1987–88 S.S.C. Napoli season

S.S.C. Napoli only just failed to defend its inaugural Serie A title, finishing three points behind A.C. Milan. Napoli proved to be the most offensive team in the entire league, with Careca and Diego Maradona dominating the scoring charts. Due to Milan's strong defence that was not enough for the title, and due to a 3-2 defeat at home to the eventual champions, the title defence got out of reach.

Napoli
1987-88 season
ChairmanCorrado Ferlaino
ManagerOttavio Bianchi
Serie A2nd
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
European CupLast 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Diego Maradona (15)
All: Diego Maradona (21)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

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) Champion.

Matches
13 September 1987 1 Cesena 0–1 Napoli Cesena
Report Bagni  61' Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
20 September 1987 2 Napoli 2–1 Ascoli Napoli
Bagni  7'
Giordano  34'		 Report Scarafoni  18' Stadium: San Paolo
27 September 1987 3 Pisa 0–2[2] Napoli Pisa
Report Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
4 October 1987 4 Avellino 0–1 Napoli Avellino
Report Carnevale  86' Stadium: Partenio
11 October 1987 5 Napoli 6–0 Pescara Napoli
Bagni  23'
Romano  29'
Careca  45'
Maradona  54' (pen.)
Giordano  75' (pen.)
Benini  83' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: San Paolo
25 October 1987 6 Roma 1–1 Napoli Roma
Pruzzo  46' Report Francini  67' Stadium: Olimpico
1 November 1987 7 Napoli 2–1 Empoli Napoli
Maradona  17' (pen.) 35' Report Ekström  7' Stadium: San Paolo
8 November 1987 8 Como 0–0 Napoli Como
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia
22 November 1987 9 Napoli 3–1 Torino Napoli
Maradona  6'
Careca  44, 90'		 Report Berggreen  76' Stadium: San Paolo
29 November 1987 10 Inter 1–1 Napoli Milano
De Napoli  59' (o.g.) Report Careca  20' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
13 December 1987 11 Napoli 2–1 Juventus Napoli
De Napoli  26'
Maradona  87' (pen.)		 Report Cabrini  76' Stadium: San Paolo
20 December 1987 12 Napoli 4–1 Verona Napoli
Bagni  14'
Giordano  29, 89'
Maradona  54'		 Report Bagni  35' (o.g.) Stadium: San Paolo
3 January 1988 13 Milan 4–1 Napoli Milano
Colombo  19'
Virdis  24'
Gullit  73'
Donadoni  78'		 Report Careca  10' Stadium: San Siro
10 January 1988 14 Napoli 4–0 Fiorentina Napoli
Giordano  3, 74'
Careca  33'
Maradona  35'		 Report Stadium: San Paolo
17 January 1988 15 Sampdoria 0–1 Napoli Genova
Report Maradona  87' Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
24 January 1988 16 Napoli 2–0 Cesena Napoli
Careca  9'
Maradona  43'		 Report Stadium: San Paolo
31 January 1988 17 Ascoli 1–3 Napoli Ascoli Piceno
Casagrande  8' Report Maradona  12' (pen.)
Giordano  26'
Careca  49'		 Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca
7 February 1988 18 Napoli 2–1 Pisa Napoli
Renica  13'
Maradona  76'		 Report Filardi  77' (o.g.) Stadium: San Paolo
14 February 1988 19 Napoli 4–0 Avellino Napoli
Renica  17'
Francini  19'
Maradona  22'
Romano  64'		 Report Stadium: San Paolo
28 February 1988 20 Pescara 0–1 Napoli Pescara
Report Giordano  38' Stadium: Adriatico
6 March 1988 21 Napoli 1–2 Roma Napoli
Careca  80' Report Giannini  21'
Oddi  70'		 Stadium: San Paolo
13 March 1988 22 Empoli 0–0 Napoli Empoli
Report Stadium: Carlo Castellani
20 March 1988 23 Napoli 3–0 Como Napoli
Careca  10, 48'
De Napoli  43'		 Report Stadium: San Paolo
27 March 1988 24 Torino 0–0 Napoli Torino
Report Stadium: Comunale
10 April 1988 25 Napoli 1–0 Inter Napoli
Maradona  24' Report Stadium: San Paolo
17 April 1988 26 Juventus 3–1 Napoli Torino
Cabrini  19'
Rush  67'
De Agostini  74'		 Report Careca  83' Stadium: Comunale
24 April 1988 27 Verona 1–1 Napoli Verona
Galia  65' Report Maradona  25' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
1 May 1988 28 Napoli 2–3 Milan Napoli
Maradona  45'
Careca  78'		 Report Virdis  36, 68'
van Basten  76'		 Stadium: San Paolo
8 May 1988 29 Fiorentina 3–2 Napoli Firenze
Di Chiara  8'
Díaz  58, 72'		 Report Ferrara  24'
Renica  90'		 Stadium: Comunale
15 May 1988 30 Napoli 1–2 Sampdoria Napoli
Carnevale  7' Report Pellegrini  59'
Vialli  67'		 Stadium: San Paolo

Topscorers

Coppa Italia
Main article: 1987–88 Coppa Italia

First round

23 August 1987 1 Napoli 4-0 Modena Napoli
Stadium: San Paolo
26 August 1987 2 Livorno 0-2 Napoli Livorno
Stadium: Armando Picchi
30 August 1987 3 Udinese 0-2 Napoli Udine
Stadium: Friuli
2 September 1987 4 Napoli 1-0 Padova Napoli
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
6 September 1987 5 Napoli 2-1 Fiorentina Napoli
Stadium: San Paolo

Eightfinals

6 January 1988 Napoli 2-3 Fiorentina Napoli
Maradona 18' (pen)
Careca 57'		 Carobbi 44'
Onorati 52'
Diaz 80'		 Stadium: San Paolo
20 January 1988 Fiorentina 1-3
(4-5 agg.)		 Napoli Firenze
Di Chiara 33' Carnevale 50'
Renica 72'
Carnevale 81'		 Stadium: Comunale

Quarterfinals

10 February 1988 Torino 1-1 Napoli Torino
Comi  4'  9' Renica Stadium: Comunale
2 March 1988 Napoli 2-3
(3-4 agg.)		 Torino Napoli
Maradona  37', 50'  28' Gritti
 75' Comi
 80' Polster		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

European Cup

Round of 16

16 September 1987 Real Madrid 2-0 Napoli Madrid
Míchel  18' (pen)
De Napoli  76' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Igna
30 September 1987 Napoli 1-1
(1-3 agg.)		 Real Madrid Napoli
Francini  9'  44' Butragueño Stadium: San Paolo
Attendance: 83 231
Referee: Pauly

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. Game abandoned due to an explosive threw to Alessandro Renica and awarded on table to Napoli by Italian Football Federation.

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