rig.)		1' Comi	Stadium: Olympic Attendance: 79.679 Referee: Vautrot

Second round

Torino v Hajduk Split

23 October 1985	Torino	1-1	Hajduk Split	Torino
20:30 UTC+1	Francini 74'		35' Slišković	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 40.993 Referee: Ponnet

Hajduk Split v Torino

6 November 1985	Hajduk Split	3-1	Torino	Split
17:00 UTC+1	Asanović 2' Slišković 29' Zl. Vujović 55' (rig.)		15' (rig.) Junior	Stadium: Stadio Poljud Referee: Tritschler

References

1. Aldo Pacor (October 3, 1985). "Prima tanto Torino, poi la rissa finale". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 18.
2. Gianni Mura (February 25, 1986). "Ecco come dividere i buoni dai cattivi". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 24.
3. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
4. Suspended on 29 January due to snow. "La neve ostacola la Coppa Italia", la Repubblica, p. 21, 11 February 1986
5. Suspended match on 21 May at 55' due to rain (with score 1-1).

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 1985/86