1988–89 AC Fiorentina season

Fiorentina
1988–89 season
Chairman	Lorenzo Righetti
Manager	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	7th; (In 1989-90 UEFA Cup)
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Roberto Baggio (15); All: ; Roberto Baggio (24)
Home colours	Away colours

A.C. Fiorentina finished in the midfield of Serie A, beating Roma 1-0 in a playoff match due to a goal by ex-Roma player Roberto Pruzzo. The season also marked the international breakthrough of Roberto Baggio, the striker scoring 15 league goals, also setting up several of Stefano Borgonovo's 14.

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	Giuseppe Pellicanò
—	GK	ITA	Marco Landucci
—	GK	ITA	Marco Bacchin
—	DF	ITA	Stefano Carobbi
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Antonaccio
—	DF	SWE	Glenn Hysén
—	DF	ITA	Ernesto Calisti
—	DF	ITA	Celeste Pin
—	DF	ITA	Massimo Paganin
—	MF	BRA	Dunga
—	MF	ITA	Sergio Battistini
—	MF	ITA	Massimiliano Dal Compare
—	MF	ITA	Luigi Galli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Centrone
—	MF	ITA	Roberto Bosco
—	MF	ITA	Paolo Perugi
—	MF	ITA	Luca Mattei
—	MF	ITA	Roberto Gelsi
—	MF	ITA	Alberto Di Chiara
—	MF	ITA	Stefano Salvatori
—	MF	ITA	Paolo Ciucchi
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Baggio
—	FW	ITA	Stefano Borgonovo
—	FW	ITA	Fabio Graccaneli
—	FW	ITA	Davide Pellegrini
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Pruzzo
—	FW	ITA	Enrico Cucchi
—	FW	URU	Diego Aguirre

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Stefano Borgonovo	AC Milan	loan
MF	Luca Mattei	Como	-
MF	Dunga	Pisa	-
FW	Roberto Pruzzo	AS Roma	-
GK	Giuseppe Pellicanò	AS Bari	-
MF	Stefano Salvatori	Parma	-
FW	Diego Aguirre	Olympiakos

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Ramón Díaz	Internazionale
MF	Nicola Berti	Internazionale
DF	Renzo Contratto	Atalanta BC
MF	Simone Sereni	Trento
MF	Roberto Onorati	Genoa CFC
FW	Diego Aguirre	Central Español

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Sampdoria	34	14	11	9	43	25	+18	39	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
6	Atalanta	34	11	14	9	37	32	+5	36	Qualification to UEFA Cup
7	Fiorentina^[a]	34	12	10	12	44	43	+1	34	Qualification to UEFA Cup
8	Roma	34	11	12	11	33	40	−7	34
9	Lecce	34	8	15	11	25	35	−10	31

Source: 1988–89 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]
Notes:

^ AC Fiorentina won the UEFA Cup qualification match against AS Roma then qualified to 1989–90 UEFA Cup.

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	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	D	D	L	D	L
Position	12	7	4	3	3	4	5	8	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1989–90 European Cup; = 1989–90 UEFA Cup

Matches

9 October 1988 1	Milan	4–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Donadoni 14' Virdis 78', 85', 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 72,414 Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

16 October 1988 2	Fiorentina	2–1	Ascoli	Florence
	Borgonovo 6' R. Baggio 18'	Report	Battistini 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 14,994 Referee: Moreno Frigerio

23 October 1988 3	Cesena	0–3	Fiorentina	Cesena
		Report	Piraccini 20' (o.g.) R. Baggio 32' Borgonovo 70'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 15,914 Referee: Pierluigi Magni

30 October 1988 4	Fiorentina	2–1	Torino	Florence
	D. Pellegrini 42' R. Baggio 83' (pen.)	Report	Müller 68' Comi 87'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 15,692 Referee: Carlo Longhi

6 November 1988 5	Fiorentina	1–1	Atalanta	Florence
	Borgonovo 50'	Report	Bonacina 6'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 17,611 Referee: Mauro Felicani

20 November 1988 6	Pisa	0–0	Fiorentina	Pisa
		Report		Stadium: Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 15,706 Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

27 November 1988 7	Fiorentina	0–2	Sampdoria	Florence
		Report	Vialli 40', 90' Dossena 58'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 37,504 Referee: Pietro D'Elia

4 December 1988 8	Napoli	2–0	Fiorentina	Naples
	Maradona 30' (pen.) Careca 76' Carnevale 82'	Report	Pin 82'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 54,122 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

11 December 1988 9	Fiorentina	3–2	Pescara	Florence
	D. Pellegrini 36' R. Baggio 43' (pen.), 87'	Report	Edmar 33' Júnior 45'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 22,739 Referee: Sergio Coppetelli

18 December 1988 10	Como	3–2	Fiorentina	Como
	Pin 40' (o.g.) Simone 46' Invernizzi 80'	Report	Battistini 6' Cucchi 86'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 7,900 Referee: Paolo Fabricatore

31 December 1988 11	Verona	2–1	Fiorentina	Verona
	Bortolazzi 60' (pen.), 78' (pen.) Soldà 84'	Report	R. Baggio 39' (pen.) Salvatori 81'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 21,027 Referee: Mauro Felicani

8 January 1989 12	Fiorentina	3–0	Lazio	Florence
	Borgonovo 18' Salvatori 57' R. Baggio 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 20,400 Referee: Pierluigi Magni

15 January 1989 13	Fiorentina	2–1	Juventus	Florence
	R. Baggio 39' (pen.) Borgonovo 89'	Report	Rui Barros 33'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 37,504 Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

22 January 1989 14	Lecce	0–0	Fiorentina	Lecce
		Report	Carobbi 69'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Bruno Di Cola

29 January 1989 15	Fiorentina	2–2	Roma	Florence
	Borgonovo 41', 72' Battistini 75'	Report	Massaro 3' Conti 30'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

5 February 1989 16	Bologna	1–0	Fiorentina	Bologna
	Monza 42' Marronaro 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Carlo Longhi

12 February 1989 17	Fiorentina	4–3	Internazionale	Florence
	R. Baggio 33' Cucchi 52' Borgonovo 72', 85'	Report	Matthäus 13' (pen.) Serena 55', 57'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Luigi Agnolin

19 February 1989 18	Fiorentina	0–2	Milan	Florence
		Report	Colombo 45' Ancelotti 78' van Basten 81'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

26 February 1989 19	Ascoli	1–1	Fiorentina	Ascoli Piceno
	Giordano 16'	Report	Borgonovo 20'	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Mauro Felicani

5 March 1989 20	Fiorentina	4–1	Cesena	Florence
	R. Baggio 54', 89' (pen.) Dunga 71' Borgonovo 84'	Report	Limido 33'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Sergio Coppetelli

12 March 1989 21	Torino	1–0	Fiorentina	Turin
	Skoro 66'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

19 March 1989 22	Atalanta	0–1	Fiorentina	Bergamo
	Nicolini 77'	Report	R. Baggio 29', 65'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Fabricatore

2 April 1989 23	Fiorentina	3–0	Pisa	Florence
	Cucchi 7' Di Chiara 24' Borgonovo 31' Dunga 45'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pierluigi Magni

9 April 1989 24	Sampdoria	1–2	Fiorentina	Genoa
	Vierchowod 80' Dossena 85'	Report	D. Pellegrini 19' Borgonovo 79'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Mauro Felicani

16 April 1989 25	Fiorentina	1–3	Napoli	Florence
	D. Pellegrini 45'	Report	Careca 25' Carnevale 53', 70'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

30 April 1989 26	Pescara	0-0	Fiorentina	Pescara
		Report		Stadium: Adriatico Referee: Fabio Baldas

7 May 1989 27	Fiorentina	3-1	Como	Firenze
	Baggio 5' Baggio 78' (pen.) Dunga 86'	Report	Simone 89'	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

14 May 1989 28	Fiorentina	1-1	Hellas Verona	Firenze
	Baggio 48'	Report	Berthold 8'	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Paolo Fabricatore

21 May 1989 29	Lazio	1-0	Fiorentina	Roma
	Sosa 57' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Moreno Frigerio

28 May 1989 30	Juventus	1-1	Fiorentina	Torino
	Buso 4'	Report	Cucchi 53'	Stadium: Comunale

4 June 1989 31	Fiorentina	1-1	Lecce	Firenze
	Cucchi 36'	Report	Barbas 27'	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pierluigi Magni

11 June 1989 32	Roma	2-1	Fiorentina	Roma
	Giannini 36' Völler 87'	Report	Borgonovo 33'	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Moreno Frigerio

18 June 1989 33	Fiorentina	0-0	Bologna	Firenze
	Carobbi 65'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Angelo Amendiola

25 June 1989 34	Internazionale	2-0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Diaz 61' Bianchi 76'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Werter Cornieti

UEFA Cup qualification

30 June 1989	Fiorentina	1–0	Roma	Perugia
	Pruzzo 11'			Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella (Frattamaggiore)

Fiorentina qualified for 1989–90 UEFA Cup.

Coppa Italia

First round

Group 6
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Pisa	5	2	3	0	9	6	+3	7
2	Fiorentina	5	3	1	1	7	4	+3	7
3	Ancona	5	2	1	2	4	3	+1	5
4	Genoa	5	1	3	1	4	4	0	5
5	Virtus Bergamo	5	1	2	2	5	8	−3	4
6	Avellino	5	0	2	3	2	6	−4	2

Source:

Results

21 August 1988 1	Genoa	0–0	Fiorentina	Alessandria
				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Referee: Fabio Baldas

24 August 1988 2	Fiorentina	1–0	Avellino	Pistoia
	R. Baggio 12'			Stadium: Stadio Marcello Melani Referee: Angelo Amendolia

28 August 1988 3	Pisa	4–2	Fiorentina	Pisa
	Been 7' Piovanelli 30' Severeyns 37', 77'		R. Baggio 66' Dunga 90'	Stadium: Arena Garibaldi Referee: Werter Cornieti

30 August 1988 4	Fiorentina	3–0	Virescit Boccaleone	Pistoia
	R. Baggio 4' (pen.), 83' Aguirre 54'			Stadium: Stadio Marcello Melani Referee: Alessandro Guidi

3 September 1988 5	Ancona	0–1	Fiorentina	Ancona
			R. Baggio 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio del Conero Referee: Luigi Agnolin

Second round

Group E
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lazio	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	5
2	Fiorentina	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	4
3	Internazionale	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2
4	Udinese	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source:

Results

14 September 1988 1	Lazio	1–0	Fiorentina	Rome
	Dezotti 20'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

21 September 1988 2	Fiorentina	3–0	Udinese	Pistoia
	R. Baggio 50', 89' (pen.) Borgonovo 84'			Stadium: Stadio Marcello Melani Referee: Alessandro Guidi

28 September 1988 3	Internazionale	3–4	Fiorentina	Piacenza
	Mathäus 20' (pen.), 83' Morello 68'		Borgonovo 28' R. Baggio 29', 52' (pen.) Mattei 67'	Stadium: Stadio Galleana Referee: Fabio Baldas

Quarter-finals

4 January 1989 First leg	Sampdoria	3–0	Fiorentina	Genoa
	R. Mancini 14' Cerezo 25' Vialli 80'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Tullio Lanese

25 January 1989 Second leg	Fiorentina	1–1	Sampdoria	Florence
	L. Pellegrini 7' (o.g.)		L. Pellegrini 70'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Moreno Frigerio

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Landucci	35	-47	24+1	-35	10	-12
	DF	ITA	Carobbi	37	0	30	0	7	0
	DF	SWE	Hysen	40	0	31	0	9	0
	DF	ITA	Battistini	34	1	28	1	6	0
	DF	ITA	Di Chiara	41	1	24+7	1	10	0
	MF	ITA	Bosco	30	0	25	0	5	0
	MF	BRA	Dunga	38	4	30	3	8	1
	MF	ITA	Cucchi	42	4	32	4	10	0
	MF	ITA	Mattei	36	1	22+6	0	8	1
	FW	ITA	Baggio	40	24	30	15	10	9
	FW	ITA	Borgonovo	35	16	30	14	5	2
	GK	ITA	Pellicano	11	-8	10+1	-8	0	0
	DF	ITA	Calisti	18	0	5+5	0	8	0
	DF	ITA	Pin	24	0	12+6	0	6	0
	MF	ITA	Perugi	9	0	1+2	0	6	0
	MF	ITA	Gelsi	4	0	0+1	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Salvatori	25	1	22+1	1	2	0
	FW	ITA	D. Pellegrini	36	4	17+12	4	7	0
	FW	ITA	Pruzzo	15	0	1+12	0	2	0
	GK	ITA	Bacchin	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Dal Compare	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Galli	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Centrone	0	0	0	0
	FW	URU	Diego Aguirre	4	1	0	0	4	1

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1988/969/

References

^ 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.

[table_note_FIO0.47793273743146-1] AC Fiorentina won the UEFA Cup qualification match against AS Roma then qualified to 1989–90 UEFA Cup.

[2] 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.

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