1996–97 Piacenza Calcio season
| 1996–97 season | ||||
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| Manager | Bortolo Mutti | |||
| Serie A | 14th | |||
| Coppa Italia | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | Pasquale Luiso (14) | |||
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Piacenza Calcio once again survived in Serie A, this time being on the brink of relegation, and having to beat Cagliari in Naples in a so-called spareggio to decide which team would stay up. Thanks to a 3–1 victory, Piacenza was able to hang onto their Serie A status, which was all that could be expected from new coach Bortolo Mutti. Despite losing Nicola Caccia to Napoli, Piacenza was able to count on a reliable goal scorer in Pasquale Luiso, who grabbed 14 goals in his debut season in Serie A.
Astonishingly, Piacenza lost just one match at home all season, but instead won no matches on away turf, having won just once in 51 Serie A matches outside the home ground.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Massimo Brioschi- Mirko Conte
- Daniele Cozzi
- Daniele Delli Carri
- Settimio Lucci
- Stefano Maccoppi
- Fausto Pari
- Cleto Polonia
- Simone Corradi
- Alessandro Lucarelli
- Andrea Tagliaferri
Midfielders
- Eusebio Di Francesco
- Luca Matteassi
- Daniele Moretti
- Gabriele Pin
- Giuseppe Scienza
- Aladino Valoti
- Paolo Tramezzani
- Gianpietro Piovani
- Fabian Valtolina
- Carlo Ballotta
Attackers
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Roma | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41[a] | |
| 13 | Napoli | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | |
| 14 | Piacenza | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 37[b] | Relegation tie-breaker |
| 15 | Cagliari (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 37[c] | Serie B after tie-breaker |
| 16 | Perugia (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 37[d] | Relegation to Serie B |
Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
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).[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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).[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.
- ^ CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
- ^ CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
- ^ Relegated to 1997-98 Serie B for direct matches.
Position by round
Matches
| 6 | Piacenza | 3–0 | Reggiana | |
Luiso  23, 76' Di Francesco 88' |
| 8 | Sampdoria | 3–0 | Piacenza | |
| Mancini 16, 79' Carparelli 53' |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Piacenza | |
| Robbiati 26' |
Luiso 64' (pen.) |
| 13 | Atalanta | 4–0 | Piacenza | |
| F. Inzaghi 14, 32' Rotella 54' Sgrò 62' |
| 14 | Piacenza | 1–1 | Juventus | |
| Delli Carri 86' |
Padovano 59' |
| 27 | Piacenza | 1–1 | Fiorentina | |
| Luiso 66' |
Amoruso 56' |
| 29 | Piacenza | 1–1 | Bologna | |
| Di Francesco 17' |
K. Andersson 86' |
| 30 | Piacenza | 3–1 | Atalanta | |
| Luiso 15, 65' M. Conte 30' |
F. Inzaghi 31' |
Relegation tie-breaker
| 15 June 1997 | Cagliari | 1–3 | Piacenza | Naples |
| Tovalieri 65' |
Report | Luiso 5' Berretta 38' (o.g.) Luiso 91' |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Prato) |
Cagliari relegated to 1997–98 Serie B.
Top scorers
References
- ^ 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.