1995–96 UC Sampdoria season

Sampdoria
1995–96 season
President	Enrico Mantovani
Manager	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Stadium	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A	8th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Enrico Chiesa (22); All: ; Enrico Chiesa (22)
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

Unione Calcio Sampdoria was once again condemned to midfield mediocrity, despite the services of super striker Enrico Chiesa, who netted 22 goals in just 27 appearances. Sven-Göran Eriksson continued with an attacking style of play, leading to Sampdoria scoring 59 goals in 34 matches, only bettered by champions Milan and Lazio. The backside was the many conceded goals it led to, with even relegated Torino having a better defensive record than the Genua team. Playmaker duo Clarence Seedorf and Christian Karembeu had great seasons, both compensating for the losses of Jugović, Lombardo and David Platt in the summer. The duo caught the attention of Real Madrid, and moved to Spain, with Karembeu staying put until the end of the 1996–97 season.

Players

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
1	GK	ITA	Walter Zenga
23	GK	ITA	Angelo Pagotto
12	GK	ITA	Matteo Sereni
2	DF	ITA	Moreno Mannini
6	DF	ITA	Riccardo Ferri
13	DF	ITA	David Balleri
5	DF	ITA	Stefano Sacchetti
3	DF	ITA	Emanuele Pesaresi
11	DF	YUG	Siniša Mihajlović
22	MF	ITA	Giovanni Invernizzi
4	MF	ITA	Marco Franceschetti


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	NED	Clarence Seedorf
14	MF	FRA	Christian Karembeu
15	MF	ITA	Fausto Salsano
7	MF	ITA	Alberigo Evani
19	MF	ITA	Vincenzo Iacopino
18	MF	ITA	Giovanni Abate
10	FW	ITA	Roberto Mancini
20	FW	ITA	Enrico Chiesa
9	FW	ITA	Filippo Maniero
16	FW	ITA	Claudio Bellucci
21	FW	ITA	Mauro Bertarelli

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Enrico Chiesa	U.S. Cremonese	€0.200 million
MF	Christian Karembeu	FC Nantes	-
MF	Clarence Seedorf	Ajax Amsterdam	-
FW	Filippo Maniero	Calcio Padova	-
DF	David Balleri	Calcio Padova	-
DF	Emanuele Pesaresi	A.C. Ancona	-
FW	Claudio Bellucci	U.S. Fiorenzuola 1922	-
DF	Marco Franceschetti	Calcio Padova	-
GK	Angelo Pagotto	AC Pistoiese	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Ruud Gullit	Chelsea F.C.	-
MF	David Platt	Arsenal F.C.	-
MF	Vladimir Jugovic	Juventus
MF	Attilio Lombardo	Juventus	-
DF	Pietro Vierchowod	Juventus	-
DF	Michele Serena	Fiorentina	-
DF	Marco Rossi	Club América	-
GK	Giulio Nuciari		retired

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Parma	34	16	10	8	44	31	+13	58	Qualification to UEFA Cup
7	Internazionale	34	15	9	10	51	30	+21	54	Qualification to UEFA Cup
8	Sampdoria	34	14	10	10	59	47	+12	52
9	Vicenza	34	13	10	11	36	37	−1	49
10	Cagliari	34	11	8	15	34	47	−13	41^[a]

Source: 1995–96 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
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).^[1]
Notes:

^ CAG 7pts. UDI 6pts. NAP 4pts.

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	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D
Position	7	12	7	7	11	13	9	9	11	12	12	9	6	8	8	11	11	12	10	11	10	11	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1996–97 UEFA Champions League; = 1996–97 UEFA Cup

Matches

27 August 1995 1	Sampdoria	1–1	Roma	Genoa
	Karembeu 22'	Report	Branca 24'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

10 September 1995 2	Cremonese	0–0	Sampdoria	Cremona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Pierluigi Collina

17 September 1995 3	Sampdoria	3–0	Parma	Genoa
	Karembeu 22', 75' Bellucci 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Piero Ceccarini

24 September 1995 4	Torino	1–1	Sampdoria	Turin
	Rizzitelli 63'	Report	Maniero 57'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Domenico Messina

1 October 1995 5	Sampdoria	1–2	Cagliari	Genoa
	Maniero 31'	Report	Silva 53' Oliveira 68'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

15 October 1995 6	Piacenza	3–2	Sampdoria	Piacenza
	Corini 13', 85' Piovani 18' Caccia 20'	Report	Maniero 47' R. Mancini 90'	Stadium: Stadio Galleana Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

22 October 1995 7	Sampdoria	2–1	Fiorentina	Genoa
	Maniero 21' Salsano 71'	Report	Rui Costa 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

29 October 1995 8	Padova	1–1	Sampdoria	Padova
	Ciocci 42'	Report	R. Mancini 44' Karembeu 58'	Stadium: Stadio Euganeo Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

5 November 1995 9	Sampdoria	0–0	Internazionale	Genoa
	R. Mancini 33'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Marcello Nicchi

19 November 1995 10	Atalanta	3–2	Sampdoria	Bergamo
	Herrera 38' Evani 78' (o.g.) Tovalieri 90'	Report	Maniero 24' Seedorf 65' Pesaresi 87'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

26 November 1995 11	Sampdoria	1–0	Udinese	Genoa
	Mihajlovic 89'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Domenico Messina

3 December 1995 12	Bari	1–3	Sampdoria	Bari
	Protti 48' (pen.)	Report	Chiesa 28', 37', 77'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Roberto Bettin

10 December 1995 13	Sampdoria	2–0	Juventus	Genoa
	Chiesa 41', 53'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

17 December 1995 14	Lazio	6–3	Sampdoria	Rome
	Signori 18', 40' (pen.) Mihajlovic 45' (o.g.) Winter 57' Casiraghi 67' Fuser 70'	Report	Mihajlovic 38' Chiesa 65', 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli

23 December 1995 15	Sampdoria	2–2	Napoli	Genoa
	André Cruz 45' (o.g.) Chiesa 48'	Report	Di Napoli 54' Buso 75'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Gianni Beschin

7 January 1996 16	Milan	3–0	Sampdoria	Milan
	Panucci 10' Savicevic 37' R. Baggio 56'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

14 January 1996 17	Sampdoria	2–2	Vicenza	Genoa
	Chiesa 19' Karembeu 37'	Report	Rossi 39' Ambrosetti 74'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

21 January 1996 18	Roma	3–1	Sampdoria	Rome
	Balbo 45' (pen.), 62', 90' Aldair 90'	Report	Mannini 52', 71'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Braschi

28 January 1996 19	Sampdoria	2–0	Cremonese	Genoa
	Balleri 12' Chiesa 60'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Roberto Bettin

4 February 1996 20	Parma	1–0	Sampdoria	Parma
	Lamonica 19' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Gianni Beschin

11 February 1996 21	Sampdoria	1–0	Torino	Genoa
	R. Mancini 62'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pierluigi Collina

18 February 1996 22	Cagliari	3–0	Sampdoria	Cagliari
	Napoli 38' Oliveira 70' Bisoli 86'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Loris Stafoggia

25 February 1996 23	Sampdoria	3–0	Piacenza	Genoa
	Mihajlovic 27' Chiesa 49' R. Mancini 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

3 March 1996 24	Fiorentina	2–2	Sampdoria	Florence
	Rui Costa 48' Robbiati 76'	Report	R. Mancini 22' Karembeu 45'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

10 March 1996 25	Sampdoria	3–1	Padova	Genoa
	Chiesa 4', 25', 54'	Report	Vlaovic 46'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Livio Bazzoli

24 March 1996 27	Sampdoria	2–3	Atalanta	Genoa
	Balleri 44' Chiesa 45'	Report	Balleri 54' (o.g.) Morfeo 57' Fortunato 84'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Stefano Braschi

31 March 1996 28	Udinese	2–4	Sampdoria	Udine
	Bierhoff 45' Marino 75'	Report	R. Mancini 31', 55' Chiesa 63' Mihajlovic 72'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

6 April 1996 29	Sampdoria	2–0	Bari	Genoa
	Maniero 71' R. Mancini 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

10 April 1996 26	Internazionale	0–2	Sampdoria	Milan
		Report	Chiesa 44', 68' (pen.) Mihajlovic 78'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi
Note: ^[2]

13 April 1996 30	Juventus	0–3	Sampdoria	Turin
		Report	Chiesa 1' Balleri 57' Seedorf 62'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Gennaro Borriello

20 April 1996 31	Sampdoria	3–3	Lazio	Genoa
	Balleri 25' R. Mancini 53' Chiesa 87' (pen.)	Report	Casiraghi 21' Signori 37', 64'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Loris Stafoggia

28 April 1996 32	Napoli	1–0	Sampdoria	Naples
	Di Napoli 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

5 May 1996 33	Sampdoria	3–0	Milan	Genoa
	Chiesa 1', 35' R. Mancini 38'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Livio Bazzoli

12 May 1996 34	Vicenza	2–2	Sampdoria	Vicenza
	Mannini 18' (o.g.) Murgita 32'	Report	Seedorf 20' R. Mancini 83'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

Coppa Italia

30 August 1995 2nd round	Perugia	0–1	Sampdoria	Perugia
			R. Mancini 35'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

25 October 1995 round of 16	Cagliari	2–1	Sampdoria	Cagliari
	Oliveira 4' Muzzi 26', 46'		Franceschetti 8' Sacchetti 24' Seedorf 69'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
12	GK	ITA	Pagotto	26	-35	23+1	-33	2	-2
5	DF	ITA	Mannini	29	1	27	1	2	0
2	DF	ITA	Balleri	34	4	32	4	2	0
16	DF	YUG	Mihajlovic	32	4	29+1	4	2	0
14	MF	FRA	Karembeu	34	5	32	5	2	0
15	MF	ITA	Salsano	29	1	20+7	1	2	0
13	MF	ITA	Invernizzi	32	0	25+5	0	2	0
11	MF	ITA	Evani	30	0	24+5	0	1	0
17	MF	NED	Seedorf	34	4	28+4	3	2	1
20	FW	ITA	Chiesa	27	22	27	22
10	FW	ITA	Mancini	28	12	25+1	11	2	1
1	GK	ITA	Zenga	7	-6	7	-6
9	DF	ITA	Sacchetti	26	0	16+8	0	2	0
3	DF	ITA	Ferri	16	0	11+5	0
7	DF	ITA	Pesaresi	11	0	10	0	1	0
6	DF	ITA	Lamonica	10	0	4+6	0
4	MF	ITA	Franceschetti	17	0	10+5	0	2	0
21	FW	ITA	Maniero	27	6	12+13	6	2	0
22	GK	ITA	Sereni	4	-8	4	-8	0	0
25	DF	ITA	Zito	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ITA	Iacopino	4	0	0+4	0
26	MF	ITA	Di Terlizzi	2	0	0+2	0
	MF	ITA	Abate	1	0	1	0
18	FW	ITA	Bellucci	17	1	7+9	1	1	0
19	FW	ITA	Bertarelli	8	0	0+8	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1995/1102/

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.
^ The match, originally scheduled for 17 March 1996, was postponed due to a players' strike."Chronology of Italian football players' strikes" (in Italian). 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_hth_CAG0.34929323492073-1] CAG 7pts. UDI 6pts. NAP 4pts.

[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.

[3] The match, originally scheduled for 17 March 1996, was postponed due to a players' strike."Chronology of Italian football players' strikes" (in Italian). 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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