1977–78 Serie A

Serie A
Season1977 (1977)–78
Dates11 September 1977 – 7 May 1978
ChampionsJuventus
18th title
RelegatedGenoa
Foggia
Pescara
European CupJuventus
Cup Winners' CupInternazionale
UEFA CupVicenza
Torino
Milan
Napoli
Matches played240
Goals scored512 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorerPaolo Rossi
(24 goals)
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Serie A 1977-78 team distribution

The 1977–78 Serie A season was won by Juventus.

Teams

Vicenza, Atalanta and Pescara had been promoted from Serie B.

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 30 15 14 1 46 17 +29 44 Qualification to European Cup
2 Vicenza 30 14 11 5 50 34 +16 39 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Torino 30 14 11 5 36 23 +13 39
4 Milan 30 12 13 5 38 25 +13 37
5 Internazionale 30 13 10 7 35 24 +11 36 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
6 Napoli 30 8 14 8 35 31 +4 30 Qualification to UEFA Cup
7 Perugia 30 10 10 10 36 35 +1 30
8 Roma 30 8 12 10 31 34 −3 28
9 Atalanta 30 6 15 9 28 32 −4 27
10 Hellas Verona 30 6 14 10 25 30 −5 26
11 Lazio 30 8 10 12 31 38 −7 26
12 Bologna 30 7 12 11 21 32 −11 26
13 Fiorentina 30 7 11 12 28 37 −9 25
14 Genoa (R) 30 5 15 10 23 33 −10 25 Relegation to Serie B
15 Foggia (R) 30 8 9 13 28 43 −15 25
16 Pescara (R) 30 4 9 17 21 44 −23 17
Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ATA BOL FIO FOG GEN INT JUV LRV LAZ MIL NAP PER PES ROM TOR HEL
Atalanta 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0
Bologna 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–3
Fiorentina 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–2
Foggia 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 4–0
Genoa 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–2
Internazionale 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–2 0–0 0–0
Juventus 1–1 1–0 5–1 6–0 4–0 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0
Vicenza 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 4–3 0–0 1–0
Lazio 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Milan 0–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1
Napoli 2–2 0–0 0–0 5–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–4 4–3 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–0
Perugia 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 0–1
Pescara 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2
Roma 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Torino 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1
Hellas Verona 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Paolo Rossi Vicenza 24
2 Italy Giuseppe Savoldi Napoli 16
3 Italy Bruno Giordano Lazio 12
Italy Paolo Pulici Torino
5 Italy Roberto Bettega Juventus 11
Italy Francesco Graziani Torino
7 Italy Alessandro Altobelli Internazionale 10
Italy Agostino Di Bartolomei Roma
Italy Roberto Boninsegna Juventus
10 Italy Roberto Pruzzo Genoa 9
Italy Emiliano Mascetti Hellas Verona
Italy Carlo Muraro Internazionale
13 Italy Aldo Maldera Milan 8
Italy Walter Speggiorin Perugia

References and sources

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