1996–97 Piacenza Calcio season

Piacenza 1996–97 football season
Piacenza
1996–97 season
ManagerBortolo Mutti
Serie A14th
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
Top goalscorerPasquale Luiso (14)
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Piacenza Calcio once again survived in Serie A, this time being on the brink of relegation, and having to beat Cagliari in Naples in a so-called spareggio to decide which team would stay up. Thanks to a 3–1 victory, Piacenza was able to hang onto their Serie A status, which was all that could be expected from new coach Bortolo Mutti. Despite losing Nicola Caccia to Napoli, Piacenza was able to count on a reliable goal scorer in Pasquale Luiso, who grabbed 14 goals in his debut season in Serie A.

Astonishingly, Piacenza lost just one match at home all season, but instead won no matches on away turf, having won just once in 51 Serie A matches outside the home ground.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Serie A

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Roma 34 10 11 13 46 47 −1 41[a]
13 Napoli 34 9 14 11 38 45 −7 41
14 Piacenza 34 7 16 11 29 45 −16 37[b] Relegation tie-breaker
15 Cagliari (R) 34 9 10 15 45 55 −10 37[c] Serie B after tie-breaker
16 Perugia (R) 34 10 7 17 48 62 −14 37[d] Relegation to Serie B
Source: 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]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.
  2. ^ CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
  3. ^ CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
  4. ^ Relegated to 1997-98 Serie B for direct matches.

Position by round

Source: Serie A
  = Relegation to 1997–98 Serie B

Matches

Roma v Piacenza
1 Roma 3–1 Piacenza
Aldair 13'
Balbo 38'
Fonseca 73'		 Luiso 50' (pen.)
Piacenza v Verona
7 Piacenza 2–0 Verona
Luiso 41' (pen.)
Scienza 57'
Piacenza v Lazio
9 Piacenza 1–3 Lazio
Scienza 27' Signori 5', 40' (pen.), 54'
Fiorentina v Piacenza
10 Fiorentina 1–1 Piacenza
Robbiati 26' Luiso 64' (pen.)
Piacenza v Milan
11 Piacenza 3–2 Milan
Valoti 9'
Di Francesco 44'
Luiso 71'		 Dugarry 47, 68'
Bologna v Piacenza
12 Bologna 1–1 Piacenza
Paramatti 52' Tentoni 89'
Atalanta v Piacenza
13 Atalanta 4–0 Piacenza
F. Inzaghi 14, 32'
Rotella 54'
Sgrò 62'
Piacenza v Inter
22 Piacenza 0–3 Inter
Ince 39, 45'
Ganz 54'
Lazio v Piacenza
26 Lazio 2–0 Piacenza
Signori 31' (pen.)
Rambaudi 73'
Juventus v Piacenza
31 Juventus 4–1 Piacenza
Zidane 51'
Vieri 54, 88'
Jugović 76'		 Luiso 56'
Piacenza v Perugia
34 Piacenza 2–1 Perugia
Luiso 30'
Lucci 48' (pen.)		 Dicara 90'

Relegation tie-breaker

Cagliari v Piacenza
15 June 1997 Cagliari 1–3 Piacenza Naples
Tovalieri 65' Report Luiso 5'
Berretta 38' (o.g.)
Luiso 91'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Prato)

Cagliari relegated to 1997–98 Serie B.

Top scorers

References

  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.

Sources

  • RSSSF - Italy Championship 1996/97
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