Serie A 1987-88
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The 1987/1988 Serie A season marked A.C. Milan's first Scudetto under the Silvio Berlusconi era and their first since the 1978/1979 season. S.S.C. Napoli, with a team including Diego Maradona, Ciro Ferrara and Careca were pre-season favourites. The championship went down to the last day of the season, with Milan pipping Napoli by only 3 points.
A.C. Milan's Scudetto started a remarkable run of trophies which culminated in the winning of 2 European Cups in a row in 1988/1989 and 1989/1990. The 1987/1988 was also the last season comprising of 16 teams with the 1988/1989 season comprising of 18 teams.
[edit] Final Classification
| Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A.C. Milan | 45 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 14 | European Cup |
| 2. | S.S.C. Napoli | 42 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 27 | UEFA Cup |
| 3. | A.S. Roma | 38 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 26 | UEFA Cup |
| 4. | U.C. Sampdoria | 37 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 30 | Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5. | F.C. Internazionale Milano | 32 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 35 | UEFA Cup |
| 6. | Juventus F.C. | 31 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 30 | UEFA Cup 1. |
| 6. | Torino Calcio | 31 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 33 | 30 | |
| 8. | A.C. Fiorentina | 28 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 33 | |
| 9. | A.C. Cesena | 26 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 32 | |
| 10. | Hellas Verona F.C. | 25 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 30 | |
| 10. | Como Calcio | 25 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 37 | |
| 12. | Ascoli Calcio 1898 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 37 | |
| 12. | Pisa Calcio | 24 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 30 | |
| 12. | Pescara Calcio | 24 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 44 | |
| 15. | U.S. Avellino | 23 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 39 | Relegated |
| 16. | Empoli F.C. | 20 2. | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 30 | Relegated |
1.Juventus F.C. gained entry to 1988-89 UEFA Cup due to having a better head to head record again Torino Calcio
2.Empoli F.C. deducted 5 points from start of the season.
