1986–87 Hellas Verona season

Hellas Verona
1986–87 season
ManagerOsvaldo Bagnoli
Serie A4th
Coppa ItaliaLast 16
Top goalscorerPreben Elkjær (8)

Hellas Verona F.C. came back strongly following its disappointing defense of the 1985 Serie A crown, with a fourth place and European qualification. A notable signing prior to the season was former World Cup hero Paolo Rossi, who spent his final footballing season at Hellas, scoring four goals.[1]

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1986–87 Serie A

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Juventus 30 14 11 5 42 27 +15 39 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Internazionale 30 15 8 7 32 17 +15 38
4 Hellas Verona 30 12 12 6 36 25 +11 36
5 Milan[a] 30 13 9 8 31 21 +10 35
6 Sampdoria 30 13 9 8 37 21 +16 35
Source: 1986–87 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. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Milan won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Sampdoria 1–0 then qualified to 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

Matches

14 September 1986 1 Torino 2-1 Hellas Verona Torino
Kieft 9'
Comi 72'		 Report Galia 86' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Longhi
21 September 1986 2 Hellas Verona 1-0 Milan Verona
Galia 45' Report Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Paparesta
28 September 1986 3 Roma 0-0 Hellas Verona Roma
Report Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Pairetto
5 October 1986 4 Hellas Verona 1-1 Sampdoria Verona
Galia 31' Report Vialli 19' (rig.) Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: D'Elia
12 October 1986 5 Udinese 2-2 Hellas Verona Udine
Graziani 9' 26' Report Verza 7' 43' Stadium: Friuli
Referee: Lombardo
19 October 1986 6 Hellas Verona 2-2 Avellino Verona
Rossi 23' (pen.)
Pacione 29'		 Report Dirceu 28'
Alessio 64'		 Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Baldas
26 October 1986 7 Fiorentina 0-1 Hellas Verona Firenze
Report Pacione 65' Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Lo Bello
2 November 1986 8 Hellas Verona 2-1 Atalanta Verona
Di Gennaro 44'
Galia 54'		 Report Magrin 42' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Baldi
9 November 1986 9 Empoli 1-0 Verona Empoli
Vertova 51' Report Stadium: Carlo Castellani
Referee: Lombardo
23 November 1986 10 Verona 2-1 Ascoli Verona
Verza 41'
De Agostini 83'		 Report Iachini 87' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Baldas
30 November 1986 11 Napoli 0-0 Hellas Verona Napoli
Report Stadium: San Paolo
Referee: Magni
14 December 1986 12 Hellas Verona 1-0 Como Verona
Rossi 33' (rig.) Report Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Lo Bello (Siracusa)
21 December 1986 13 Brescia 1-1 Hellas Verona Brescia
Branco 70' Report Elkjaer 41' Stadium: Mario Rigamonti
Referee: Redini
4 January 1987 14 Juventus 2-1 Hellas Verona Torino
Manfredonia 67'
Cabrini 88'		 Report Elkjaer 28' Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Longhi
11 January 1987 15 Hellas Verona 2-1 Internazionale Verona
Elkjaer 40' 88' Report Altobelli 32' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Lanese
18 January 1987 16 Verona 2-1 Torino Verona
Elkjaer 53'
Rossi 87'		 Report Pileggi 76' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Bergamo (Livorno)
1 February 1987 17 Milan 1-0 Hellas Verona Milan
Virdis 75' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Mattei
8 February 1987 18 Hellas Verona 0-1 Roma Verona
Report Nela 15' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Casarin
22 February 1987 19 Sampdoria 0-0 Hellas Verona Genova
Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Baldas
1 March 1987 20 Verona 3-1 Udinese Verona
Di Gennaro 3'
Fontolan 74'
Rossi 79' (pen)		 Report Edinho 21' (pen) Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Baldi
8 March 1987 21 Avellino 1-1 Hellas Verona Avellino
Benedetti 66' Report Pacione 64' Stadium: Partenio
Referee: Paparesta
15 March 1987 22 Verona 2-2 Fiorentina Verona
Elkjaer 28'
Galia 47'		 Report Diaz 73'
Antognoni 80'		 Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Pezzella (Frattamaggiore)
22 March 1987 23 Atalanta 1-0 Verona Bergamo
Magrin 67' (rig.) Report Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Referee: Pieri (Genova)
29 March 1987 24 Verona 1-0 Empoli Verona
De Agostini 51' Report Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Boschi (Parma)
5 April 1987 25 Ascoli 0-1 Verona Ascoli Piceno
Report Fontolan 72' Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Referee: Redini (Pisa)
12 April 1987 26 Verona 3-0 Napoli Verona
Pacione 21'
Renica 32' (o.g.)
Elkjaer 39' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Longhi (Roma)
26 April 1987 27 Como 1-1 Verona Como
Albiero 31' (rig.) Report Bruno 7' (aut.) Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Referee: Fabricatore (Roma)
3 May 1987 28 Verona 4-1 Brescia Verona
Verza 6' 64'
De Agostini 55'
Di Gennaro 79'		 Report Sacchetti 80' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Redini (Pisa)
10 May 1987 29 Verona 1-1 Juventus Verona
Elkjaer 68' (rig.) Report Manfredonia 74' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Mattei (Macerata)
17 May 1987 30 Internazionale 0-0 Verona Milan
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Paparesta

Topscorers

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1986–87 Coppa Italia § Group 8

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hellas Verona 5 4 1 0 8 2 +6 9
2 Roma 5 3 1 1 8 3 +5 7
3 Piacenza 5 1 3 1 6 7 −1 5
4 Bari 5 1 2 2 3 4 −1 4
5 Campobasso 5 0 3 2 0 5 −5 3
6 Perugia 5 0 2 3 2 6 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]
1 Hellas Verona 1-0 Perugia Verona
Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
2 Campobasso 0-2 Hellas Verona  
3 Bari 1-3 Hellas Verona Bari
Stadium: della Vittoria
4 Hellas Verona 1-1 Piacenza  
5 Hellas Verona 1-0 Roma Verona
Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

Eightfinals

Hellas Verona 0-0 Cremonese Verona
Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Cremonese 0-0
(4-3 p)		 Hellas Verona Cremona

References

  1. ^ Hough, Richard (2016-04-11). "The miracle season when Hellas Verona came from nowhere to win Serie A". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  2. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.