Piacenza Calcio recorded their best ever finish in the top echelon of Italian football, finishing 12th in Serie A, but just two points above the relegation zone. This was in spite of key players Pasquale Luiso (Vicenza) and Eusebio Di Francesco (Roma) leaving the club before the season began.
1997–98 season | ||||
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Manager | Vincenzo Guerini | |||
Serie A | 12th | |||
Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | Davide Dionigi, Roberto Murgita, Gianpietro Piovani (5) | |||
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Squad
editGoalkeepers
editDefenders
edit- Mirko Conte
- Daniele Delli Carri
- Marco Rossi
- Cleto Polonia
- Stefano Sacchetti
- Pietro Vierchowod
- Roberto Bordin
- Daniele Cozzi
- Andrea Tagliaferri
Midfielders
edit- Renato Buso
- Marco Piovanelli
- Alessandro Mazzola
- Giuseppe Scienza
- Giovanni Stroppa
- Aladino Valoti
- Fabian Valtolina
- Luca Matteassi
- Paolo Tramezzani
- Gianpietro Piovani
Attackers
editSerie A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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10 | Milan | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 44 |
11 | Bari | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 38 |
12 | Piacenza | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 37 |
13 | Empoli | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 37 |
14 | Vicenza | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 36 |
Source: 1997–98 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]
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]
Matches
edit1 | Piacenza | 1–1 | Milan | |
Delli Carri 64' | Delli Carri 29' (o.g.) |
7 | Piacenza | 0–0 | Fiorentina |
22 | Bologna | 3–0 | Piacenza | |
K. Andersson 34, 51' R. Baggio 87' |
33 | Piacenza | 3–3 | Roma | |
Piovani 46' (pen.) Murgita 57' Valtolina 90 + 4' |
Di Francesco 47' Totti 52' (pen.) Paulo Sérgio 86' |
Top scorers
edit- Davide Dionigi 5 (2)
- Roberto Murgita 5
- Gianpietro Piovani 5 (2)
- Giuseppe Scienza 3
References
edit- ^ 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.