1988–89 A.C. Fiorentina season

Fiorentina
1988–89 season
Chairman
Manager	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Serie A	7th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Roberto Baggio (15); All: Roberto Baggio (24)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Pellicanò
—	GK	ITA	Marco Landucci
—	GK	ITA
—	DF	ITA	Stefano Carobbi
—	DF	ITA
—	DF	SWE	Glenn Hysén
—	DF	ITA
—	DF	ITA	Celeste Pin
—	DF	ITA	Massimo Paganin
—	MF	BRA	Dunga
—	MF	ITA	Sergio Battistini
—	MF	ITA
—	MF	ITA	Luigi Galli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA
—	MF	ITA
—	MF	ITA
—	MF	ITA	Luca Mattei
—	MF	ITA
—	MF	ITA	Alberto Di Chiara
—	MF	ITA	Stefano Salvatori
—	MF	ITA
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Baggio
—	FW	ITA	Stefano Borgonovo
—	FW	ITA
—	FW	ITA
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Pruzzo
—	FW	ITA	Enrico Cucchi

Competitions[]

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	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	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]

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	showMilan
	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	showFlorence
	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	showCesena
		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	showFlorence
	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	showFlorence
	Borgonovo 50'	Report	Bonacina 6'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 17,611 Referee: Mauro Felicani

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

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

4 December 1988 8	Napoli	2–0	Fiorentina	showNaples
	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	showFlorence
	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	showComo
	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	showVerona
	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	showFlorence
	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	showFlorence
	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	showLecce
		Report	Carobbi 69'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Bruno Di Cola

29 January 1989 15	Fiorentina	2–2	Roma	showFlorence
	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	showBologna
	42' 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Carlo Longhi

12 February 1989 17	Fiorentina	4–3	Internazionale	showFlorence
	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	showFlorence
		Report	Colombo 45' Ancelotti 78' van Basten 81'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

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

5 March 1989 20	Fiorentina	4–1	Cesena	showFlorence
	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	showTurin
	Skoro 66'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UEFA Cup qualification[]

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

Fiorentina qualified for 1989–90 UEFA Cup.

Coppa Italia[]

First round[]

Group 6
Pos	Team v t	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:^{[citation needed]}

Results[]

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

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

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

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

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

Second round[]

Group E
Pos	Team v t	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:^{[citation needed]}

Results[]

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

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

28 September 1988 3	Internazionale	3–4	Fiorentina	showPiacenza
	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	showGenoa
	R. Mancini 14' Cerezo 25' Vialli 80'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Tullio Lanese

25 January 1989 Second leg	Fiorentina	1–1	Sampdoria	showFlorence
	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		Landucci	25	-35	24+1	-35
	DF		Carobbi	30	0	30	0
	DF		Hysen	31	0	31	0
	DF		Battistini	28	1	28	1
	DF		Di Chiara	31	1	24+7	1
	MF			25	0	25	0
	MF		Dunga	30	3	30	3
	MF		Cucchi	32	4	32	4
	MF		Mattei	28	0	22+6	0
	FW		Baggio	30	15	30	15
	FW		Borgonovo	30	14	30	14
	GK		Pellicano	11	-8	10+1	-8
	DF			10	0	5+5	0
	DF		Pin	18	0	12+6	0
	MF			3	0	1+2	0
	MF			1	0	0+1	0
	MF		Salvatori	23	1	22+1	1
	FW			29	4	17+12	4
	FW		Pruzzo	13	0	1+12	0
	GK			0	0	0	0
	MF			0	0	0	0
	MF		Galli	0	0	0	0
	MF			0	0	0	0

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.

[1] 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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