1993–94 UC Sampdoria season

Unione Calcio Sampdoria bounced back from a disappointing season the year before, and scored the most goals of all teams on its way to third in Serie A. It also won Coppa Italia following a furious second-half offensive against Ancona, winning both the match and on aggregate with a commanding 6–1.

Sampdoria
1993–94 season
PresidentEnrico Mantovani
ManagerSven-Göran Eriksson
StadiumStadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaWinners (in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ruud Gullit (15)

All:
Ruud Gullit (17)
Highest home attendance39,735 vs Juventus (23 January 1994)[1]
Lowest home attendance25 122 vs Atalanta B.C. (20 February 1994)
Average home league attendance30 158 (League)

The most influential players were experienced duo Ruud Gullit and Roberto Mancini combined with playmakers David Platt and Attilio Lombardo, with Sampdoria's strength lying in the offensive department. Nevertheless, the entire team was filled with internationally recognised players, even though the defence was nowhere close to the efficiency of league champions A.C. Milan.

Players

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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 Gianluca Pagliuca
GK   ITA Giulio Nuciari
GK   ITA Matteo Sereni
DF   ITA Roberto Bucchioni
DF   ITA Giovanni Dall'Igna
DF   ITA Moreno Mannini
DF   ITA Marco Rossi
DF   ITA Stefano Sacchetti
DF   ITA Michele Serena
DF   ITA Pietro Vierchowod
MF   ITA Alberigo Evani
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Giovanni Invernizzi
MF   YUG Vladimir Jugović
MF   SVN Srečko Katanec
MF   ITA Attilio Lombardo
MF   ENG David Platt
MF   ITA Fausto Salsano
FW   ITA Nicola Amoruso
FW   ITA Claudio Bellucci
FW   ITA Mauro Bertarelli
FW   NED Ruud Gullit
FW   ITA Roberto Mancini

Transfers

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Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 34 19 12 3 36 15 +21 50 Qualified to Champions League
2 Juventus 34 17 13 4 58 25 +33 47 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Sampdoria 34 18 8 8 64 39 +25 44 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
4 Lazio 34 17 10 7 55 40 +15 44 Qualification to UEFA Cup
5 Parma 34 17 7 10 50 35 +15 41
Source: 1993–94 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).[2]
(C) Champions

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAH
ResultWWLWWDWLWWLWWDLWDWLDWWLWWWLDWDDWDL
Position1143222431331232222222422222233333
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1994–95 UEFA Champions League;   = 1994–95 UEFA Cup;   = Relegation to 1994–95 Serie B; c = 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

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29 August 1993 1 Napoli 1–2 Sampdoria Naples
Bresciani   81' Report Platt   31'
Gullit   43'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
5 September 1993 2 Sampdoria 2–1 Piacenza Genoa
Jugovic   35'
R. Mancini   45' (pen.)
Report Bucchioni   43' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Roberto Bettin
8 September 1993 3 Juventus 3–1 Sampdoria Turin
Conte   28'
R. Baggio   47'
Möller   64'
Report Gullit   27' Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi
Referee: Fabio Baldas
12 September 1993 4 Sampdoria 2–1 Lecce Genoa
Jugovic   42'
Platt   79'
Report Gérson Caçapa   44' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Libero Brignoccoli
19 September 1993 5 Udinese 0–2 Sampdoria Udine
Branca   34'
Desideri   85'
Report Mannini   28'
Platt   54',   72'
Lombardo   60'
R. Mancini   74'
Jugović   74'
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 18,560
Referee: Luciano Luci
26 September 1993 6 Sampdoria 1–1 Parma Genoa
Lombardo   3' Report Sacchetti   29' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
3 October 1993 7 Atalanta 1–4 Sampdoria Bergamo
Sauzée   65' (pen.) Report Gullit   19', 58'
R. Mancini   34'
Platt   64'
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
17 October 1993 8 Sampdoria 0–1 Roma Genoa
Report Balbo   44' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
24 October 1993 9 Torino 2–3 Sampdoria Turin
Silenzi   40'
Poggi   90'
Report Sacchetti   47'
Gullit   53'
Cois   64' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
31 October 1993 10 Sampdoria 3–2 Milan Genoa
14:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Katanec   56'
R. Mancini   71' (pen.)
Gullit   78'
Report Albertini   11'
Laudrup   25'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 38,954
Referee: Marcello Nicchi
7 November 1993 11 Sampdoria 1–2 Cagliari Genoa
Bertarelli   3'
Vierchowod   70'
R. Mancini   76'
Report Allegri   68'
Matteoli   70' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Angelo Amendolia
21 November 1993 12 Foggia 1–2 Sampdoria Foggia
Roy   12'
Stroppa   52'
Report Gullit   24'
R. Mancini   32'
Lombardo   77'
Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Referee: Virginio Quartuccio
28 November 1993 13 Sampdoria 3–1 Cremonese Genoa
Platt   36'
Gullit   67', 89' (pen.)
Report Dezotti   45' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Giuseppe Rosica
5 December 1993 14 Genoa 1–1 Sampdoria Genoa
Routolo   1' Report Platt   43'
R. Mancini   63'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Gianni Beschin
19 December 1993 16 Sampdoria 1–0 Reggiana Genoa
Lombardo   55' Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
2 January 1994 17 Lazio 1–1 Sampdoria Rome
Signori   37' (pen.) Report Gullit   6' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 55,058
Referee: Marcello Nicchi
9 January 1994 18 Sampdoria 4–1 Napoli Genoa
Platt   19'
Lombardo   34'
Gullit   52'
R. Mancini   85', 90'
Report Fonseca   43',   51' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Fabio Baldas
16 January 1994 19 Piacenza 2–1 Sampdoria Piacenza
Piovani   31'
Ferrante   67'
Report Lombardo   84' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Galleana
Referee: Roberto Bettin
23 January 1994 20 Sampdoria 1–1 Juventus Genoa
Lombardo   28' (pen.) Report Ravanelli   81' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 39,735
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
30 January 1994 21 Lecce 0–3 Sampdoria Lecce
Report R. Mancini   15',   90'
Vierchowod   53'
Lombardo   55'
Ceramicola   86' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
6 February 1994 22 Sampdoria 6–2 Udinese Genoa
Platt   9'
Jugovic   20' (pen.), 30'
R. Mancini   51', 70' (pen.)
Amoruso   60'
Report Pizzi   52'
Desideri   58'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
13 February 1994 23 Parma 2–1 Sampdoria Parma
Minotti   78'
Zola   90'
Report Jugovic   28' Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
20 February 1994 24 Sampdoria 3–1 Atalanta Genoa
Gullit   30', 35'
Lombardo   53'
Report Valentini   85' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25,122
Referee: Loris Stafoggia
27 February 1994 25 Roma 0–1 Sampdoria Rome
Report R. Mancini   25' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 44,539
Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi
6 March 1994 26 Sampdoria 1–0 Torino Genoa
Gullit   13' Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 28,336
Referee: Virginio Quartuccio
13 March 1994 27 Milan 1–0 Sampdoria Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Massaro   25' Report Sacchetti   90' Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 79,126
Referee: Loris Stafoggia
27 March 1994 29 Sampdoria 6–0 Foggia Genoa
Nicoli   1' (o.g.)
R. Mancini   8', 90'
Gullit   60'
Platt   81', 88'
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
2 April 1994 30 Cremonese 0–0 Sampdoria Cremona
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 9,882
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
10 April 1994 31 Sampdoria 1–1 Genoa Genoa
Jugovic   15' Report Vink   14' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
17 April 1994 32 Sampdoria 3–1 Internazionale Genoa
Vierchowod   21'
Evani   70'
Amoruso   90'
Report Battistini   25' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 27,393
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
24 April 1994 33 Reggiana 1–1 Sampdoria Reggio Emilia
Esposito   72' Report Amoruso   66' Stadium: Stadio Mirabello
Attendance: 14,217
Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi
1 May 1994 34 Sampdoria 3–4 Lazio Genoa
Corino   23' (o.g.)
Lombardo   54'
Bertarelli   68'
Report Casiraghi   21'
Dall'Igna   59' (o.g.)
Signori   64', 70'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 26,146
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

Coppa Italia

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Second round

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6 October 1993 First leg Sampdoria 0–0 Pisa Genoa
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Loris Stafoggia
27 October 1993 Second leg Pisa 0–0
(1–3 p)
Sampdoria Pisa
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
Penalties
Cristallini  
Farris  
Rotella  
Bosco  
  Platt
  Vierchowod
  Evani
  Bellucci

Round of 16

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1 December 1993 First leg Sampdoria 2–1 Roma Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Lombardo   45'
Salsano   75'
Benedetti   3' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Luciano Luci
16 December 1993 Second leg Roma 2–1
(6–7 p)
Sampdoria Rome
Cappioli   6', 51' Platt   40' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Loris Stafoggia
Penalties
Comi  
Cappioli  
Carboni  
Festa  
Giannini  
Bonacina  
Benedetti  
Garzya  
  Platt
  Gullit
  Evani
  Vierchowod
  Mancini
  Lombardo
  Amoruso
  Mannini

Quarter-finals

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6 January 1994 First leg Sampdoria 1–0 Internazionale Genoa
Lombardo   33' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 15,643
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
27 January 1994 Second leg Internazionale 1–1 Sampdoria Milan
Jonk   31'
Fontolan   70'
Tramezzani   85'
Vierchowod   23'
Katanec   42'
Jugović   43'
Evani   74'
Gullit   89'
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 12,017
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Semifinals

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8 February 1994 First leg Sampdoria 2–1 Parma Genoa
Sacchetti   20'
Lombardo   55'
Platt   56',   59'
Ballotta   10'
Asprilla   21',   32'
Benarrivo   88'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 17,558
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
23 February 1994 Second leg Parma 0–1 Sampdoria Parma
Benarrivo   56' Gullit   21'
Mannini   31'
Vierchowod   44'
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Gianni Beschin

Final

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6 April 1994 First leg Ancona 0–0 Sampdoria Ancona
Sogliano   23'
Centofanti   60'
Sacchetti   21'
Dall'Igna   67'
Stadium: Stadio del Conero
Attendance: 16,871
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
20 April 1994 Second leg Sampdoria 6–1 Ancona Genoa
Vecchiola   50' (o.g.)
Lombardo   58', 75'
Vierchowod   65'
Bertarelli   80' (pen.)
Evani   85' (pen.)
Fontana   36'
De Angelis   67'
Sogliano   67'
Lupo   72'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Luciano Luci

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Gianluca Pagliuca 44 -45 34 -39 10 -6
DF   ITA Moreno Mannini 36 0 30 0 6 0
DF   ITA Pietro Vierchowod 40 3 32 2 8 1
DF   ITA Stefano Sacchetti 37 1 27+3 1 7 0
DF   ITA Michele Serena 41 0 26+5 0 10 0
MF   ITA Attilio Lombardo 44 13 34 8 10 5
MF   ENG David Platt 38 11 29 9 9 2
MF   ITA Alberigo Evani 40 2 30+1 1 9 1
MF   YUG Vladimir Jugović 33 6 26+1 6 6 0
FW   NED Ruud Gullit 41 17 30+1 15 10 2
FW   ITA Roberto Mancini 36 12 30 12 6 0
GK   ITA Giulio Nuciari 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ITA Marco Rossi 22 0 14+2 0 6 0
MF   ITA Giovanni Invernizzi 20 0 9+5 0 6 0
FW   ITA Mauro Bertarelli 19 3 5+11 2 3 1
MF   ITA Fausto Salsano 27 1 4+16 0 7 1
DF   ITA Giovanni Dall'Igna 15 -1 4+7 -1 4 0
MF   SVN Srečko Katanec 7 1 4 1 3 0
FW   ITA Nicola Amoruso 10 3 3+5 3 2 0
DF   ITA Roberto Bucchioni 5 0 1+3 0 1 0
FW   ITA Claudio Bellucci 3 0 0+2 0 1 0
GK   ITA Matteo Sereni 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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References

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  1. ^ "1993-94 Serie A Attendances Statistics".
  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.