1987–88 Juventus FC season

Juventus
1987–88 season
Owner	Agnelli family
Chairman	Giampiero Boniperti
Manager	Rino Marchesi
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	6th
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
UEFA Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Rush (7); All: Rush (13)
Average home league attendance	33,081
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →
	All statistics correct as of 23 May 1988.

Juventus Football Club finished in 6th place in the 1987–88 Serie A season.

Overview

Following Platini's departure, Juventus tried to find a substitute in Welsh striker Ian Rush.^[2] Despite being seasonal top scorer, he disappointed fans' hope about him.^[3] Bianconeri passed only a challenge in UEFA Cup,^[4] finishing their path in round of 32.^[5]^[6] Condemned by a slow trend in league^[7] Juventus bet his cards on domestic cup,^[8] but was defeated by Torino in semifinals. His revenge came anyway after Serie A end, beating granata (on shootout) in a playoff that awarded last UEFA Cup spot.^[9]

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	Stefano Tacconi
—	GK	ITA	Luciano Bodini
—	DF	ITA	Pasquale Bruno
—	DF	ITA	Sergio Brio
—	DF	ITA	Roberto Tricella
—	DF	ITA	Antonio Cabrini
—	DF	ITA	Luigi De Agostini
—	DF	ITA	Luciano Favero
—	DF	ITA	Nicolo Napoli
—	DF	ITA	Gaetano Scirea


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SMR	Massimo Bonini
—	MF	ITA	Marino Magrin
—	MF	ITA	Massimo Mauro
—	MF	ITA	Angelo Alessio
—	MF	ITA	Beniamino Vignola
—	FW	DEN	Michael Laudrup
—	FW	WAL	Ian Rush
—	FW	ITA	Renato Buso

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Ian Rush	Liverpool
DF	Roberto Tricella	Hellas Verona
DF	Pasquale Bruno	Como
MF	Marino Magrin	Atalanta BC
MF	Angelo Alessio	Avellino
DF	Nicolo Napoli	ACR Messina

Out
Pos.	Name	to	Type
MF	Michel Platini		retired
DF	Nicola Caricola	Genoa CFC
DF	Roberto Soldà	Hellas Verona
DF	Stefano Pioli	Hellas Verona
MF	Lionello Manfredonia	AS Roma
FW	Aldo Serena	Internazionale
FW	Massimo Briaschi	Genoa CFC

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
6	Juventus^[a]	30	11	9	10	35	30	+5	31	Qualification to UEFA Cup
7	Torino	30	8	15	7	33	30	+3	31
8	Fiorentina	30	9	10	11	29	33	−4	28

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.^[10]
Notes:

^ Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	L
Position	5	7	5	9	7	10	7	4	7	5	6	5	5	7	7	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	5	5	6

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1988–89 European Cup; = 1988–89 UEFA Cup

Matches

13 September 1987 1	Juventus	1 – 0	Como	Turin
16:00	Magrin 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Fabricatore

20 September 1987 2	Empoli	1 – 0	Juventus	Empoli
16:00	Ekström 56'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Carlo Longhi

27 September 1987 3	Juventus	3 – 1	Pescara	Turin
15:00	Rush 44', 59' Favero 75'	Report	Júnior 81'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

4 October 1987 4	Verona	2 – 1	Juventus	Verona
15:00	Elkjær 38' (pen.), 48'	Report	Brio 67'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Referee: Paolo Bergamo

11 October 1987 5	Juventus	1 – 0	Roma	Turin
15:00	Boniek 42' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Luigi Agnolin

25 October 1987 6	Internazionale	2 – 1	Juventus	Milan
14:30	Serena 9', 73'	Report	De Agostini 51'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Tullio Lanese

1 November 1987 7	Juventus	3 – 0	Avellino	Turin
14:30	Colantuono 39' (o.g.) Rush 75' Alessio 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Fabio Baldas

8 November 1987 8	Pisa	1 – 2	Juventus	Pisa
14:30	Elliott 41'	Report	De Agostini 18' Elliott 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi Referee: Paolo Casarin

22 November 1987 9	Juventus	0 – 2a	Cesena	Turin
14:30	Brio 53', 69'	Report	Rizzitelli 75'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Romeo Paparesta

29 November 1987 10	Juventus	1 – 0	Ascoli	Turin
14:30	Magrin 2'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Moreno Frigerio

13 December 1987 11	Napoli	2 – 1	Juventus	Naples
14:30	De Napoli 26' Maradona 87' (pen.)	Report	Cabrini 76'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

20 December 1987 12	Juventus	1 – 1	Sampdoria	Turin
14:30	Cabrini 6'	Report	Vierchowod 52'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

3 January 1988 13	Torino	2 – 2	Juventus	Turin
14:30	Crippa 40' Gritti 66'	Report	Alessio 57' E. Rossi 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pietro D'Elia

10 January 1988 14	Juventus	0 – 1	Milan	Turin
14:30		Report	Gullit 62'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carlo Longhi

17 January 1988 15	Fiorentina	1 – 1	Juventus	Florence
14:30	Rebonato 58'	Report	De Agostini 19'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

24 January 1988 16	Como	1 – 1	Juventus	Como
14:30	Albiero 76'	Report	Buso 31'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Luigi Agnolin

31 January 1988 17	Juventus	4 – 0	Empoli	Turin
15:00	Brio 2' Magrin 16', 66' Rush 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

7 February 1988 18	Pescara	2 – 0	Juventus	Pescara
15:00	Júnior 54' Pagano 81'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Referee: Fabio Baldas

14 February 1988 19	Juventus	0 – 0	Verona	Turin
15:00		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pierluigi Magni

28 February 1988 20	Roma	2 – 0	Juventus	Rome
15:00	Desideri 63', 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Salvatore Lombardo

6 March 1988 21	Juventus	1 – 0	Internazionale	Turin
15:30	Magrin 69' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

13 March 1988 22	Avellino	1 – 0	Juventus	Avellino
15:30	Bertoni 25'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Partenio Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

20 March 1988 23	Juventus	2 – 1	Pisa	Turin
15:30	De Agostini 25' Tricella 65'	Report	Bernazzani 30'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Tullio Lanese

27 March 1988 24	Cesena	0 – 0	Juventus	Cesena
15:30		Report		Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

10 April 1988 25	Ascoli	1 – 1	Juventus	Ascoli Piceno
15:30	Giovannelli 8'	Report	Rush 31'	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Carlo Longhi

17 April 1988 26	Juventus	3 – 1	Napoli	Turin
15:30	Cabrini 19' Rush 67' De Agostini 74' (pen.)	Report	Careca 83'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Tullio Lanese

24 April 1988 27	Sampdoria	2 – 2	Juventus	Genoa
15:30	Bonomi 28' (pen.) Vialli 40'	Report	Buso 44' Scirea 90'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

1 May 1988 28	Juventus	2 – 1	Torino	Turin
16:00	Tricella 29' Rush 88'	Report	Polster 43'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Luigi Agnolin

8 May 1988 29	Milan	0 – 0	Juventus	Milan
16:00		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Tullio Lanese

15 May 1988 30	Juventus	1 – 2	Fiorentina	Turin
16:00	De Agostini 78' (pen.)	Report	Baggio 31' Di Chiara 75'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Paolo Casarin

UEFA Cup qualification

23 May 1988	Juventus	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Torino	Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo, Turin
				Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno)
	Penalties
	Vignola De Agostini Brio Cabrini Rush		Cravero Bresciani Comi Benedetti

Juventus qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

UEFA Cup

First round

16 September 1987 1	Valletta	0–4	Juventus	Ta' Qali, Malta
			Laudrup 26', 42' Alessio 37', 70'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: John Martin (England)

30 September 1987 2	Juventus	3–0 (7–0 agg.)	Valletta	Turin, Italy
	Magrin 23' Vignola 60' Rush 87'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Michalakis Antoniou (Cyprus)

Second round

21 October 1987 1	Panathinaikos	1–0	Juventus	Athens, Greece
	Saravakos 6'			Stadium: Olympic Stadium

4 November 1987 2	Juventus	3–2 (3–3a agg.)	Panathinaikos	Turin, Italy
	Cabrini 49', 71' (pen.) Alessio 59'		Saravakos 47' Dimopoulos 53'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino

Coppa Italia

First round

23 August 1987 1	Lecce	0-3	Juventus	Lecce
20:30		Report	23' Mauro 37' Brio 66' De Agostini	Stadium: Via del Mare Referee: Lombardo

26 August 1987 2	Lazio	1-1 (2-4 p)	Juventus	Roma
20:30	Galderisi 2'	Report	51' Mauro	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Casarin
	Penalties
	Galderisi Monelli Pin Caso		Magrin Vignola De Agostini Brio

30 August 1987 3	Juventus	3-0	Catanzaro	Torino
20:30	De Agostini 35' Buso 46' Vignola 79'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lo Bello

2 September 1987 4	Juventus	0-0 (4-2 p)	Casertana	Torino
20:30		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Referee: Cornieti
	Penalties
	Magrin Vignola De Agostini Brio		Casaroli Maragiulo Pancheri D'Ottavio

6 September 1987 5	Pisa	2-1	Juventus	Pisa
20:30	Piovanelli 1' Sclosa 15' (rig.)	Report	73' De Agostini	Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi Referee: D'Elia

Eightfinals

6 January 1988	Juventus	1-0	Pescara	Torino
14:30	Rush 74'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Sguizzato

20 January 1988	Pescara	2-6	Juventus	Pescara
14:30	Júnior 39' Slišković 88'	Report	19', 28', 49', 54' Rush 23', 75' Laudrup	Stadium: Adriatico Referee: Magni

Quarterfinals

10 February 1988	Avellino	1-1	Juventus	Avellino
14:30	Cabrini 76' (o.g.)	Report	58' Alessio	Stadium: Partenio Referee: Longhi

2 March 1988	Juventus	1-0	Avellino	Torino
15:00	Brio 38'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Amendolia

Semifinals

6 April 1988	Torino	2-0	Juventus	Torino
20:30	Gritti 57' Rossi 67'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Casarin

20 April 1988	Juventus	2-1 (2-3 agg.)	Torino	Torino
20:30	Brio 55' De Agostini 62' (rig.)	Report	20' (aut.) De Agostini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Referee: D'Elia

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa		UEFA
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Stefano Tacconi	45	-42	30	-30	11	-9	4	-3
	DF	ITA	Pasquale Bruno	34	0	21+4	0	6	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Sergio Brio	43	7	29	4	10	3	4	0
	DF	ITA	Roberto Tricella	42	2	28	2	11	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Antonio Cabrini	37	6	25	4	9	0	3	2
	DF	ITA	Luigi De Agostini	44	10	29	6	11	4	4	0
	MF	SMR	Massimo Bonini	38	0	24+2	0	8	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Marino Magrin	34	5	20+1	4	9	0	4	1
	MF	ITA	Massimo Mauro	34	2	21+3	0	8	2	2	0
	FW	DEN	Michael Laudrup	38	4	27	0	7	2	4	2
	FW	WAL	Ian Rush	39	13	29	7	7	5	3	1
	GK	ITA	Luciano Bodini	0	0	0	-0	0	-0	0	-0
	DF	ITA	Luciano Favero	31	1	20	1	7	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Angelo Alessio	41	6	13+14	2	10	1	4	3
	FW	ITA	Renato Buso	28	3	7+10	2	9	1	2	0
	DF	ITA	Nicolo Napoli	14	0	4+7	0	3	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Gaetano Scirea	11	1	3+3	1	4	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Beniamino Vignola	26	2	0+13	0	10	1	3	1

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1987/956/

References

^ After play-off with Torino for last available spot in UEFA Cup.
^ T.D. (30 July 1987). "Ma Rush non vuole diventare una star..." la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
^ Massimo Agostini (29 September 1987). "L' amico Rush". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 26.
^ Fabrizio Bocca (17 September 1987). "La Juve s' abbronza Quattro gol a Malta". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 20.
^ Luca Argentieri (27 October 1987). "Così Serena si è fermato". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.
^ Fabrizio Bocca (5 November 1987). "Alla Juve non basta la disperazione". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 32.
^ Gianni Brera (6 October 1987). "Peggio di lei c' è solo l' arbitro..." la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
^ Corrado Sannucci (21 January 1988). "Improvvisamente Rush". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
^ Licia Granello (24 May 1988). "Juve in Coppa grazie a Rush". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 25.
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_note_JUV0.078710730224247-10] Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

[1] After play-off with Torino for last available spot in UEFA Cup.

[2] T.D. (30 July 1987). "Ma Rush non vuole diventare una star..." la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.

[3] Massimo Agostini (29 September 1987). "L' amico Rush". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 26.

[4] Fabrizio Bocca (17 September 1987). "La Juve s' abbronza Quattro gol a Malta". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 20.

[5] Luca Argentieri (27 October 1987). "Così Serena si è fermato". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.

[6] Fabrizio Bocca (5 November 1987). "Alla Juve non basta la disperazione". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 32.

[7] Gianni Brera (6 October 1987). "Peggio di lei c' è solo l' arbitro..." la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.

[8] Corrado Sannucci (21 January 1988). "Improvvisamente Rush". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.

[9] Licia Granello (24 May 1988). "Juve in Coppa grazie a Rush". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 25.

[11] "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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