1996–97 U.C. Sampdoria season

U.C. Sampdoria had a decent season, in which it troubled the top three in the Serie A, and at half season even threatening to overahul Juventus's league title, before losing its form during the spring. Vincenzo Montella, brought in from rivals Genoa to replace departured Enrico Chiesa, sensationally equalled Chiesa's tally of 22 goals. Following the end of the season, coach Sven-Göran Eriksson moved to Lazio, and brought both Roberto Mancini and Siniša Mihajlović with him. With playmaker Clarence Seedorf departing for Real Madrid, Sampdoria was once again in a predicament. It still possessed Juan Sebastián Verón's unique qualities, however. The Argentinian was a genuine sensation in his first European season, and stayed on for another year.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Fabrizio Ferron
• Matteo Sereni
• Alessandro Giovinazzo
• Kurnia Sandy

Defenders

• David Balleri
• Alberigo Evani
• Moreno Mannini
• Stefano Sacchetti
• Emanuele Pesaresi
• Siniša Mihajlović
• Emiliano Milone
• Oumar Dieng
• Alessandro Lamonica

Midfielders

• Marco Franceschetti
• Pierre Laigle
• Giovanni Invernizzi
• Christian Karembeu
• Fausto Salsano
• Vincenzo Iacopino
• Nicola Zanini
• Simone Vergassola
• Juan Sebastián Verón

Attackers

• Vincenzo Montella
• Roberto Mancini
• Mattia Biso
• Filippo Maniero
• Marco Carparelli

Serie A

Matches

• Perugia-Sampdoria 1-0
• 1-0 Marco Negri (23)

• Sampdoria-Milan 2-1
• 0-1 George Weah (14)
• 1-1 Sebastiano Rossi (45 og)
• 2-1 Roberto Mancini (76)

• Roma-Sampdoria 1-4
• 1-0 Abel Balbo (54)
• 1-1 Aldair (64 og)
• 1-2 Vincenzo Montella (73)
• 1-3 Roberto Mancini (88)
• 1-4 Vincenzo Montella (90)

• Sampdoria-Napoli 0-1
• 0-1 Beto (73)

• Bologna-Sampdoria 2-1
• 1-0 Davide Fontolan (46)
• 2-0 Igor Shalimov (60)
• 2-1 Marco Carparelli (79)

• Sampdoria-Atalanta 2-0
• 1-0 Vincenzo Iacopino (11)
• 2-0 Juan Sebastián Verón (28)

• Reggiana-Sampdoria 1-1
• 0-1 Roberto Mancini (13)
• 1-1 Sandro Tovalieri (31 pen)

• Sampdoria-Piacenza 3-0
• 1-0 Roberto Mancini (16)
• 2-0 Marco Carparelli (53)
• 3-0 Roberto Mancini (79)

• Sampdoria-Parma 1-1
• 1-0 Marco Carparelli (32)
• 1-1 Enrico Chiesa (82)

• Lazio-Sampdoria 1-1
• 0-1 Roberto Mancini (6)
• 1-1 Paolo Negro (72)

• Verona-Sampdoria 1-1
• 0-1 Vincenzo Montella (51)
• 1-1 Eugenio Corini (68)

• Sampdoria-Juventus 0-1
• 0-1 Ciro Ferrara (33)

• Inter-Sampdoria 3-4
• 0-1 Vincenzo Montella (7)
• 1-1 Marco Branca (11)
• 2-1 Nicola Berti (42)
• 3-1 Marco Branca (46)
• 3-2 Vincenzo Montella (57)
• 3-3 Marco Franceschetti (85)
• 3-4 Roberto Mancini (90)

• Sampdoria-Vicenza 2-1
• 1-0 Vincenzo Montella (15)
• 2-0 Vincenzo Montella (25)
• 2-1 Marcelo Otero (82 pen)

• Udinese-Sampdoria 4-5
• 0-1 Roberto Mancini (5)
• 0-2 Vincenzo Montella (11)
• 0-3 Roberto Mancini (19)
• 1-3 Márcio Amoroso (23)
• 1-4 Roberto Mancini (33)
• 2-4 Massimiliano Cappioli (44)
• 3-4 Márcio Amoroso (62)
• 3-5 Vincenzo Montella (74)
• 4-5 Giovanni Bia (90 pen)

• Sampdoria-Cagliari 4-1
• 1-0 Christian Karembeu (27)
• 1-1 Sandro Tovalieri (42)
• 2-1 Marco Carparelli (48)
• 3-1 Vincenzo Montella (66)
• 4-1 Vincenzo Montella (90)

• Fiorentina-Sampdoria 1-1
• 1-0 Gabriel Batistuta (31 pen)
• 1-1 Marco Franceschetti (89)

• Sampdoria-Perugia 5-2
• 1-0 Roberto Mancini (6)
• 1-1 Salvatore Matrecano (14)
• 1-2 Marco Negri (27)
• 2-2 Juan Sebastián Verón (44)
• 3-2 Roberto Mancini (58)
• 4-2 Juan Sebastián Verón (74)
• 5-2 Vincenzo Montella (85 pen)

• Milan-Sampdoria 2-3
• 0-1 Roberto Mancini (1)
• 1-1 George Weah (37)
• 2-1 George Weah (57)
• 2-2 Siniša Mihajlović (74)
• 2-3 Marco Carparelli (79)

• Sampdoria-Roma 1-2
• 0-1 Francesco Moriero (45)
• 0-2 Abel Balbo (58)
• 1-2 Vincenzo Montella (74)

• Napoli-Sampdoria 1-1
• 1-0 Alain Boghossian (57)
• 1-1 Siniša Mihajlović (88)

• Sampdoria-Bologna 1-2
• 1-0 Vincenzo Montella (23)
• 1-1 Igor Kolyvanov (50)
• 1-2 Igor Kolyvanov (90)

• Atalanta-Sampdoria 4-0
• 1-0 Filippo Inzaghi (9 pen)
• 2-0 Filippo Inzaghi (29 pen)
• 3-0 Domenico Morfeo (67 pen)
• 4-0 Filippo Inzaghi (90)

• Sampdoria-Reggiana 3-0
• 1-0 Vincenzo Montella (5)
• 2-0 Marco Carparelli (8)
• 3-0 Vincenzo Montella (68 pen)

• Piacenza-Sampdoria 2-2
• 1-0 Paolo Tramezzani (14)
• 2-0 Gianpietro Piovani (30)
• 2-1 Vincenzo Montella (39)
• 2-2 Emanuele Pesaresi (48)

• Parma-Sampdoria 3-0
• 1-0 Hernán Crespo (34)
• 2-0 Néstor Sensini (68)
• 3-0 Hernán Crespo (84)

• Sampdoria-Lazio 1-0
• 1-0 Vincenzo Montella (67 pen)

• Sampdoria-Verona 0-0

• Juventus-Sampdoria 0-0

• Sampdoria-Inter 1-2
• 1-0 Juan Sebastián Verón (14)
• 1-1 Maurizio Ganz (45)
• 1-2 Maurizio Ganz (76)

• Vicenza-Sampdoria 1-1
• 0-1 Roberto Mancini (1)
• 1-1 Gabriele Ambrosetti (2)

• Sampdoria-Udinese 4-0
• 1-0 Juan Sebastián Verón (40)
• 2-0 Pierre Laigle (63)
• 3-0 Vincenzo Montella (65 pen)
• 4-0 Vincenzo Montella (90 pen)

• Cagliari-Sampdoria 3-4
• 0-1 Roberto Mancini (11)
• 1-1 Fabián O'Neill (13)
• 1-2 Lorenzo Minotti (45 og)
• 2-2 Francesco Cozza (66)
• 2-3 Vincenzo Montella (73)
• 3-3 Giuseppe Pancaro (79 pen)
• 3-4 Matteo Villa (89 og)

• Sampdoria-Fiorentina 1-1
• 0-1 Anselmo Robbiati (23)
• 1-1 Vincenzo Montella (37)

Topscorers

• Vincenzo Montella 22
• Roberto Mancini 15
• Marco Carparelli 6
• Juan Sebastián Verón 5
• Siniša Mihajlović 3

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 1996/97
• http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unione_Calcio_Sampdoria_1996-1997 | Italian Wikipedia]