1990–91 Serie A

Serie A
Season1990 (1990)–91
Dates9 September 1990 – 26 May 1991
ChampionsSampdoria
1st title
RelegatedLecce
Pisa
Cesena
Bologna
European CupSampdoria
Cup Winners' CupRoma
UEFA CupInternazionale
Genoa
Torino
Parma
Matches played306
Goals scored702 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorerGianluca Vialli
(19 goals)
Longest winning run20 matches
Sampdoria
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
Sampdoria
Longest winless run4 matches
Bologna
Longest losing run20 matches
Pisa
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Serie A 1990-91 team distribution

The 1990-91 season saw Sampdoria win the Serie A title for the first time in their history, finishing five points ahead of second placed Milan.[1] Third placed Internazionale were victorious in the UEFA Cup, with ninth-placed Roma compensating for their sub-standard league season with glory in the Coppa Italia, while Juventus's seventh-placed finish meant that they would be without European action for the first season in three decades. Lecce, Pisa, Cesena and Bologna were all relegated.

A notable record was set on 9 December 1990 in a Serie A fixture, when Bologna player Giuseppe Lorenzo was sent off after just 10 seconds for striking an opponent in the match against Parma. This was reportedly the fastest sending off in senior football worldwide at the time.[2]

This is the most recent Serie A season to date in which a team won their first Italian title.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Atalanta Italy Bruno Giorgi Ennerre Tamoil
Bari Italy Gaetano Salvemini Adidas Sud Factoring
Bologna Italy Luigi Radice Uhlsport Mercatone Uno
Cagliari Italy Claudio Ranieri Umbro Formaggi Ovini Sardi
Cesena Italy Alberto Batistoni Adidas Amadori
Fiorentina Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni ABM La Nazione
Genoa Italy Osvaldo Bagnoli Erreà Mita
Internazionale Italy Giovanni Trapattoni Uhlsport Misura
Juventus Italy Luigi Maifredi Kappa UPIM
Lazio Italy Dino Zoff Umbro Cassa di Risparmio di Roma
Lecce Poland Zbigniew Boniek Adidas Dreher
Milan Italy Arrigo Sacchi Adidas Mediolanum
Napoli Italy Alberto Bigon Ennerre Mars
Parma Italy Nevio Scala Umbro Parmalat
Pisa Italy Luca Giannini Gems Giocheria
Roma Italy Ottavio Bianchi Ennerre Barilla
Sampdoria Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vujadin Boškov Asics Erg
Torino Italy Emiliano Mondonico ABM Indesit

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sampdoria (C) 34 20 11 3 57 24 +33 51 Qualification to European Cup
2 Milan[a] 34 18 10 6 46 19 +27 46 Banned from European competition
3 Internazionale 34 18 10 6 56 31 +25 46 Qualification to UEFA Cup
4 Genoa 34 14 12 8 51 36 +15 40
5 Torino 34 12 14 8 40 29 +11 38
6 Parma[b] 34 13 12 9 35 31 +4 38
7 Juventus 34 13 11 10 45 32 +13 37
8 Napoli 34 11 15 8 37 37 0 37
9 Roma 34 11 14 9 43 37 +6 36 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
10 Atalanta 34 11 13 10 38 37 +1 35
11 Lazio 34 8 19 7 33 36 −3 35
12 Fiorentina 34 8 15 11 40 34 +6 31
13 Bari 34 9 11 14 41 47 −6 29
14 Cagliari 34 6 17 11 29 44 −15 29
15 Lecce (R) 34 6 13 15 20 47 −27 25 Relegation to Serie B
16 Pisa (R) 34 8 6 20 34 60 −26 22
17 Cesena (R) 34 5 9 20 28 58 −30 19
18 Bologna (R) 34 4 10 20 29 63 −34 18
Source: 1990–91 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.[3]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ In March 1991, UEFA banned Milan from participating in European competition for one season due to refusing to resume their 1990-91 European Cup quarterfinal match away versus Olympique Marseille. The ban went into effect for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.
  2. ^ Parma qualified for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup as a substitute for the banned Milan.

Results

Home \ Away ATA BAR BOL CAG CES FIO GEN INT JUV LAZ LEC MIL NAP PAR PIS ROM SAM TOR
Atalanta — 2–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–1[a] 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1
Bari 4–1 — 4–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1
Bologna 1–1 3–0 — 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 2–3 0–3 1–0
Cagliari 1–1 1–1 0–0 — 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2
Cesena 0–1 4–2 3–2 3–0 — 0–4 1–1 1–5 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2
Fiorentina 3–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 — 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 4–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
Genoa 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 4–1 3–2 — 3–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–2 3–0 0–0 0–0
Internazionale 3–1 5–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 — 2–0 2–0 5–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 6–3 2–1 0–2 1–0
Juventus 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–2 — 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 5–0 4–2 5–0 0–0 1–2
Lazio 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 — 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 2–1
Lecce 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–0 — 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
Milan 0–1 2–0 6–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 — 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0
Napoli 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 4–2 2–1 1–1 1–4 2–1
Parma 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 — 2–3 2–1 0–0 0–0
Pisa 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 0–4 0–0 0–1 1–5 0–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 — 0–1 0–3 2–0
Roma 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 4–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 0–1 2–0
Sampdoria 4–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 — 1–2
Torino 0–0 4–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 5–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was played at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Gianluca Vialli Sampdoria 19
2 Germany Lothar Matthäus Internazionale 16
3 Uruguay Carlos Aguilera Genoa 15
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Skuhravý Genoa
5 Italy Roberto Baggio Juventus 14
Germany Jürgen Klinsmann Internazionale
7 Italy Giorgio Bresciani Torino 13
Italy Massimo Ciocci Cesena
Italy Alessandro Melli Parma
Brazil João Paulo Bari

Sources

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

References

  1. ^ Rob Smyth. "The forgotten story of … Sampdoria's only scudetto | Rob Smyth | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ^ James Callow. "Chippenham Town striker earns 'fastest ever' red card | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. ^ 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.
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